I'm someone who hated PE and playing sports--couldn't wait to grow up so no one could force me to…read moreplay volleyball. So exercise was not my friend and just walking into a gym was kind of triggering. But Kim is amazing! She acquainted my mind with my body, literally. Sometimes she would show me how to move a particular muscle and I would say, "My brain can't talk to that muscle." But Kim would talk more about it, help me visualize it, and after a while, I could move it! Kim is also a kind, sensitive person it is a privilege to know. Highly recommend!

I teach pilates and was doing more teaching than practicing til I found Kim. I have been working…read morewith Kim once a week for a few months now. Kim's teaching draws from many styles of pilates and she uses what is needed to get the best out of me each session. When I walk in for our session I never know what we are going to end up focusing on and I am always impressed with what Kim notices in my body. I am usually sweating and shaking during the class and I leave with things to work on and think about in regards to my body and my movement. Can't not say enough good things about Kim's pilates.. her studio is well set up and welcoming. You will learn a lot about yourself and how you move working with Kim.

This gym has become one of my favorite parts of the week. The coaches are always amazing,…read moresupportive, motivating, and somehow still making us laugh through the toughest sets. The community is what really makes it though, actually having fun while getting stronger. The space is clean, the energy is always high, and it's the first gym I've been excited to consistently show up for. Couldn't recommend it more!

Body Strong isn't just a gym--it's a community of people encouraging and pushing each other to do…read moreour best! I love the variety of classes and the wonderful coaches!

A variety of yoga classes, including accessible and challenging ones, with knowledgeable…read moreinstructors. A nice studio, too.

What a great place once you hit the class. Checking in can feel a little clunky and cold but wait…read moreuntil you get inside. I wish they fit my schedule and level. This teacher is really good!

Jennifer has a wonderful small studio that's very inviting and comfortable…read more Her training and equipment is top notch. I'm a long time customer and highly recommend her services.

Great one on one attention that allows me to get the best workout possible. Jennifer does an…read moreexcellent job of asking questions and determining what will work for me. I have now been taking weekly sessions for 9 months and definitely see increased core strength and a significant reduction is low back pain. Just when I think I have a routine figured out, Jennifer seems to know it is time to change it up and make sure I continue to gain in strength and flexibility. Love the one on one and the classes......recommend her highly!

I am so grateful to the staff member Armand for assisting me in an attempt to locate my stolen…read morephone. He even allowed me to use his phone to 'findmyiphone'. Although I was unable to retrieve my device, the assistance and patience this young man showed made all the difference for me and the anxiety I had from having my phone stolen. The other staff was also supportive in suggesting the best thing I can do next to secure my info on the device. Also, love the kids play center and the women who work it. They're always very pleasant with the gang of kids who go here as well. Also, the gym attendant who keeps the lady's locker room tidy during the PM rush. This gym is pretty busy, and I appreciate the effort to keep things decent. Thanks guys!!

Trash gym & equipment…read more Either equipment is not working or missing something Ehhhhhh

I don't have enough words to describe the benefits of the unique massage experiences that I have…read morerealized with Jed the past several months. I am an oncology patient with a very demanding (but rewarding) job. My life is very busy and stress is my biggest enemy! I am grateful to have found and enjoy the healing magic that Jed performs on his clients! Jed combines his expertise as a musician with his AMAZING skills as a massage therapist. I have never had such a varied massage like this in the past. He combines several elements of his knowledge of the human body in his techniques that are healing, relaxing, and beneficial long-term, as well as short-term. He provides an environment that is safe, comfortable, relaxing, and well thought out. His listening and communication skills are excellent! I look forward to my massages with Jed immensely. So much so that I have increased the cadence of my monthly massages with him to bi-monthly. This form of healing and relaxation is the one that I value most. I sleep like a baby the night of my appointments with him. Our community needs more healers like Jed!

From the owner: Jed is a graduate of Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts. He specializes in helping people…read moredealing with rehab after injury and surgery, assisting them rebound faster and with reduced pain. His journey has been inspired by his own recoveries from two major surgeries. This has given him an embodied knowledge and ability to provide compassionate care and profound treatment. His body work profession started when he was certified as an Authentic Pilates instructor in 2013. He is also certified in Somassage® and Integrative Somatic Parts work. He is also an instructor of massage therapy at the NW Academy or the Healing Arts. Whether you desire a deeply indulgent massage to settle and reset your nervous system or work on long-term injuries and trauma, he is able to meet you where you are on your body journey.

Think I've been a member for 10 years or so. The staff here is the greatest, always improving,…read morealways looking to help to the broader community. It's not cheap for a family of 4, but if you use it regularly and some of the other offerings like swimming, well worth the investment. Yes, the facility is a little tired, but the staff does a good job at keeping everything up and going well and keeping the place clean. I've taken some classes, and they're great too. Can recommend if you're thinking of joining. If you've got young kids this place was a savior, I could take the kids and clear my mine for a bit while they played in the play areas. They offer parents nights out and other opportunities too. In summer, we have utilized camps, also very good, based out of Lincoln Park.

Signed our 4yo up for private swim lessons and I'm very upset at the quality of their teaching…read more Total waste of money. Do not bring your child here to learn how to swim. They will learn nothing. There is no structure and progression to their swim lessons. My child was passed to different instructors when there should be consistency so that a child feels comfortable and has developed a rapport with an instructor. My child took away nothing out of the 6 private lessons we paid for.

Will this will become LA's leading body-mind movement training hub for creatives and entrepreneurs?…read moreI don't know why you would go anywhere else. Go talk to Marco if your body is in pain or if you are working to become a more embodied artist/designer/performer/entrepreneur. He teaches individual and group sessions in Alexander Technique with a particular sensitivity towards people doing creative work. Like refining how you hold your tools over long, repetitive work sessions to prevent pain and to create a deep connection with your work. Let me explain why I am so enamored with this approach... We are all stuck with our bodies. As much as I would just like to leave my (now middle aged) body behind when it's hurt or tired - my body is always there. I have also always been attracted to training my body for performance in sports and theater. When I meditate, my body is a site of reflection. If I wasn't stuck with my body then I probably wouldn't enjoy my life as much. My good friend Marco gets bodies and all all of their painful and exuberant complexity. He has deep insight in how bodies move, how they express, how they are linked to the mind, and how they express our souls. I have known Marco for nearly a decade now and gotten to witness his journey from being a successful business guy who loved design and endurance sports into now perhaps the only person I can think of who explicitly linking the insights of Alexander Technique to the labor of the creative class. If you are unfamiliar with Alexander Technique it is just a bodywork/movement training method. It has been around forever and used often to help performers/dancers/singers/etc develop more presence. People also practice it to get rid of back pain etc. I like things like Pilates, Feldenkrais, Rolfing and yoga well enough but if I want something more than just a fitness or bodywork regime...something designed to support my creative practice and me as a creative person...then I want something like Body Economics. Marco's take on Alexander Technique is designed for creative people. He offers local sessions as his Los Angeles studio, universities, and online. I did a series of online sessions with Marco (I live in NYC) when I was having chronic back pain from working on a computer too much. He was able to provide me with feedback over live video on how I was sitting and standing that changed my understanding of my body. I was able to unwind some knots internally and breath more deeply. In the end I came away with some new tools for self-diagnosing my body when it gets out of wack and ways to put it back in alignment. Oh and Marco can speak Italian if that is useful to you. Go give your body and mind a tune up.

Leaving Marco's studio after just one session, I felt more fine-tuned. My body felt spacious and…read moreopen. And I had a greater appreciation for my human body. This process is invaluable because it can be incorporated into every single facet of life. Feeling the shift of tension releasing as Marco moved my leg, I wondered how often I allow my body to move the way it's actually designed to move! This technique has a soft and fluid sense about it. I was so impressed by the way Marco could feel what was being released in my body and gage what was happening with his hands just as I felt it. I really appreciate this return to the building blocks of how we move, learning how to use our bodies to their full potential. These are tools our culture doesn't teach us to master as we grow up, and it seems like such an obvious hole in our development. We use our bodies for everything. After one session I can see the potential, especially in my art, to bring me back into the process and the "doing" and away from the mind-chatter and tension that builds up in my body as a result. I know this tension inhibits my work and also robs me of the pleasure of the process.