In & Up Pilates

In & Up Pilates is fantastic. My private sessions with Amy flew by, due to her precise instruction, unfailing enthusiasm, and great sense of humor. I’ve also taken mat classes with Amy and Niesha. Both instructors are excellent, with plenty of individual attention. The studio is clean and spacious, and there’s a ton of free street parking in addition to the lot. Best of all, the instructors here are passionate about classical pilates, and they really care about their clients.

This is the best place to go for classical instruction. I loved the studio on Hyperion and just took a class at the new studio on Riverside. It’s definitely bigger and brighter with the same vibrant orange and lime green walls that I love. The instructors are incredibly knowledgeable and skilled offering classical classes with modern techniques. I would highly recommend this studio!

This review is for Alaina Ryan. She is a peach to be around and really great at what she does! I started seeing her because of the pain I have in my shoulders and back… with each session it get better and better. All she has to do is look at the way you walk and can she can tell what’s going on with your body. I highly recommend anyone looking to start Pilates or get help with chronic pain… Request Alaina Ryan!!!

Stephanie moved her studio a year or so to Riverside. The new place is really lovely, the space is now bigger and very active. The parking is easier and more plentiful than at the last studio. Stephanie has integrated the Melt and TRX into the studio without disrupting the Pilates, now giving people more options. For me, I am a Pilates guy, taking mostly duets and privates. I have had some great instructors, such as Stephanie and Katy. They are so caring, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and focused on you. I have had a series of physical issues, and they are aware, and constantly checking on them, altering routines to make sure I don’t stress shoulders and backs too far. You are going to like it here, and the people are just wonderful.

I’m obsessed with In & Up Pilates! I’m nearly 7 months pregnant (!!!) and still feeling really good and healthy, in large part to my workouts with Stephanie. She is so knowledgeable about what is safe and useful for a prenatal workout. I feel really comfortable there and know I’m doing something great for me and my little one, too.
We do a mix of stretching, pilates and TRX when I’m there for my duets sessions and wind down with some MELT. Stephanie is always extremely considerate of my comfort while still making sure I get a good workout.
I definitely recommend this to any ladies expecting! My dad comes with me and gets a great workout as well, he notices increased flexibility and strength regularly (at 70 he’s doing great with pilates and TRX!). I would recommend this to anyone wanting to stay in shape and have a workout that flies by. I hate being stuck on a treadmill where the time seems to crawl. This is fun, challenging and a major endorphin boost, too! :)

Still loving in and up Pilates. They’ve moved locations since my last review, however they’ve also added new classes like TRX and yoga and recently expanded the studio! Everyone who teaches here is focused on helping you achieve your personal fitness goals. The pilates mat classes are still small (huge plus) which allows your instructor to give a lot of attention to each student.
Go see the new studio and sign up for a class. Everyone is kind, genuine and really there to help you.

Christina, Christina, Christina. She is the best!
I have a back injury which requires careful attention and patience. I got the Unilocal deal for 3 privates and fell in love with Christina’s sweetness and gentle demeanor. She is extremely patient and easy to get along with. She makes sure you’re not in any pain while working on different exercises. Since I’ve started here, my back has gotten significantly stronger and my leg muscles are coming back!
I haven’t taken any of the group classes yet but if you need a private with anyone ask for Christina. Someone make a darn rap song with the name Christina already!

I went here to take advantage of their new client classes and even bought a package. Classes are hit and miss depending on the instructor. Some instructors were better than others. I went to the mixed levels class. I got an email from Stefanie Hermann regarding my free session for my bday and I emailed her if I can use it for a private session but she never got back to me. I still keep getting emails from her but I’ve moved on to a better pilates studio with a bigger space.

I love In & Up Pilates! Every instructor that I have had has been very nice and extremely helpful. I love the mat classes and being new to Pilates, everyone has been very accommodating and friendly :) I highly recommend In & Up and Pilates in general!

I’m so happy here! I’ve been coming for several months and I’ve lost INCHES!

I started coming to In & Up Pilates about two years ago after a back injury. I’m not one to gush about anything, but I can’t help it – this place has really changed my life. I was an absolute beginner when I started, but doing Pilates 2 – 3 times a week has gotten my back pain under control, and I’m more fit and strong than I’ve ever been. Pilates is an amazing workout, both challenging and interesting. You really have to think about what you’re doing, and the body awareness and core strength carries over into other exercise and activities. Thanks to Pilates, I get more out of my workouts at the gym, and I’m a better skier.
There are a lot of Pilates studios, and what sets this one apart is the quality of instruction. The teachers (I take private lessons and equipment classes with Dara, Stephanie, and Ana) are all trained classical Pilates instructors, and they’re very knowledgeable. They really tailor the workout to your needs and your fitness level (even in group classes, the groups are small so you get a lot of individual attention). You’ll work hard and you’ll understand your body better. You’ll also have a good time! The studio’s small, so you get to know the teachers and other students, which means that an intense workout is also really enjoyable. The equipment is clean and well maintained, and the studio has every major Pilates apparatus so you have everything you need for a workout at any level.
One of the great things about Pilates is that you never really learn everything; you can always progress to new exercises and variations. Pilates has become a part of my life and I look forward to progressing at In & Up Pilates.

I have been going to In and Up Pilates for about six months now, and I love going, which says a lot when it comes to me and exercise. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t think I’m lazy — but with a bum knee and very flat feet, it’s difficult to find a workout that is both a challenge but doesn’t end up causing me excruciating pain. (See flat feet above).
I started out with a series of private sessions with Stephanie, the owner, and then went on to group equipment classes which have made me stronger, leaner, happier, and able to sleep better (no lower back pain which is often a given with flat feet!) in a mere six months. I think this must have to do with their very classical approach. I’ve been to other «Pilates» studios in the past (that shall remain nameless) which have deviated from the classical method, and while I walked away sweaty and wild-​eyed, there was no real change in my body. I read another review in which the reviewer was bummed that she didn’t get a «excruciating burn» out of her beginner mat class at In and Up Pilates, and I can only assume that she didn’t care to learn the classical method. Personally, I love how my group classes sneak up on me — at the beginning of class, I think «aahhh, this is so nice and stretchy and easy» but by the end of class I think «Jeez, I really don’t think these core muscles have anything left to give.. . how the heck did that happen?» One of my teachers, Christina, explained to me that a classical Pilates session involves a series of small exercises, layer by layer, so by the end you’ve had a total body workout. It’s a peaceful way to work out, which is probably why I keep going back. Whereas I don’t go back to the scary spin studio where I still have a series.. .. lots of shouting, lots of bad music, lots of chrome.
But here is the best testament to classical Pilates as taught by this studio. Right around the same time I started going, I met a boy and we started eating and drinking together like Armegeddon was right around the corner. I was roasting chickens dripping in butter, buying wine by the caseload at Costco, ordering pizzas, marinating flank steak, going to Umami burger and drinking pints of cider and eating truffle cheese fries. So yeah — surprise, surprise — I gained some weight. But here’s the amazing thing: I had NO idea I had gained any weight because my clothes still fit. My theory is that the Pilates sessions basically sucked everything in (new layer of fat and all), and gave me a waist. It’s a great bonus to not have to buy a whole new work wardrobe in a situation like this. Now I’m on Weight Watchers again (oh, joy) and I can’t wait to see how Pilates + not shoveling food and drink down my throat turns out.
The other reason I love In and Up Pilates is its cozy neighborhood feeling. It kind of reminds me of the ballet studios I used to go to as a kid — family owned, well-​worn. I’ve read some reviews on here in which people were dismayed at what appears to be the casual nature of the place. Equipment stored in the same room in which classes go on was one major complaint in some reviews, and there was also some complaints that no one was in the first entry room when they walked in for their first class. Listen, if you can’t manage to walk into a back room to find your teacher, or wait in the front until someone comes out to greet a new client, you might have bigger problems that Pilates will not be able to fix.
Is this place sleek and antiseptic? No. Instead, you have a nice little community concerned about your health — there are both a massage therapist and an acupuncturist who work out of the same space. And I experienced the beauty of going to a nice little neighborhood studio yesterday, when Stephanie the owner, whom I’ve gotten to know, very graciously accommodated my schedule after a very wacky morning. Try that at one of those corporate-​run, impersonal studios and I bet you’ll come away frustrated.
I love the place and am grateful I found it.

I just finished In & Up’s 30 classes in 30 days challenge. As someone who didn’t like to exercise (and only runs when being chased!) I can honestly say I’m hooked. This studio has changed my life. I’m stronger, leaner, and less-​stressed. I can’t say that I had what Pilates called a «total body transformation,» but I can say that I’m on my way. Go for it!

I went here after reading good reviews on Unilocal.Hmmm…
First, the parking sucks. I went to an evening class so the streets were PACKED and it was metered… I had to park quite far. There’s a lot next to the studio, but you’re not allowed to park there :((Also, when I called to ask where to park, no one answered…)
I walk in and there’s no one there. I enter the first room and it’s dark and no one’s there either (it’s like 10 minutes to start of class). A lady (another client) walks in so I ask her where to go, she leads me to the back room. I peek my head in and a lady at a computer sits. Ummm… it’s the pilates room, which can BARELY fit 5 large mats and the office is in the same room? Oh, there’s a curtain to separate it lol. There’s a bookcase with random junk, some equipment thrown into the corner, a rusty old ladder (but someone tried to cover it with a pretty blanket), and you’re also supposed to put your coat, purse, etc. on the floor… somewhere, wherever…
Only 3 people attended the class and as far as the method, I know nothing of pilates methods, but I know this class wasn’t fun or interesting, it was probably the most boring class I’ve attended. I WILL SAY though, it was FREE for your 1^st intro class which was a plus.
As far as the teacher– Cheryl, she was super nice and helped me when she saw I needed help, and catered to my injuries and «newness.» But she didn’t seem as educated about the anatomy of the human body as other teachers are that I’ve experienced. Meh.
EDIT:
I hate when the owner actually replies to people’s opinions… it makes them seem like they aren’t confident enough to take a hit. And I wasn’t lying about one thing! I like how she didn’t say a thing to backup my comments on the parking, the fact that no one answered the phone, the fact that no one was there to greet me or show me where to go, the fact that it was dirty, the ladder in the tiny work room (generous enough for 3 people? that’s pretty tiny.) she claims there’s supposed to be no music to free the mind, etc. so why is the computer office, the bookcase, people’s personal items, and a ladder cluttering a tiny room for 3 mats? that’s not freein’ my mind.

I have been going to In & Up Pilates for a year and a half and love the place. However, when I found out about the $ 50, 30-​day Unlimited Mat Classes offered on Unilocal,I realized that this would be the perfect opportunity to try out Joseph Pilates’ 30-​day Challenge. You know the one: 10 sessions to feel a difference, 20 sessions to see a difference and 30 sessions to have a whole new body — as long as you worked out one hour a day, every day for 30 days.
I finished my 30 days today, and I am truly impressed. At 10 days, I realized that I did, indeed, feel a difference. I was walking and standing taller, found myself pulling «in and up» without realizing it, and overall feeling a lot less stiff. I was also getting much stronger in my workouts (pretty Teasers!).
At 20 days, the appearance of my body was already astonishing. I dropped nearly 2 inches in the waist size of my jeans and no longer had jiggling flab in my belly.
Now, at 30 days, I am leaner and stronger than ever. I’ve lost a total of 8 lbs. and 3 inches of belly fat! I now have a sleek body that is healthily toned — something I haven’t seen since my 20s. I look great in my clothes and receive compliments from friends and family who haven’t seen me in a few months. It’s a great feeling.
I need to thank the instructors responsible for my great result. Irene, Cheryl and Christina were kind, warm and patient — but never lost their ability to push me into a great workout. And a big, fat, special thank you goes out to Stephanie. She instructed me in 3 Equipment Classes and 1 Mat Class each and every week. That’s 4 days a week she saw my fat, sweaty face. As owner of the studio, she clearly knows how to instruct her students in the classical Pilates style. With her ability to quickly learn the trouble spots of her students (tight hamstrings!), occasionally change up the workouts to keep things interesting, and motivate her students to keep challenging their body and mind, Stephanie is an extraordinary instructor.
The studio itself is a great environment. Equipment is clean and well-​taken care of, the space is kept cool with AC and ceiling fans, and the instructors are all friendly, professional and extremely knowledgeable. In fact, they travel all over the country to continue their education with conferences and lectures on the classical style of Pilates.
There is ample metered parking around the studio — I’ve never had the problem of finding parking, although you may have to park farther down the block when there’s a large mat class.
All in all, a wonderful place to work out and learn the method that Pilates himself intended. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Just great!

Tried to make an appointment for a duet, & went there during the appointment time and there was a class going on. Tried to call, no answer. Then I got a call back 40 minutes later. Bad communication.

There’s a difference in Pilates studios, and it isn’t just location or the personality of the instructors. In & Up teaches classical Pilates — instructing clients in the discipline as Joseph Pilates would have.
Why is that important? On a physical level, you’re not really learning — or getting — what you need to out of Pilates unless you do it the right way. Other instructors improvise, invent, and change the routines, often without understanding why they should be taught as they are. The classical body of knowledge is now nearly a century old, and the time-​tested nature of it shows.
In addition, classical instructors generally receive many more hours of training than non-​classical instructors — and are required to do continuing education in order to maintain their certification. That makes a big difference in quality, as well as your own safety.
Classical Pilates is both the kind of work you should do if you’re looking to get healthier, rehab, or just have fun. It is also the form of Pilates one ought to embrace if searching for a true discipline and art, rather than just another workout routine that you’ll ultimately tire of.

I was reluctant to leave my West Hollywood pilates studio but after a long day at the office, the last thing i want to do is fight traffic to West Hollywood and back. Based on Eli B.‘s review, I decided to give In & Up a shot. I’m so glad I did. In & Up kicks that other place’s butt.
I’ve been going to In & Up for about 6 months now and it’s a wonderful place. They know their stuff. I take classes with Dara and Stephanie, the owner. I adore them both. But I’ve seen most of the other teachers in action as well and they’re all first rate. They know an incredible range of exercises and techniques so I never get bored — and they always make sure I’m doing everything correctly. Every time I see them, I improve what I know and learn something new.
NB. They’re particularly good at working with injured people and folks of different experience levels. My mother and I take duets together — she’s a beginner and I’m not — and they always manage to challenge me while they teach her the fundamentals.

Just took a Sunday morning class with Liam for the first time at In & Up.
I enjoyed the class and found Liam to be warm, helpful and knowledgeable. He was good at making sure everyone understood what they were doing. It was a large group (7) for the room but he made it work. The complimentary water is a plus!

Loving the truly classical approach at In & Up. I landed a great place for my first foray into Pilates and am getting so much stronger – less back pain, more muscles in places I didn’t even know I had any.
Stephanie has been my teacher and she’s got chops in both the teaching and inspiring departments.
A safe, comfortable, supportive place to get strong and in shape.