What an amazing class, with an amazing instructor! Rosy makes Zumba accessible and fun for…read moreeveryone - whether you are 16 or 80! I didn't think I could do Zumba because I didn't have any dance experience, but you don't need any. Rosy makes it easy to learn the steps and encourages you to modify them as you need. The music is always fun and upbeat. The hour class goes by so quickly! It's a great way to exercise! I love the way I feel when I'm in class, and I'm especially loving what the workouts are doing for my body. Thank you Rosy for showing me that a person with two left feet, and a little extra weight can feel comfortable doing Zumba.

Zumba with Rosy is the best! She knows how to make a beginner feel accomplished and can take it to…read morean entire other level for the more advanced. It is a great group of people who love seeing each other and making new friends! Rosy has a big smile the whole time as well! Get over and Zumba!

From Paola F. Thurs. morning 10am @ Diablo Theather Co. : I…read morehave been attending Zumba classes with Janice since December 2011 and it is so much fun !! Janice is a great teacher, prompts us with dance steps and is very energetic and engaging. I like the Zumba music and the dance steps are very easy to follow after attending a couple of classes. I have found lots of nice and friendly co-students and every week I look forward to go to Zumba! I feel young again. I would definetely recommend trying Zumba Contra Costa.

I started doing Zumba with Janice through the Walnut Creek Recreation Department. I never thought I…read morewould love to sweat, look forward to exercising, or be sad to miss a work out, but Janice's Zumba classes changed my whole outlook on fitness. With Janice, working out is fun, like dancing with friends! And I smile the whole time. She fosters a feeling of family in her classes that makes me feel missed when I can't attend and welcome to every session. My husband asked me if Zumba was exercise or dancing, and I said, "My body thinks it's exercise, but my brain thinks we're dancing!"

I HATE getting exercise on purpose. If I can't find a parking spot close to the grocery store and I…read moreend up having to walk across the parking lot, and burn a couple of calories in the process, fine. But actually paying money to exert myself? Blech. But, alas, I went to put on last winter's work pants a couple weeks ago, and lo and behold, I couldn't get the darned things buttoned over my newly acquired gut. Just to see if it was an illusion, I tried on another pair of pants that had been closeted for 8 months. Yoiks! Couldn't get those on either. Soooo.... I did some serious soul searching and decided that I might actually need to start exercising. Here's where Vida Fit comes in. I had seen a flyer up somewhere about them and remembered they had Zumba classes. I did my research and learned that Zumba is a work-out class masked as a fun (but highly structured, all-female, and no alcohol is involved) dance party! This was my only hope. I went to my first class (with Rae) last week and positively LOVED it! I had a hard time keeping up with some of the moves but for the most part, I could follow along. The music was super fun, the moves were fun, and it actually (gasp!) felt good to exert myself and sweat! I went back again this week and the class was just as fun and also packed. (The participants are all levels, all body types, and all ages.) In fact, I enjoyed that class so much that I returned the next day (who am I?) to give it another go. Unfortunately, it appeared that the usual teacher wasn't there and that there was a sub and a single student...the music was way more techno-y than I could handle so I left. I can't wait to go again! I can't believe that I've been converted into a person who likes exercise! I owe it all to Vida Fit.

I love the zumba classes here! I took a trial week's worth of zumba class at the Alameda Athletic…read moreclub with my friend and the price + commitment was too intense for me. Ultimately, we chose to try the classes at Vida fit and we were HOOKED. Rae is amazing! Lost for words with her enthusiasm, energy and beauty! She makes me sweat buckets. We always walk out feeling incredibly good. I would definitely recommend Vida Fit and the classes with Rae. you won't be disappointed. Especially when these classes aren't forcing you to make any type of contractual commitment, it's an easygoing, stressless time!

This is a great place for pilates. I am a nurse and was bothered with back pain for long time. I…read morefeel like Pilates is really helping strengthening my back muscles and help me with the back pain. This place is great, what I like most is that it's an actually pretty small place and only offer small size of classes ( no more than 3). I think it's essential for beginners to start in learning the fundamentals. I like all the coaches here. Claudia and Rebecca are awesome, very patient, nice and flexible. I recommend 100%.

So I'm still doing pilates twice a week here, with a break only when covid first hit. Rebecca…read morerecently left for maternity leave. I thought she was such a great instructor that I was sure her replacement wouldn't live up. WRONG! Shari is amazing! I love her and only wish she was available more than twice a week! Not only does Shari have a very deep understanding of the body and posture, but she gives great cues. I'm learning so much from her. Things I didn't previously understand about positioning, I now comprehend so much better. Simultaneously to pilates, I also workout with a private fitness trainer, see a physical therapist, multiple (yes, multiple) chiropractors, myofacial release practitioners, and take functional movement classes. So I have quite a bit of experience with different modalities when it comes to body health (or lack thereof). If god forbid, I had to choose just 1 of those to continue, I would for sure pick pilates with Shari. Pilates as taught here isn't just about strengthening. It's about elongating your spine, putting that space back between each vertebrae that we tend to compress, and improving your posture -- something so many of us struggle with today. I find it to be extremely therapeutic and rehabilitative. I used to have a lot of lower back pain -- originating in my teenage years. It became very mild a few years ago. Only after I stopped taking pilates during the first year of the pandemic did I realize the lessened pain was due to pilates. Because the pain level increased during that time off. But now that I'm back, it's virtually gone. I'm always asked how I feel at the beginning of each session. Since I have chronic pain in multiple areas of the body that come and go, my answer might be different each time. Shari takes what I say and then incorporates movements and exercises specifically targeted to help that area. There's more to why I love working with Shari (not least being her sense of humor), but suffice it to say, she's just amazing.

Honestly this is the best workout + community in the area if you want to get stronger. I've been…read moregoing for a year and have been feeling my strongest and healthiest since having kids. Workouts change everyday and they have weight options for very beginners to seasoned hardcore lifters. The trainers know everyone's names and are so encouraging, helpful and funny! Really positive and encouraging community. Book a class and have fun!

Even though I did not end up moving forward with this gym in particular due to other interests, I…read morehighly recommend coming to this location and making it your new home gym. By just meeting the owner Lauren and her wife, I immediately felt welcome, the 5am class (and all the other classes I'm sure) just screams community the way they encourage each other and celebrate each others milestones. Believe it or not, this is incredibly hard to come by. If you are looking for a gym in the area, give this place a try!

Ineke is extremely professional and has lots of experience, knowledge, kindness, patience, and a…read moresmile. Very recommended :) . I also recommend having the Pilates instructor certification by Movement Movement Collective.

High quality Pilates training in an intimate studio setting. I always learn so much about my body…read moreand ways to improve my fitness every time I come here. Ineke is wonderful to work with, and has tons of experience. Make sure to book in advance, since she's quite busy!

I was a student of Robin Solo's until I moved to a southern state . I have been taking group…read moreclasses here and have been complimented on my form constantly by the instructors to the point where they have asked me to teach . Robin gave me the personal abilities to perform pilates while challenging me at every turn as she was teaching me the level of intricate movements and core centric practice that is what I love about pilates .

I went over to the studio to join for reformer classes and found a very nice woman into teaching…read morepilates. i like the studio because it is light and bright. no darkness.

Absolutely recommend, Andrea is a fabulous instructor. Her classes are small (maximum 5). Her…read moreenergy is contagious and she does visuals which help with understanding the exercise . I simply can't recommend her enough, I look forward to attending her classes .

I'm so disappointed by how rapidly Star Pilates has plummeted under new ownership. I've been a…read moreclient for 4 years and I had high hopes when I found out it was being sold. And that was with absolutely zero complaints about it under the old ownership. The former owner was very nice, warm and accommodating, albeit a little hands off. And rightfully so! The staff / instructors were top notch and had great following. I was looking forward to some new energy, maybe a few new classes and an improved effort at bringing in more and younger clients. (No disrespect to the older clients as they are what built the business and helped keep me motivated!) Under the new ownership, however, the only improvement has been in the aesthetics. The new paint and new floors cannot camouflage flaws in the new owner's management style and professionalism (or lack thereof). The new owner seems to be a bit of a control freak (locking the thermostat is just one of the really weird things she has done and who wants to work out in a stuffy hot box?). I was also witness to interactions too numerous to keep track of between her and staff members and clients that were not only awkward but rude and disrespectful. Interactions that would have been either or both in any business setting, but in front of me and other clients just made it that much worse. And so much for my hope for more and younger clients. Not only is that not happening but now my friends have stopped going and my instructors have left too! It's such a shame that she already lost her top 3 trainers. They weren't only amazing trainers with lots of energy, dynamic personalities but they are just really great people all around... the kind of people you want to work out with AND hang out with. I can only imagine the difficulty the new owner will have in replacing them. But then again, she probably won't need to because like me, others will find better places to spend their time and money. UPDATE - isn't it slightly fishy that there weren't any recent reviews prior to my honest review above until today ... such a random coincidence, I think not. Sorry to fellow yelpers who rely on this sight for honest reviews from honest people and real clients. Any business owner can ask their friends to write reviews.