BODYROK Midtown — Local services in Atlanta

I will not give a bad rating because the people who run this business are kind, welcoming, and do a great job. The studio itself is beautiful, clean, and very well maintained.

That said, I want to share my experience in case it helps someone avoid the same misunderstanding I had. I’ve been doing traditional Pilates for over two years and decided to try a different studio. I knew this wasn’t a classic Pilates studio, but I didn’t expect the style to be so different. Before booking, I even called to ask which class would be best for beginners and was told all classes are beginner-friendly and can be modified to be more challenging.

In reality, the class I attended was extremely fast-paced and physically demanding—far from beginner-friendly. The transitions between movements were so quick that I barely had time to set up properly before moving again. For example, we were asked to hold a 2-minute plank while simultaneously moving the reformer, which was exhausting and incredibly challenging to maintain with correct form. Even with my Pilates experience, I struggled to keep up, and I can’t imagine a TRUE beginner managing it safely.

My main reason for practicing Pilates is to protect my back, but the speed of this workout made it nearly impossible to focus on proper spinal alignment. There was also no correction from the instructor, which added to my concerns about injury.

Just because an exercise is performed on a reformer doesn’t necessarily make it Pilates or Pilates-inspired, and in my opinion, this class leaned much more toward high-intensity interval training than Pilates principles.

To be clear, this is not a criticism, this is more of a warning for people who are true beginners to make sure they get detailed information before coming to this studio for the first time. It was simply far more intense and fast-paced than what I was looking for, and not the style of workout I expected based on my...

Unfortunately this does not feel like a welcoming and inclusive space. Be mindful that you might be randomly singled out and refused entry or the option to reschedule or even refund (depending on who is on staff and if they decide they’re going to randomly enforce rules on you and let everyone else walk right through). I am disappointed with how I was treated, the lack of empathy, lack of fairness and micro-aggressions.

edit Because my experience and frustrations were dismissively labeled “inaccurate and baseless” I feel compelled to respond with additional facts.

This was my 3rd visit. My first 2 visits, I was not wearing grip socks. This had never been enforced before, which is why this incident felt targeted. Especially after watching several guests walk right into the room with shoes on. I guess the staff’s x-ray vision allowed her to confirm they were wearing the proper attire without stopping to ask them, like I was stopped. Also, I did not decline to wear grip socks, I declined to purchase grip socks from the same establishment that just unfairly singled me out.

No solutions were presented, so I asked for a refund. The response we received to this interaction was that they can inform the manager but quote, “I doubt they’ll give you a refund.” What a polite and graceful response!

It wasn’t until I saw and read out loud the paper behind the desk that said there can be a courtesy reschedule that my friend (the first time guest) was offered to be rescheduled. I was not offered to be rescheduled. If I didn’t read the paper, would my friend have even been offered to reschedule? I am having a hard time understand how the fairness and inclusivity was represented in this interaction where I had to advocate for a solution to the apathetic team who was perfectly okay with...

I am just finishing up my intro month membership and feel the need to give this gym and the instructors the recognition they deserve. I was at a point in my life where my workouts were forced, lazy and barely existent. I knew I needed a more structured class to get motivated again. I was debating the normal F45 and Orange Theory that I have done before, which are also wonderful, but I still had to force myself to go and then I found BODYROK. It is still early, but for right now, I will say, it is truly life changing. I'm not a super early riser, but for some reason I can get up for the 5:30am and 6:30am classes and Im excited to go. The classes are challenging, and varied. They change up the workouts and rotate muscle groups everyday. The instructors are amazing and so welcoming and will always ask if you have injuries that day and if you're okay with hands on help. The gym is pristine and the vibes are immaculate. Each instructor has their own playlist for the day which will wake you up and get you moving or keep you moving in the afternoon after a long day at work. All of the instructors that I have had are high energy and motivate you every single class. I think I've found my home base. Honestly, if you are lacking motivation just try a class or just go all in and book the full intro month. You...