SPRING - Pilates for Life — Local services in Madison

A wonderful resource for healthy exercise to improve fitness while reducing the chances of injury.

In our experience, Pilates on Harrison has been very useful and enjoyable in several ways.

There are several instructors focusing on various forms of exercise to improve mobility, flexibility and strength – very important for those of us farther along on the age graph. We have been doing guided exercise classes remotely. Our main focus is on classes led by Scott – a smart, funny and engaging guy with decades of experience teaching yoga, which has evolved to include a creative mix of Pilates, western fitness, mindfulness and meditation. That might sound like a hodge-podge mixture, but it is a well integrated and enjoyable combination. Scott’s classes are live via YouTube (we can see and hear him, but he can’t see or hear us – although we can send comments or questions via chat which he will address at the end of each session). One favorite class is Mindful Cardio – about 30 minutes of warm-up and cardio (heart rate monitor recommended to get “in the zone”), then about 15 minutes of guided exercises and 10 of guided meditation – for me, a great way to start the day (3 days a week).

When schedules don’t align, we can replay classes from the video library at any time with unlimited replays. The library includes regular classes and some series focused on select topics, such as “Trashed Knees” within the “Pilates for Old Jocks” area – which my spouse found useful while preparing for knee replacement surgery.

I’m sure all the instructors are well qualified - and there are additional classes that might appeal to other interests. Our monthly subscription gives us access to all the remote classes we choose and the library of recorded sessions at a very reasonable cost. We highly recommend Pilates...

Pilates on Harrison has been my exercise salvation throughout the COVID pandemic. I had been taking private sessions using Pilates equipment at the studio for many months until the studio had to close. Almost immediately it offered a wide range of regular online mat classes seven days a week. There are about ten instructors—each with a distinctive teaching style and all of them inspiring. There’s an opportunity to interact with the teachers live at the beginning and end of classes, most of which are on Zoom. Not only does it offer great classes online daily, but there’s a video library of all the classes that “monthly subscribers” can access anytime. I love the convenience of Zoom classes with first-rate instructors and will stick with Pilates on Harrison as long as it...

I was completely new to Pilates one year ago and chose Pilates on Harrison after recommendations by several people. I had a lot of physical problems and have been in and out of PT for years. Being a newbie I was very intimidated but found everyone there to be very welcoming. I can tell you that working with Julia Rymut has given me my life back. She truly understands the body and its mechanics, has been excellent at making modifications and accommodating my special needs/injuries. Every session with Julia I walk out in less pain than I walked in with. I am feeling stronger every week and cannot believe how far I have come. I have never taken a class-only private sessions-but those I see coming in for classes as I am leaving seem excited...