Vintage Pilates

I travel all the way from Hawaii whenever I can to experience the teaching here at Vintage, its like no other studio that I’ve ever been to. The energy in the studio is dynamic and welcoming. Sandy Shimoda (owner), Karen Frischmann and the rest of the staff are true experts in the industry, and people of all ages, all levels of fitness can be seen working out here as well as international gatherings of highly skilled practitioners/​teachers attending Vintage Pilates program of continuing education directed by first generation teacher, Jay Grimes! If you want to really learn how applicable and transformative Pilates is, without deviating from its original form, true to the way Joe Pilates taught, this is definitely the studio to check out!

Since moving to CA in 2012, I’ve made it a point to to take lessons and attend workshops at Vintage Pilates. The studio’s continuing education director, Jay Grimes, studied directly with Joseph and Clara Pilates! Owner Sandy Shimoda and senior instructor Karen Frischmann, studied directly with Joseph Pilates’ protégé Romana Kryszanowska. Pilates teachers, students, and enthusiasts from across the country and the globe come to the studio to learn directly from a Pilates elder. Vintage Pilates is a must, and I would highly recommend everyone take a session or two to experience the difference a classical Pilates session can make.

I love vintage pilates. I travel all the way from Atlanta, GA to workout here. The highly trained staff teaches the original method of Joseph Pilates. The studio’s equipment is classical Gratz. All of the staff is friendly and professional. I have done sessions with most of the staff and they have helped me get so much more out of the exercises than I ever thought possible in my 16 years do doing Pilates. My body, how I move, and play sports has improved tremendously since coming to Vintage Pilates.

I have been coming to Vintage Pilates for almost two years. they are one of the premier Classical studios in Los Angeles featuring Jay Grimes, a teaching professional who worked with Joe Pilates himself and was trained to teach by Clara Pilates and joes #1 disciple — Romana. Vintage studio also has an extremely gifted staff of instructors, most also Romana trained: Sandy Shimoda (owner) Karen Frischmann, Andrea Maida and several others. if you want to practice Pilates like Joe Pilates taught Vintage is the place to go!

I LOVE Vintage Pilates! I had been going for private and group classes since March and was devastated to leave when I had to move for law school.
I found Vintage on Unilocal and it was also walking distance from where I live so it was perfect for me. I had absolutely no experience with pilates prior to going to Vintage and was a little nervous but I wanted to stay in shape and be in good health! I took classes here for about 5 months and loved how it was a full body work out. I always took classes in the mornings and felt amazing after each class. I found that my body got stronger and it showed each time I had class. I took classes two times a week and definitely saw and felt positive results!
Everyone at Vintage is always so kind and helpful from Anne and Hee Soo (the studio managers) to all the instructors at the studio. It is a very comfortable and open environment. I took classes mainly with Ken but also worked with Dena and Sandy. All of the instructors are amazing — they are all so knowledgeable, have great energy and really care about their students. I am really appreciative that as a beginner, I feel that I was taught pilates the correct way and had instructors that really cared about what I was doing and how I was doing it. I always had great classes with Ken and any time I had questions he was able to verbalize the mechanics of certain movements and also physically show me which is the best way for me to understand and learn.
I am so happy that I found Vintage and had such a wonderful experience especially starting off as a complete beginner! I highly recommend Vintage Pilates and if you are reading my review stop looking anywhere else and go to Vintage!

Why go anywhere else when the best is here?

I love working out at Vintage because I know I’m going to get a workout the way Pilates was meant to be done. The energizing effects are so immediate and dramatic that I’m not even sure it should be legal, and the teachers at Vintage are great — they are leaders in classical Pilates and dedicated to making sure that everyone gets a safe and challenging workout. Working out at Vintage has also helped me in every other physical activity I do, from swimming, hiking, biking and even Muy Thai. I give the studio my strongest recommendation.

Five stars… really truly. I am very knowledgable when it comes to Pilates, since I have been taking for over thirteen years and teaching just shy of nine. This is where I come to get a tune-​up. The studio is warm and friendly and fairly convenient. The equipment is top of the line in every respect and you will certainly get your tail kicked.

What a pleasure to find a studio like this. Sandi is very wise. So refreshing after all of the bastardisation of Pilates that is going on these days. I look forward to really learning something at this studio. Great location and facility too!

This is an AMAZING Pilates studio for the Pilates purist. Jay Grimes began his studies with Joe Pilates in the mid-​sixties, Sandy Shimoda and Karen Frischmann got their Pilates certification from Romana Kryzanowsk — it just doesn’t get purer than this. They are incredible teachers and the studio itself is spacious and awesome. After studying with Sandy previously in a less convenient, less spacious studio I feel so lucky to have this incredible teacher in such a wonderful convenient location so close to my home. They have thought of every detail — from filtered water to personal lockers and cleaners for the equipment without a strong fragrance.