Pilates Body By Sun

I love this place. The studio is clean and all the teachers are great. I’ve been taking private sessions from Jenna for the past two months and I have definitely seen an improvement in my body. Not only are all the teachers professional they are very nice and easy to work with.
After my 10 sessions is over I will definitely sign up for more!

I have been doing Pilates for over 6 years and this studio gave me one of the best sessions I’ve had in a long time. I’ve worked with Haesun, the owner as well as a few of the other instructors and they are all fabulous! They were so knowledgable and extremely creative in there workouts. The studio is really clean and well kept. They have a changing room, cubbies and fresh water which makes it feel a little like a private gym.

If it weren’t for Pilates, my body wouldn’t be in its current form. I’m currently an incoming sophomore in college and I can honestly say that I was a victim of the Freshman Fifteen. In fact, I probably came back home from school slightly heavier. My mom discovered the ad for Pilates Body by Sun in a magazine and insisted I come in for a consultation. I was hesitant at first because I stubbornly believed I’d be able to shed the unwanted lbs by working my butt off and slaving away in a gym for hours on end. I worked with a personal trainer for about two weeks at a local gym, but seeing how my «trainer» wasn’t even in fit form herself, I was skeptical. I eventually gave in and came down to the studio to meet Sun, the owner and one of the trainers. As an educated and health fanatic individual herself, whom, might I add, is in fantastic shape for her age! She simply took one look at my body and began critiquing where I needed work and how I am able to work at it. Immediately, I began training on a weekly basis, either with Sun or Cori. About three weeks in, I could see the results! The total time that i have been doing pilates has been approximately ten weeks. I just came back from my last session for the summer and I’m already having withdrawals! I plan on returning to the studio for the winter when I come back from school. For those of you who are suspicious about this particular studio due to another reviewer, I assure you, you will be doing yourself and your body a great deal. The tuition is quite expensive but it is completely worth it. I haven’t seen my body be this lean.ever. I have gained muscles in areas I thought I would NEVER have. Though I haven’t reached my «high school» weight, I am confident that I will obtain it with good nutrition and exercise/​fitness on a regular basis. Thanks to pilates, I have been given a huge jump start towards my ideal weight! What I love most Pilates Body by Sun is the diversity in instructors. Other studios may hire instructors who have the exact or somewhat similar techniques and methods in regards to the teaching of pilates. However, at Sun’s, I have noticed that each and every one of the instructors are uniquely creative and each has their own way of approaching her client and the client’s specific needs. When Sun wouldn’t be able to train me on a couple Saturdays, another instructor named Cori swooped in. Cori made sure my triceps and biceps felt the burn as well as my inner/​outer thighs. When I’m trained by Sun, she makes definitely sure that my core and lower body throb and ache after each session, but that’s a good thing! If you’re still not convinced, might I add that parking is absolutely free and is located in a private lot – meaning, there’s many spaces available. My experience with pilates and having been personally trained by Sun has been a fantastic one. So enjoyable in fact, I’m even considering becoming a part-​time instructor sometime in the future!

I have a total different experience with Pilates by Sun.
I received private sessions by Sun and she is the best private instructor I ever had.
I do pilates to strengthen my core but I am also impatient to see immediate results. Mat classes and reformer classes I’ve been to other places did not give me results till 6 – 7 months into it. However, private sessions with Sun showed immediate changes in my body-​lean toned muscles! Its also a plus that Sun is so in shape though she is in her early 50s.
However, I was told by my roomate that session with instructors other than Sun are not so impressive.

I love Pilates. I love Yoga. I love these because I have the option of training in private one-​on-​one with a trained professional and have their attention all to myself. I’m greedy like that.
I also love these because it’s the best kind of exercise for me right now. I’ve been to a bunch of Pilates and Yoga studios so I know a good teacher after the first session.
In a nutshell, here is why I’m giving this place 1 star. I start every place off with 5 stars.
5 Stars for :
— TONS of parking. There’s valet parking available but I parked my own car.
— The studio is clean but small. Group classes are 3 per class. That’s how big this place is.
— GINA CHAI IS AWESOME!!! She kicked my ass and she was the reason why I was going to go back every Friday that I’m off of work.
Minus 1 Star EACH for :
— SHADY ADVERTISING! If you look on their Facebook page, you’ll see that there’s an advertised special of $ 49 if you’re a first time Private class client. That’s me. This was dated on January 17, 2012. There is no mention after that up until this review that states the special is no longer valid. I paid $ 75 for my first private. When the owner of the studio directed me to her «website» (it’s a Facebook profile, for Crissake) and I asked her for a refund for my first Private session OR let me pay her ADVERTISED special introduction rate for the SECOND APPOINTMENT I HAD ALREADY MADE, she said «That pricing is no longer available». Maybe, just maybe, you should take that off your site or at least update your information to reflect that this is no longer an ongoing promotion. Just a suggestion.
— DOES NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. I have no problems dropping over half a grand on my credit card for private Pilates classes. I do have a problem with tying up large amounts of CASH. When I told her that I’m going to be coming at least 10 times and asked her to work with me on the pricing, she said it wouldn’t be fair to her other clients to give me special payment plans. Her 10 private sessions are $ 750. I asked if I could pay $ 75 each time I came for a class and I’ll make 10 appointments right then and there. She said no. Way to work with your customer.
— NO WEBSITE. She told me there’s pricing information on her Facebook site so I used my iPhone to look it up. Unfortunately, a lot of her information is stored in a JPEG format that doesn’t show up on a smart phone. Fail.
That’s her «website».
— SUBJECTED TO WEIRD MUSIC. I like Kpop. I really do. I don’t like Kpop when I’m sweating my ass off and turning beet ass red during Pilates. Kpop is great for when I go to the Korean clubs with my girlfriends. It’s not awesome when I’m in Pilates. That’s the default music. The speaker system does not work with iPhones so both Gina and myself were unable to play our own music.
Would I go back if she started accepting credit cards? I don’t know. This experience with her left a bad taste in my mouth as she was unwilling to work with me. Too bad because I really like Gina, I am more than happy to spend the money on Pilates, I like that it’s close to where I live but I DO NOT LIKE that your only forms of payment are either CASH or PERSONAL CHECK.