IMX Pilates Studio

I signed up a few months back through a Gilt offer for a mini series of classes. The studio is very near my office so this was great. I was a real beginner and my teachers there were great. Some harder than others. My favorite was Savannah who bothered to remember me and my name. The studio is spotless with really nice clean bathrooms. I had trouble signing up on line initially and Bernadette was very helpful and walked me through it constantly texting me. I felt that this type of pilates movement with the spine and neck protected is something as a «mature» woman I could really do for life and not get injured. I am starting again with classes and even treated my daughter for a pilates class birthday present later this week. I am looking forward to getting stronger and feeling good. I have never tried the many other services they offer. You should try this place.

IM=X Pilates has been a very welcome addition to my régime. I absolutely adore the reformers and instruction. After just a few sessions I find increases strength, flexibility and balance. There is a noticeably marked difference in my lines when I dance. The staff? All lovely. Supportive and offers personal challenge to me in the small group setting. The whole experience is pleasant and something I look forward to!

Amazing and helpful staff, very responsive to any inquires. Savannah is very patient, hands on and an easy going instructor. Great classes and scheduling options!

I’M RESOPONSIBLE TO WARREN YOU ABOUT THIS PLACE, THEY DON’T EVEN DESERVE ONE STAR… THE WEBSITE, INFORMATION, VIDEOS AND ALL WHAT YOU SEE ARE MISLEADING AND WRONG… THEY ARE THEIF, LIARES, DISHONEST.
THE OWNER MICHEAL AND MANAGER BERNADETTE BOTH OR THE MOST CLASSLESS AND UNPORFESSIONAL PEOPLE I HAVE COME ACROSS.
I DON’T WRTIE BAD REVIEWS UNLESS YOU DESERVE ONE, (PLEASE SEE MY OTHER REVIEWS)
IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S QUALITY AND YOU NEED A CLASSY PLACE SO STAY WAY FROM THIS CHEAP STUDIO… CLASSES ARE UNIFORMED AND YOU DO THE SAME OVER AND OVER EVERYDAY
P.S
I have done many Pilate reformer classes in Equinox, Miami and LA which are really hard core and it’s not routine. But I decided to sign up with them for doing frequent classes WHICH WAS WROOOONG“
I thought of sharing my experience with IMX Pilate,
Last year I bought a group session of Pilate reformer from group on in order to try them out and I did few classes in a week with Bernadette who I had seen couple of good reviews about, then a class with Dr Micheal who did seems is not Pilate master but in last day of my 5^th session, Berny «Bernadette» said if I sign up for her unlimited «a month» membership I would get more discount.
Then after 6 months I decided to sign up with them, so I spoke to Bernadette and I told her that I would like to sign up for one month unlimited classes and I’m doing it only for her as I like how she runs her classes, so since I couldn’t sign up online then she asked to come 10 min early next day which was «Wednesday » and do her class. So upon my arrival I handed over my credit card to the girl at the counter and I went in to do the class, after finishing class I received my credit card and when I was about to leave she called me and asked to sign a membership contract for a month, so I asked if I need to read or there is anything important I should know and she said: no it’s only for 1 month unlimited classes and date of start, so I signed and left.
After few days when I was about to sign up for her classes I noticed she does only 1 class a week and I called her and told her that I only signed up because of her and she should had told me that she has reduced no of her classes or she only does one class a week.
So I was kind of disappointed but I tried Renee, who is an amazing person and I took my second class with her too but I asked her that so far I haven’t seen any total body work out and on their website the videos you watch are totally different.
Then my 4the class was with Savannah who apparently is a dancer and new to pilate but she’s getting there.
My issue with them was
1.I couldn’t book more than a class a day… spoke to manager and owner and they said in the website says one class a day (for one month unlimited classes) and then Bernadette said in the paper that I signed it says as well that I can only do one class only which was not saying anything at all… PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PICTURES
2.I paid $ 285 for unlimited classes which unlimited means as many as class you want but there was no terms says I’m allowed only to one class a day.
3.Tried to speak to the owner and he said our definition by unlimited is a class a day and I told him, how would I know your definition is different than what actually «UNLIMITED» means and he said he can’t allow me to do more a class a day.
4.I told him I was mislead and the information on paper and website has been wrong and dishonest .
5.He offered my money back and he deducted $ 125 from total of $ 285 after deduction of 4 classes.
6.I asked him for full refund and when he said No… I said: Ok, so I will write my review and tell everyone about how dishonest you are and You did Lie to me, his respond was: Ok, I wont pay you if you write a bad review and you can take me to court, so I told him fine I wont write any review… so I had to wait and make sure I get half of my money back and then write this review.
I don’t know what village micheal comes from but he has no Etiquette or class what so ever.

This place rocks! My lower body class with Savannah was tough and fast paced, which is what I enjoy. They also offer services like counseling, chiropractors, massage therapy, and acupuncture. My adjustments with Dr. Mag have decreased my neck pain considerably. Erika at the desk is also super nice.
There are two very nice and clean bathrooms, a shower, and changing area. Very chic.
My only advice — If you’ve never taken a reformer pilates class, sign up for a basic class or private first. You won’t have fun if you are lost.

I really enjoyed the classes so far, which I purchased through groupon. Classes are small and the machines are a good quality. Not like Equinox reformers but still good. I took a hybrid class with Bernadette and it was fun and challenging. I liked her music. The front desk person was not friendly and basically useless. I was interested in getting acupuncture and she made a copy of my ID and insurance card and never got in touch with me. Took a lower body class with Erika and it was all over the place and rushed sets. Maybe it was due to the fact that she was training a new instructor. All in all I think this place warrants 4 stars I would definitely recommend this place to try on a groupon.

Love this place! Clean interiors, great facility, great staff and professional instructors.
Also price is very reasonable for reformer classes compared to other pilates studios. It’s worth the try :)

great pilates studio!
convenient, clean, great facility, great staff
very welcoming to newcomers
Sara is a wonderful instructor! knowledgeable, personable, attention to detail for every student
I look forward to my classes at IMX Madison!

Love IMX! great small class sizes and individualized attention, never any trouble getting into a class I want. The instructors offer personalized attention and do a fabulous job correcting you to prevent injury or strain. They are also great at customizing your workout by either increasing or decreasing resistance to adjust to your fitness level. There is a good variety of classes to accommodate everyone’s schedule. The space is modern, clean, light and airy so you don’t feel like you are working out in a cave. IMX is really helping me transform and I look forward to going as much as possible.

Well I always give a studio a second chance, and though this class I took with Bernadette was more challenging than with Sara because there were obvious regulars in the class, it was uninspiring, the music was like an ’80’s jazzercise class and the choreography was so simple and repetitive and since consistency matters, I will not be returning to this studio. Plus their reformers are THE most uncomfortable (and seemingly cheapest) around– the head rest is always flat (tip: grab a couple hand towels to give your neck some lift)
If you don’t know what you are going to get within a class or with an instructor, its a waste of valuable money and time. Plus the front desk person was oblivious (different person, same attitude), and never checked me in.
The first half hour was the same foot work over and over, and then in bridge position repeated, then on one leg– not only boring but really unimaginative. Did I mention NO armwork was done though it was a hybrid class?
Next.

My only regret is that I didn’t discover IM=X sooner!
Awesome location, well appointed, great machines and equipment – and terrific staff! The schedule of semi-​private training is wonderful – mornings, midday, evenings – whatever suits your availability. Zero complaints and I’ve already told as many friends about IM=X as possible.
My initial private training session was with Sara and she is lovely – very knowledgeable and amazing disposition. Cannot wait to experience all their classes!

MX Pilates NYC is a terrific studio. I have been practicing here for the last year, and have been very pleased with the small classes, informative and helpful instructors, and of course the results I have seen within myself. Great location, very reasonable prices for reformer classes, and plenty of classes throughout the week to accommodate any schedule. If you’re looking for a workout that is fun, challenging, and produces definite results you need to try IMX NYC!

I love this place! Every time I’m in New York City I have to get my IM=X Pilates on! It’s not only a great workout for your whole body but it’s also amazing on the mind with a constant focus on your breathing. I work as a Sophrologist (Neuroscience), so the mind-​body connection and harmony is very important to me and IM=X Pilates is perfect for getting to know your body and focus on your mind. It provides a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the city, especially with it’s great instructors who are fun and who focus on your form every second of the class. I would strongly recommend this pilates studio to all the people around me. My favorite classes are IM=X Platform Hybrid with Sara on Fridays and IM=X Hybrid with Bernadette on Wednesdays. These girls are amazing and they are definitely my go to Pilates instructors.

I’m totally addicted to this Pilates studio with great instructors who helped me build up long and lean muscles and kept my back in check… I have a much better posture and oh boy I love the compliments about my figure
The studio is bright and clean with top notch equipment.
My favorites :
Bernadette’s class IMX Hybrid that works core, tone muscles and cardio and Sara’s class Platform Hybrid where I work on my abs, core, stabilization and so much more!!!
Thank you ladies and IM=X Pilates
Beatrice

All last year I tortured myself at Equinox. An all day mental battle to get myself there, bored during, grumpy afterwards. (Even the fanciest of) gyms just aren’t for me. Now, all day I look forward to an IMX class and I skip home afterwards chilled and happy. I see rapid all over toning and elongating results and get much needed relief for my bent-​over-​a-​laptop/​sitting-​on-​planes sore neck and shoulders. I really love these classes.

Great place with good equipment. Renee was my instructor for Basic Reformer, and she was very helpful to me as a beginner.

I went to this IM=X, which JUST RE-​OPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. I spend some time talking to the new owner, Dr Michael Magwood, and he is an awesome guy. He told me about this brand new health center. Not only does he have all new equipment and he re did the whole interior space to make it a first class, state of the art facility, but he is also offering Chiropractic services (where in Northern NJ, he is somewhat of a legend. I have friends that go to his NJ location), and other health related therapies. They even have an Alkaline, Antioxidant & MicroClustered Water Technology that is out of this world. He offers it FREE for all his clients. The location couldn’t be any better in Midtown east, 39^th street and Madison Ave. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR HEALTH WITH A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS THAT REALLY CARE.

This is the third pilates place I’ve tried in search for the perfect after-​work pilates studio.
They are the most expensive one I’ve tried (I got the living social deal, so that makes it affordable), but you definitely get what you pay for. The facility and locker room are head and shoulders above the other studios I’ve tried in the neighborhood. The staff is pretty nice and helpful. Not only they offer you towel service for free, they even give you bathrobes!
Scheduling classes are difficult, and it takes difficult to a whole new level. If I stick to my schedule of only taking classes 6:30 or later, I would have to wait 2 months! I’m not sure if this is a side effect of the living social deal, but it’s quite unreasonable to have to wait 2 months in order to get in a class. The classes during the day are open, so I used my all my classes during my vacation week.
Finally, one of the big factors, the instructors are really not that great. This is the only place that does jumps, which I like. But the instructors just seem really mellow and the classes are kind of slow and boring. More importantly, hey don’t seem to care how much experience you’ve had with pilates or what injury you had. I’ve had other instructors telling me to adjust the springs because I’ve had neck injury. And I know some of the people who took the class with me had been doing it for a while. The instructors here just seem to prescribe the same thing to everyone.

I too did the Living Social deal and wasn’t too thrilled overall.
First of all, scheduling a class will be the hardest part of doing pilates here. Every class I tried to register for was packed and the waiting list was full; I even tried to register for a class a month out and still had no luck. However, if you do get on the waiting list, there is a chance that you will get into the class as I have once or twice.
Yes, the lockers and the studio itself is clean and organized but one of the instructors left a bad taste in my mouth. I’m not going to say who it is, but I will say, that all the instructors are very informed and clearly know what they’re doing, but there was one particular instructor who pretty much made you feel like an idiot for doing something wrong. I’m sorry, I wasn’t born with an IM=X Certification and might need some help adjusting my posture. Not even that, isn’t it a part of your job description to help students with that? So don’t give me an attitude if my tail bone isn’t glued to the carriage.
Anyways…the prices were a little steep and with all the hassle I had trying to schedule 4 classes, it’s probably a trap to purchase an unlimited membership as you’ll be limited to how many classes you actually get to register for.
The studio and most of the instructions were decent, but not enough for me to come back or even recommend it to anyone… and I also did speak to another student who had the same sentiments as I did…

Bought a 4-​class deal through LivingSocial & I tried their different Reformer classes: Cardio Xercizer, Upper Body & two others that are currently slipping my mind. Their studios & locker rooms are very clean & everyone is very kind and helpful.
The classes are small (about 5 – 6 people each) and the teachers are REALLY knowledgeable and attentive. I left each and every time knowing that I got a really good workout. I definitely recommend the Cardio Xercizer for sure because it really gets your heart rate pumping.
I loved that the teachers would ask us at the beginning of class which body parts we wanted to target more and then they would personalize the class for us based on what we wanted.
Oh & do note that while they say they’re on Madison Avenue, their entrance is actually on 39^th Street.