Best Pilates Studios in Evanston

BeStudio Pilates of Chicago, Illinois is a studio offering comprehensive fitness instruction in the Pilates method and Yamuna. They offer instruction for students of all skill levels, including competitive figure skaters, postoperative clients, expectant mothers, senior citizens, and fitness instructors. Owner Tonray Ho is a trained dancer, certified Pilates Method and Yamuna Body Rolling instructor, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry as well as a Master's of Art in Performance. Yamuna instruction involves body rolling, foot fitness, and use of a face ball to reduce repetitive stress to the facial muscles from teeth grinding, jaw clenching, and other tension.

Chicago Northshore Kinetics is a premier mind and body fitness studio offering Pilates, Gyrotonic, yoga, and bodywork. The studio resides in Evanston, Illinois, with a 4,500 square foot fitness center fully equipped for private sessions and a variety of group classes in yoga, Pilates, Gyrokinesis, and bootcamp. They offer two restrooms, dressing rooms, towel service, and purified water for students. Bodywork includes connective tissue therapy and Shiatsu massage available for sixty or ninety-minute sessions. Students who frequent the studio say their health has greatly improved since they began exercising at Chicago Northshore Kinetics, and also say they notice renewed energy and improved muscle tone.

Since 2009, the skilled trainers at Northshore Pilates of Evanston, Illinois have been educating and guiding students in the fitness method. Owners Janis Luby and Kerri Palmer specialize in an intimate approach, creating a warm atmosphere in the studio to emphasize wellness and balance with small class sizes and individualized attention. Janis is a certified personal trainer, triathlon coach, and Pilates instructor who learned under Master Pilates Instructor David England. Kerri Palmer has helped hundreds of clients through the years in improving their strength and flexibility through Mat and Reformer Pilates. They offer private, duet, and group Pilates sessions as well as Mommy and Me Pilates for baby-wearing mothers.

Pilates Center of Chicago is a fitness facility focusing on functional movement, with expert trainers teaching the classical method as developed by Joseph Pilates. Their instructors are Pilates Method Alliance certified and members of Romana's Pilates and the Authentic Pilates Union. Alicia Zabrocki and her husband Paul Zabrocki co-own the studio and are both trained as Power Pilates Teacher trainers with national experience instructing on the method. They offer a personalized discounted one-on-one Pilates session for first-time visitors, utilizing the entire PIlates system with a customized workout routine. Clases include private, semi-private, and group equipment courses, seven days a week.

Studio 8 Pilates of Chicago, Illinois is a Pilates studio located in the North Center, previously known as Urbancore. Founder and studio owner Christine Hall is a Pilates Method Alliance certified instructor who originally began practicing the method to relieve her sports-related injuries. Christine founded the business to bring Pilates to more people like herself, designing safe and effective workout programs for clients with chronic pain and injuries. She has taught Pilates for 11 years and specializes in techniques for prenatal, postpartum, pelvic floor health, as well as hip and knee mechanics. The studio offers group Pilates Reformer, Mat, Mixed Equipment, and Jumpboard classes, in addition to workshops and private sessions.