Best Pilates Studios in Boston

Atelier Pilates is an award-winning fitness studio in Somerville. The company’s founder is an International Teacher Trainer for Power Pilates® and has over 15 years of experience as a certified Pilates instructor. The studio's classes include an integrative, systematic, and classical approach to the Pilates method, with overall body conditioning through customized and supervised workouts, as well as TRX® Suspension Training and TRX® Sports Medicine. The best trained and certified instructors work on enhancing the client’s level of fitness, coordination, and injury prevention, with lessons that are tailored to the needs of each individual. The studio also specializes in Pilates for Buff Bones®, a trademarked product of Incorporating Movement LLC and a program based on safe bone strengthening and balance-improving exercise programs within the format of a Pilates mat setting.

Beyond Fitness is a pilates studio in Cambridge, and the studio’s owner is a Stott Pilates certified instructor, a personal trainer certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, and the holder of a master's degree in physical therapy. The studio has a bright open space with a separate shower and locker facilities. Beyond Fitness manages pilates based physical therapy, which includes a thorough postural evaluation, injury assessment, and a written home exercise program, as well as exercise modifications that will allow anyone to enter a regular pilates class or pilates machine program safely. The classes at Beyond Fitness include private and semi-private apparatus sessions, small group Pilates mat classes, Barre classes, and several specialized workouts like pre- and post-natal workouts, baby workouts, and pilates for runners. Other classes include Pilatoga classes which are a pilates and yoga blend and Pilates boot camp which is circuit training classes on Pilates apparatuses. The studio specializes in Barre certification, pilates anatomy courses, and a pilates instructor mentoring program. They also have several online therapeutic pilates workouts. Some customers have been going to Beyond Fitness for years and have said that the instructors "keep things moving quickly while paying special attention to any injuries or specific issues" that people have. Customers also love that the boot camp classes have a limit of six people so everyone can get individualized attention.

Boston Pilates is a modern pilates studio in Boston, with classical Pilates apparatuses and comprehensively certified instructors. The studio's classes include private, duet, and trio sessions, as well as mat classes and a total workout system, which incorporates the Reformer, Tower, Wunda Chair, mat, and other equipment, in a group of no more than five people. The studio also manages a power Pilates education program, which is a four-step process to becoming a comprehensively certified teacher. The education program includes classical exercises and teaching tools that inspire students toward their highest level of professional achievement.

Everybody Pilates is a pilates studio in Belmont that caters to everybody from the high-performing athlete, those recovering from surgery or injury, or those who simply want to create better, lasting movement habits. The classes include private lessons, group classes, a teacher training program, and workshops with guest teachers. The studio also manages online classes, with professional and experienced teachers that have graduated from a rigorous certification program. Everybody Pilates' services also include nutrition and wellness coaching, personal training, comprehensive physical therapy evaluation and treatment programs, and modern dance. The studio has various monthly memberships and sells gift cards. Long-term clients and beginners love the "excellent" teachers at Everybody Pilates, and they say the studio gave them "a different perspective" on their bodies. The staff and teachers have been described as "wonderful" with "generous spirits."

Fit Lab is a pilates studio that was founded in 2009 by a Stott Pilates certified instructor. Classes at Fit Lab include private training, semi-private training, and small group classes that are limited to four or five students. The instructors work with clients of every shape, size, and ability level, and the goal of the instructors is to offer clients fun workouts with lots of variety and to provide attentive, high-quality instruction that gives clients an education about their body that they can carry with them throughout their lives. The studio has various monthly membership plans and packages, as well as special offers for new clients. The motto of the company is "Get stronger, stand taller, feel better!"

Healthy Changes Pilates is a pilates studio in Reading that was founded in 2008. Their classes include small group classes, drop-in classes, and private Pilates training for clients of all ages and fitness abilities. The studio manages Basi Pilates, which is a teacher training program that qualifies future instructors at the highest level of the Pilates method and combines classical techniques and contemporary elements to meet the needs of modern society. The instructors are all certified Pilates teachers and have experience in Pilates apparatus training including Pilates Reformer, Tower, Ladder Barrel, Avalon Chair & Barrel, Step Barrel, Exo Chair, and mat pilates with additional equipment. Clients have described routines at the studio as "one of the best workouts out there" and credited the instructors and studio with achieving a "smaller waistline, a stronger core, and improved posture." Testimonials mention life-changing results and leaving classes "feeling invigorated and challenged every time."

Pilates Back Bay is a fully equipped studio in Boston. The company’s founder is a TRX® certified trainer and has experience working with all types of clientele that have all types of bodies including pre- and post-natal women, clients with injuries, celebrity clientele, and many others. The classically and contemporarily trained instructors have experience in private, duet, and trio classes, as well as semi-private group classes with Pilates equipment or with the classical mat routines. The instructors operate within a customized program based on the individual client’s needs and goals. The studio manages pre- and post-natal pilates, pilates for golfers, and special events, and has various packages for group equipment classes. The motto of the studio is "Feel stronger. Look better. Achieve balance."

Pure Pilates is a pilates studio inside the Commonwealth Sports Club in Boston. The mission of the studio is "to teach your body to move better so you can feel better, look better and ultimately live better." The experienced trainers use a unique combination of mat and equipment including Allegro Reformers, Reformer Towers, Exo Chairs, and other Pilates and reformer accessories. Classes are designed to be user-friendly and accommodate all fitness levels, even students that are new to pilates. The studio offers 50% off the first class for new students and a 30-day challenge program, which includes Pilates Reformer group sessions, full access to Commonwealth Sports Club, unlimited group fitness classes at CSC, a complete fitness assessment, a 30-day nutrition plan, and before and after measurements.

Pure Pilates Inc. is a full-service pilates studio inside the Norwell Athletic Center. The founder of the studio is a senior teacher trainer for Peak Pilates and is certified by the Pilates Method Alliance. The mission of the studio is “to preserve the original work developed by Joseph & Clara Pilates.” Certified trainers from nationally recognized schools conduct private, semi-private, and group apparatus or mat lessons. The studio’s equipment includes Reformers, Cadillac Towers, High/Low Chairs, the Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrels, Spine Correctors, and Ped-O-Pul Auxiliary Equipment. The studio manages a Peak Pilates teacher certification program, which is a three-part series designed to be a progressive educational path with each subsequent course building upon the others to form a full certification.