This Saturday I took a class at re:AB Pilates at 33 Bleecker Street in downtown Manhattan. In an unsuspecting loft (which I passed by and had to double back) is a beautiful studio. I arrived and walked in, signed a couple of sheets, and then proceeded to the locker room to change.
Some great things right away:
1 - they gave me a lock to lock my things up. So nice not to have to bring my own - or have to pay for one
2 - the studio is really beautiful and my experience with the front desk was nice, not over the top nice, but good
The whole place is a bit of a maze, I wish there were better signs so I didn't feel lost - but I made it to the locker room, which was also beautiful - but it's also a bit of a maze. The toilet is separate from the locker room as is the shower (divided by a curtain.
I came out into the front class area. The class I took (9:15am on Saturday) was in a room with about 8-10 Wall units with raised mats (like this one)
Our Instructor, Stacey, was great - introduced herself, asked new people if they had any injuries and quickly got to work. It was a simple workout - as the class was beginner-intermediate - but her pace was great. We moved through traditional mat work (100's, rolling like a ball, the 5's) and then worked through the leg series, finishing with Pilates pushups.
All in all 4/5 stars!
Definitely check out re:AB pilates: http://www.reabnyc.com/
Some great things right away:
1 - they gave me a lock to lock my things up. So nice not to have to bring my own - or have to pay for one
2 - the studio is really beautiful and my experience with the front desk was nice, not over the top nice, but good
The whole place is a bit of a maze, I wish there were better signs so I didn't feel lost - but I made it to the locker room, which was also beautiful - but it's also a bit of a maze. The toilet is separate from the locker room as is the shower (divided by a curtain.
I came out into the front class area. The class I took (9:15am on Saturday) was in a room with about 8-10 Wall units with raised mats (like this one)
Our Instructor, Stacey, was great - introduced herself, asked new people if they had any injuries and quickly got to work. It was a simple workout - as the class was beginner-intermediate - but her pace was great. We moved through traditional mat work (100's, rolling like a ball, the 5's) and then worked through the leg series, finishing with Pilates pushups.
All in all 4/5 stars!
Definitely check out re:AB pilates: http://www.reabnyc.com/
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