Our Pilates sessions take place on Pilates Reformers and Pilates towers. Private clients also have access to the Pilates Wunda chair, ladder barrel, and Cadillac. These machines allow for increased challenges and specificity of body movements. The use of the apparatus also allows many modifications to be made for injuries or conditions.  

Our group classes are no more than 6 people with plenty of room for individualized attention from the instructor, but less personalized attention than a private or duet session offers. Privates and duets can move at the individual client’s pace or focus on specific concerns or conditions.

Wear something comfortable that you can move in. Socks with rubber grips are suggested but not required. No shoes are to be worn on the equipment. 

Pilates has been shown to help with a number of physical conditions and the rehabilitation of injury, as well as helping to improve balance, coordination, strength, and body awareness.

Plaza Pilates is a contemporary Pilates studio. That said, though, those terms (especially contemporary) encompass a wide array of different movement options. While we are a contemporary studio, we still approach the work through the lens of Joseph Pilates’ original material and intentions. Some of our instructors teach a little closer to the classical style, while others are solidly contemporary.

We love guiding our prenatal clients through their fitness journeys during the months that they are expecting. Private sessions are highly advantageous for prenatal clients, as then your instructor can craft your session fully around your body's changing needs. If you elect to take group class, we advise that once you've reached your second trimester that you only take our beginner level or Mobility Monday group classes to ensure your safety. We always recommend that you check with your doctor first before exploring a Pilates practice during your pregnancy. It is generally not advisable to begin a brand new fitness practice once pregnant, but Pilates can be very beneficial for prenatal clients who were doing Pilates or similar movement practices before they were expecting.

We always defer to your doctor's guidance when it comes to injury. If you are in active pain, it may be better to go through a round of physical therapy, or whatever your doctor recommends for treatment, before exploring Pilates. If you have been cleared for exercise by a medical professional, then Pilates can be great to add into your regimen to continue building strength, encouraging mobility, and working on any remaining inbalances in your body. All of our instructors are trained in modifying repertoire to meet the individual needs of clients. Private sessions are highly encouraged for any clients rehabbing from a serious injury or for those with significant movement limitations, however, simply because then the instructor can tailor the session specifically to your needs.