Pilates Classes

Reformer & Equipment · Mat & Infrared · Strength & Cardio

Let’s Move Together

We are happy you are here! RF is a special place with a team wholeheartedly committed to teaching you how to feel stronger, aligned, and more capable to do all the things you love to do! Come and experience purposeful movement at its finest.

Whether you are looking for equipment-based Pilates sessions with reformers (and towers or chairs!) or mat-based Pilates (non-heated & Infrared heated) and strength classes, our diverse schedule caters to every BODY. Join us to refine your practice, strengthen your body and connect with your core — because purposeful movement leads to a powerful life.

Our classes are designed with the Reforming Foundations method. Using the Pilates method informed by a team of physical therapists to promote healing, create foundational core strength, build endurance, and support controlled mobility. All while improving your mind-body connection. We offer unique movement strategies tailored to your goals — in a small group setting.

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RF Pilates

  • Build your Pilates foundation while getting a full-body workout on the Reformer. This equipment flow introduces the Reforming Foundations technique, equipment setup, foundational movement patterns, and essential Pilates principles in an approachable, thoughtfully paced class.

  • Level 1.5 This equipment-based class is for you if you have some Pilates experience, do not have any injuries, and are looking to build upon your Pilates practice. You will learn Pilates movement foundations to set you up for success as you grow in your practice. The more experience you gain the harder this class will be as you learn to initiate the movement exactly as it was intended. Expect to improve your core strength, coordination, balance, mobility, and posture.  If you’d like to move a little faster and feel like you have mastered sound Pilates techniques try our Reform class.

    Prerequisites: 3 Individual Pilates Sessions or previous Pilates equipment experience.

  • Physical activity is essential to healthy aging. Regular exercise can prevent or delay many health problems that seem to come with age. It also helps your muscles grow stronger so you can keep doing your day-to-day activities. This class is perfect for those looking for a gentle training method with lower impact. It involves a series of exercises that teach you how to activate and coordinate several muscle groups at once to increase mobility, balance and overall strength to promote longevity! Expect to leave feeling revitalized and stronger for your everyday life.

  • Level 1.5 This class is for you if you’re looking for intentional, core challenging movement that improves your coordination, addresses asymmetries, and helps you gain better posture and overall alignment. Expect a phenomenal total body workout that challenges your balance and stability in multiple body positions and kicks your butt all without the use of spinal movement!

    Core Stability was created with every BODY in mind in order to provide an accessible class experience for those who have a history of spinal pathology (degenerative disc disease, stenosis, sciatica, scoliosis, spinal surgery, osteoporosis, etc.) and need to maintain a neutral spine to prevent a flare-up. But don’t be fooled, this class is for everyone. Spinal stability is just as important as spinal mobility!

    Prerequisites: 3 Individual Pilates Sessions or previous Pilates equipment experience.

  • Level 2 +This class is for you if you have mastered sound Pilates technique and are looking to challenge your Pilates practice by taking it up a notch or two. In this moderately paced class, we focus on moving through challenging, sustained Pilates sequences that center on strength, endurance, balance, and flow. Expect a total body workout that brings your muscles to fatigue, increases your stamina and leaves you feeling stronger after every class. Looking to add cardio? Check out our Cardio Reformer (Jumpboard) class.

    Prerequisites: 3 Individual Pilates Sessions or previous Pilates equipment experience.

  • Level 2.5 This class is for you if you are looking to add cardio to your Pilates practice. Challenge yourself with fast paced Pilates movements that will get your heart pumping. Utilizing the jumpboard, resistance bands, hand weights and other Pilates props, this fitness class will deliver a full body workout that addresses both strength and stability. Expect to work every muscle group to fatigue and leave feeling like you can conquer anything!

    Prerequisites: 3 Individual Sessions Per orthopedic guidelines no injuries or persons with hip or knee joint replacements are permitted to jump on the reformer.

Reformer & Equipment Classes

Mat & Infrared Classes

  • You will learn Reforming Foundations Movement Foundations, including preparing to move, stable foundations, and controlled spinal mobility. These precise exercises emphasize quality of movement in each body region and serve as building blocks to the most challenging of Pilates exercises. These foundational exercises assist with proper movement in day-to-day life and recreational activities. Every human young and old needs this class weekly! Do not be fooled! This is not an easy class.

  • This class focuses on mat Pilates and standing bodyweight strength training to build core strength, endurance, and mobility. You will improve your mind-body connection, bone density, and balance too! These exercises strengthen your core, train you in focused breathing patterns throughout, and produce total body mobility. Mat classes will help improve your flexibility, muscle tone, balance, spinal support, performance, and mind-body awareness! Looking for more of an amped-up experience, try Sculpt.

  • A dynamic fusion of mat Pilates and resistance training, this class uses weights to challenge strength, support bone health, and enhance overall movement capacity. Grounded in control and alignment, you’ll move with purpose while building resilience through progressive, intelligent loading. Accessible yet effective for a wide range of bodies and experience levels.

  • In this signature offering, we slow down and release tightness, stress, and allow you time to find mobility. This stretch class is in the Infrared heated room. Infrared light waves penetrate the tissues, joints and muscles, helping to relieve soreness and fatigue and promote muscle recovery. Find mobility, flexibility, and time to feel yourself in each move as your instructor helps you focus on your breath, your mindset and your wellbeing. Feel recovered and rejuvenated in this 50-minute class.

  • This strength-based mat Pilates class will deliver a total body burn. You will move through challenging, sustained Pilates sequences bringing your muscles to fatigue resulting in strength, endurance and increased stamina. The look? Long, lean, sculpted muscles.

  • A dynamic fusion of mat Pilates and resistance training in our infrared heated room. Weights challenge your strength and support bone health while infrared warmth prepares the muscles and increases circulation. Grounded in control and alignment, you’ll build resilience through progressive, intelligent loading. Come ready for a full body burn. Berkley only.

What is an Infrared Mat Class?

Infrared Mat Pilates at our Berkley Studio combines intentional heat with expertly guided Pilates to create a movement experience that feels both challenging and deeply supportive.

The gentle warmth of infrared technology helps prepare your muscles, increase circulation, boost detoxification, encourage greater ease of movement, and enhance muscle recovery—so you can build strength, improve mobility, and connect more fully with your body.

Expect to sweat, strengthen, and leave feeling empowered.

Try Infrared Mobility if you’re new to Infrared, or Infrared Sculpt if you’re ready for a full-body burn!

Strength & Cardio Classes

Strength training, taught the way we teach everything else. These classes are led by Pilates teachers, so the loading is progressive and the technique is coached. Currently offered at our Rochester studio.

  • New to lifting? Start here. Lift Lab teaches the fundamentals of resistance training from the ground up: how to set up, how to engage your core, how to move a weight well and how to add load without losing form. You’ll leave knowing what you’re doing and why, with coaching the whole way through rather than someone just counting reps. Rochester studio.

  • A weights class taught by Pilates teachers. If you are already comfortable under load, this is where you build real strength and conditioning with the precision you expect from us. Every lift is informed by Pilates technique, so alignment, control and breath carry through the whole session. Expect progressive loading, honest work and a body that moves better for it. Rochester studio.

  • High intensity interval training: short bursts of hard cardiovascular work paired with intentional recovery. You’ll raise your heart rate, build endurance and finish sweaty and satisfied, with teachers watching your form the whole time. Rochester studio.

Pilates FAQ

  • We highly recommend our 3+3 Welcome offer to get set up for success in group Pilates class. You will learn how to breathe, activate your deep core and move from your center, how to use the equipment. You will build core strength and learn to move from your bones to achieve proper posture and mobility.

  • We use Balance Body Reformers, Towers, Chairs, Pilates arcs, and the Springboards, jumpboards, and of course, the mat! We love our props too, we believe these add a challenge and also help assist at times. These include Pilates rings, bars, balls, bands, and free weights.

  • We have a wide variety of instructors on our team, some prefer a quiet sneaky burn, others exude energy when you walk in the room. But rest assured, you will get an amazing workout every time. We are like the flavors of ice cream, all different, but amazing. Try all themes for a varied experience and feel the RF way through and through.

  • Wear fitness clothes, please no zippers as this can tear the upholstery. You will need grip socks, we have lots of fun styles and sizes for purchase. Bring a water bottle, our studios have reverse osmosis water systems for delicious and healthy sips.

  • No, but Pilates and yoga complement each other wonderfully! Pilates focuses on building core strength, coordinating breath with movement, and improving posture through bodyweight resistance and equipment-based exercises. While Pilates is also highly therapeutic, offering benefits like improved alignment and mobility, it can be just as powerful a strength and resistance training program. Classes build strength, flexibility, and endurance. Both yoga and Pilates practices offer unique pathways to fitness and wellness, honoring the body’s need for balance, strength, and healing.