Bodytonic Pilates — Local services in Seattle

I have been participated in weekly pilates classes at Bodytonic for about two years, and have been enjoying my experience and seeing results! I've participated in private, duo, triple, and online classes with five different instructors, and I have enjoyed every single one. The instructors have all been patient and affirming, even when the exercises are very challenging...and I find a lot of the exercises challenging. (I am not a very physically flexible person.) I also enjoy that every class so far is a balance of stretching and strengthening, which I very much need. I was also recently injured in a motor vehicle accident, which resulted in severe back pain and difficulty sitting for long periods of time. Pilates at Bodytonic was instrumental in my recovery.

Bodytonic is located in an inviting and expansive studio space inside one of Pioneer Square's historic exposed brick buildings, which means only stairs to get to the third floor studio. They have a couple of changing rooms, three reformers, two cadillacs, a "reformillac", two pilates chairs, six wall-mounted springboards, and access to a ton of pilates tools, such as foam rollers, resistance bands, rings, and more. In terms of payment and choosing sessions, you pay up-front for four classes, where you can be in a regular class by yourself or with one or two other people. Springboard group classes and virtual ones are also available. And then Nadia will send you the next invoice as you approach the fourth class so you can keep going. If you miss a class, you can sign-up for a make-up one through the website member portal.

I have only been to two other pilates studios. And I'm thrilled to call Bodytonic my pilates studio because of their inviting space, knowledgeable instructors, and access to equipment. And even better to be supporting a BIPOC woman-owned...

I found this studio via searching for Olivia— She is the best Pilates instructor I have taken classes from. I actually started the Pilates journey in a class with Olivia within my company when I suffered from very bad lower body pain a few years ago. She later started at a nearby studio so I went to continue taking the class from her. Magically after taking a few weeks of her classes, my posture improved a lot and my lower body pain was gone. My PT said the Pilates class did so much to me! The best part of Olivia’s class is that the level of intensity is well planned. In addition to a smooth flow of Pilates practice, she mixes a few cardio exercises like mountain climber to ensure we get enough heart beat rate, and at the very end of the exercise we will have a few minutes mindfulness practice just to lay down and relax. She asks us to appreciate the hard work our body has done and not to do any analytics or criticize. This helps me relieve the stress accumulated in daily life.

Olivia left the other studio a while ago and I have taken classes from other instructors but none of them could give this unique experience of Pilates practice. I had been searching for her new studio from time to time and finally found her again! Due to distance of the studio I cannot go there physically, but I am very glad they offer virtual classes and it is as good as the physical class! So happy to continue my Pilates journey with Olivia!

In addition to Olivia, I think Nadia, who is the owner of the studio, is also super awesome. I didn’t take classes from her, but we interacted a bit over emails for administrative topics. I wanted to note that she is very easy to communication, friendly, and responsive. I am very glad to find this studio and I will continue taking classes from...

When I started going to Bodytonic, I had never done pilates before. I was also recovering from a pregnancy. Nadia was so welcoming and patient! It was really beneficial to have one-on-one sessions so I could learn the equipment and terminology. Nadia then matched me with other people in a small group class and it was great. The work-outs were all tailored to our fitness level and were never boring. The foam roller work was especially helpful because I kept that up at home whenever my body felt out of whack. I was doing in-person classes two days a week and felt a huge difference in my energy and fitness levels - as well as my strength and my flexibility. This is the only fitness class I actually kept up with regularly because of all the benefits! Nadia and her substitute instructors are really top tier compared to other pilates...