Artistic Body Development

It gives me great pleasure to leave a review for Artistic Body Development. I learned about this establishment through LivingSocial. When I cross-​referenced it with Unilocal and saw ALL 5-​star reviews, I knew I had found something special.
Before purchasing the LivingSocial deal, I checked out the website and saw that I could take an initial class for free to determine if I liked it. My husband decided he would go also and since neither of us have ever taken a Pilates class, we weren’t altogether sure what to expect. Many of the positive reviews on Unilocal mentioned Mike as being a great instructor, so we decided to give Mike’s class a try on an early Saturday morning.
After speaking to Gipper on the way in, we told Mike this was our first time trying Pilates and visiting the studio. He was so delighted.
The 1.5 hours class was FABULOUS! It was a full body workout and Mike was so helpful and patient. Everyone in the class clearly had been a newbie at some point, so they were equally as patient when he came over to lend us a little extra help.
After speaking to some friends who take Pilates, I’m now realizing that even without the LivingSocial deal, their prices are extremely reasonable. Score! We went back again today for another class and we enjoyed ourselves as much this time as the first. We’re looking forward to becoming regulars!

Very nice studio, good atmosphere and organized. Mike is great and is very helpful, working with individuals in the class to achieve their goals with the right techniques. Highly recommend this spot.

Hello, go there. Just go there people. Just go. First class is free, so you literally have nothing to lose. They have added a barre class that is an hour and a great workout. The pilates classes are great for stretching, balancing out training and injury recovery.
It’s in a sweet, charming studio in Baker. Your body will thank me!

Artistic Body Development is a class act studio – the teaching is high caliber and the community warm and welcoming. I have been doing mat Pilates on my own for years and wasn’t won over by my friend’s tales of reformer transformations. I’m sorry I waited so long but happy I found the perfect home at ABD. I’m now an eager myopatterning student in training and am so excited to keep finding balance and negotiating my edge under the watchful and compassionate eyes of Michael, Andrea and the rest of the corps at this supercalafragilistic studio.

This studio is superb! I have been going for over 20 years and they allow me to keep up my competitive sports without major injuries. Andrea and Mike are the best.

I absolutely love Artistic Body Development. The classes are so thorough and so affordable! You get a really great work out from head to toe. It’s an incredible deal, each class is an hour and a half and is $ 13– you can’t find a better deal anywhere. I love George’s classes the best. Even better, your first class is free.

I heard about Artistic Body Development from a good friend of mine who I had been seeing for body work. I had back and neck pain, and I was feeling well enough again to go back. First off, I should mention that I hate working out. I love hiking and riding my bike, but the idea of going to a gym or class for an hour plus is not my typical idea of fun. Second, I think most yoga and pilates studios are pretentious. They’re a competition to see who is the hottest, who has the best moves, and who can out-​do the others as far as modifications. You usually do not get a super welcoming vibe. Lastly, I hurt myself in a hot yoga class. I had a teacher who pushed and pushed and didn’t correct postures. This combined with the heat led to a pinched nerve in my neck. (This was Mile High Bikram Yoga, btw) OUCH!
I took a private lesson with Andrea first because I wanted to make sure that I was doing the moves correctly so I wouldn’t hurt myself again. Andrea called me and talked on the phone one evening to get an idea of who I was, what I wanted to achieve, what my challenges were, etc. I was super impressed. As someone with a background in anatomy and physiology, it makes a lot more sense to me when someone explains what muscles we’re working, why, and what the result would be.
My private lesson and the classes have been amazing. Not only are they an amazing work out, but they’re a killer deal and they are fun. I honestly don’t know where else you can get a 90 plus minute class on a reformer for as cheap in price. And I also don’t know where else you would feel at home with your pilates family as quickly as I did. They even bought me a cake for my birthday! (Thanks, Andrea).
Bottom line is this: I love going for the roughly 2 hour classes, I am starting to feel less pain and more strength every day, and I wish my schedule wasn’t so busy that I could go every day. And I love Gipper, the mascot. There’s a reason this studio has been open as long as it has, and has the same people coming over and over again every week.

I just took my first class here and was really impressed. It was a 90-​minute long class that mostly took place on a reformer-​like machine, incorporating a foam block, therabands and a mat. In true Pilates fashion, the class was challenging both from a strength and flexibility standpoint. I would say it was more comprehensive than your usual Pilates class, perhaps because of that extra 30 minutes. Michael D. had a strong focus on proper form and was both friendly and attentive when he helped myself and others find the correct posture.
I think what impressed me most were the exercises themselves. While some were familiar, others challenged my muscles and movement patterns in ways I’ve never experienced before. There was also a series focused on strengthening the ankles and feet, and to that I say thank God, because I am constantly subjecting those two appendages to concrete, dance floors, mountains and whatnot, and it feels amazing to exercise them in a stabilizing manner.
All in all, a great workout, and I have no doubt that doing this class consistently will stabilize and strengthen my body.

I’ve been a mega-​fan of ABD for over 10 years. It offers a fantastic core-​strength development and tune-​up that gets me though the week painlessly. Experienced instructors help clients at all levels with a full range of work-​out needs. ABD is the best bargain in town for 90 minutes of terrific exercise support, pleasant studios and an all-​around feel-​better workout.
Suited to people of all age groups and fitness levels, ABD is simply the best!
Terry

I’ve been taking classes here since 1988. Mike D. & Andrea are both former ballet dancers with Larry Boyette’s Ballet Arts Center.
Mike D & Andrea stress correct alignment and doing the darn exercises correct so you don’t injury yourself. You will strengthen muscles you didn’t even know you had. Tell them you want to do the «toe ups»

I love ABD. I have been going since about January, when I got a $ 30 coupon on
for 5 Myopatterning reformer machine classes. I have been practicing pilates solo for a couple of years, and was excited to get into a real class with a trained professional.
Micheal D is great, very friendly, smiley, and helpful. He gave me plenty of time and attention until I got comfortable and familiar with the machine. He is very patient with all his new clients, and when you’re a regular, then he’ll push you to keep going and get the good excersize you came to get. He will call me out and keep me going, always!
I plan on being a regular at this studio for a long time to come.