This 4-week series will get you primed on everything you need to know to be successful in group Reformer classes! For some of us, it's been almost nineteen months since we set foot in a gym, or a pool, or a Pilates studio. We've walked. Oh, how we've walked. And we've tried the online thing. We've curled up on the couch to watch Mare of Easttown and Ted Lasso, and we've spent a lot more.
I'm going to start this post the way I typically start my online Pilates classes, by way of introduction: Welcome! If we haven't met before, I'm Pam. Even though I've been an instructor at Retrofit for almost seven years, this summer feels like a rebirth. It's not just that I've assumed a different role at.
I'm going to start this post the way I typically start my online Pilates classes, by way of introduction: Welcome! If we haven't met before, I'm Pam. Even though I've been an instructor at Retrofit for almost seven years, this summer feels like a rebirth. It's not just that I've assumed a different role at.
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Working out from home isn't always easy, but we are here to help you create space for your practice wherever you are, and however you wish to move. Movement, after all, is medicine. Our daily practice helps bring us back into our bodies, and our studio offers a lifetime of movement literacy to each and every member interested in truly living in the body they are in.
Get maximum results from a program designed specifically for your needs and goals. Retrofit Pilates instructors use posture, gait and movement analysis to address issues of imbalance, injury, and athletic performance and create workouts that work for you, on your schedule. Stay motivated and keep moving forward!
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Judith Berman
Oct 14, 2021
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Patricia Beecher
Sep 19, 2021
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I am so happy this studio is open for in person classes! I feel very safe and the studio is very clean, although it always was anyway. They are taking extra steps for client safety like more time between classes and less students in the space. I hope they continue to be open as I will be here every chance I get! The instructors are amazing, location is fantastic and space is open and welcoming.
Janet Shacter
Sep 15, 2021
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Jenny Clement
Jan 30, 2021
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I really love my classes at Retrofit! The classes are never boring and are challenging and new each time. All the instructors are supportive and creative and encouraging. The thing I love the most is how varied and different each class is and how it helps with preventing injuries (which I seemed to get at other classes all the time). I highly recommend Retrofit Pilates to anyone who wants an integrated, welcoming and creative work out that is more than just an exercise class.
Bob Walton
Dec 17, 2020
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Before starting Pilates at Retrofit. I had been going to a downtown gym for workouts to maintain fitness for my back and other athletic pursuits. When I started at Retrofit , which was so much more convenient to my Bloor West Village home, I realized that I had missing out on a local gem, with excellent, friendly and competent teachers. During the current Covid pandemic, I have enjoyed the on-line and video on-demand classes as well. An excellent fitness studio.
Belinda Bale
Nov 24, 2020
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I love Retrofit! I have been a client for over 10 years. I first went on the recommendation of my physiotherapist to help with lower back pain. I'm pleased to say my physio was right and shifting from yoga to Pilates helped get rid of my lower back pain. I now can't live without my Pilates regime! I love both reformer and mat classes. The best thing about Retrofit is the excellent instructors - all truly knowledgeable and really love what they do. There are classes for all levels and each instructor is skilled at modifying exercises for the needs of their different clients. The studio also has
Melissa M.
Oct 25, 2020
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I can't say enough good things about Retrofit Pilates. I've been doing their reformer classes for over 10 years and it has helped me immensely. At 43 years old I'm still an avid recreational soccer player. Before Retrofit I was always in pain for a few days after every game and would often pull muscles, strain tendons etc.. Since starting weekly pilates at Retrofit (just one class a week!) I haven't had so much as a hamstring pull. Not one in over 10 years! I'm so impressed with the injury prevention aspect. I continued to do it when I was pregnant with both of my children and have been lost without
Greta Cusworth
Oct 22, 2020
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Retrofit is a first-rate pilates studio with a dozen very experienced, motivating instructors. Their 2 studios are bright, clean and extremely well equipped. Booking online or through an app is easy and their customer service staff are friendly and always available to help. I’ve been a client for 9 years, attending 3-4 classes/week plus some private instruction. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in building strength, mobility and flexibility. And even though we’re in a pandemic, their numerous online classes and video-on-demand are keeping us fit.
Kimberley McRae
Jul 20, 2020
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Jacqueline S.
May 19, 2016
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Great studio! I had never done a reformer class and only done a few mat classes when I first visited, and I found everyone very welcoming - no one made me feel awkward for being a newbie and not knowing how to adjust the equipment. I started with Precision Reformer classes but after 5 or so I branched out and started trying other reformer classes, as well as springboard (wall mounted springs), chair (like a stool with spring weighted pedals), and bodhi (a Pilates version of TRX body weight exercise straps). I've really enjoyed all the classes, and I can definitely feel the burn in the muscles
Dinah H.
Oct 10, 2014
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Retrofit Pilates was one of the first businesses I visited when I moved to High Park 12 years ago. I have taken a few breaks but otherwise have been a regular client for 12 years. To me, Retrofit is a staple in Bloor West Village. I know I can count on quality instruction in both class and private sessions. This is really important to me because I have a limited budget and limited time.
I have had many instructors there but for the most part Michelle Hales has been my go-to teacher. Michelle keeps my sessions fun and challenging. She is very adept at listening to my needs and keeping me motivated
I have had many instructors there but for the most part Michelle Hales has been my go-to teacher. Michelle keeps my sessions fun and challenging. She is very adept at listening to my needs and keeping me motivated
