Garage Pilates is a boutique wellness studio offering Pilates and Yoga classes. These fitness modalities together provide optimal benefits for a life of health, mobility, strength and longevity. At GP, we believe it's imperative to have smaller class sizes in order to give you get the attention necessary to flow through your class safely and effectively.
Garage Pilates is now officially re-opened as of June 2020.
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8:30 am Group Reformer
9:30 am Advanced Pilates Apparatus
10:30am Group Reformer
5:30 pm Group Reformer
6:30 pm Yoga Class
7:30 am Group Reformer
8:30 am Group Reformer
9:30 am Group Reformer
5:15 pm Beginner Reformer
6:15 pm Group Reformer
7:30 pm GPYP Class
6:00 am Group Reformer
8:30 am Advanced Pilates Apparatus
9:30 am Group Reformer
10:30 am Group Reformer
4:00 pm Group Reformer
7:00 am Group Reformer
8:30 am Group Reformer
9:30 am GPYP Class
5:30 pm Group Reformer
6:30 pm Beginner Reformer
7:30 pm Advanced Pilates Apparatus
6:00 am Group Reformer
8:30 am Group Reformer
9:30 am Group Reformer
7:30 am Group Reformer
8:30 am Group Reformer
9:45 am Pilates Jump Board
8:00 am Yoga Class
9:30 am Group Reformer
Hi, I’m Kristin DiMiceli, owner of Garage Pilates and I want to share with you the story of how Garage Pilates came to be. After leaving a corporate career in Pharmaceuticals, I earned my Pilates instructor certification through Long Beach Dance Conditioning in 2003 and began teaching at local studios and Physical Therapy offices in Los Angeles County as well as my own garage. My husband’s job kept us on the move so my slightly used reformer (which I have now upgraded) and I actually taught Pilates in 5 different garages throughout the country: LA, Northern California, the Midwest, New York, and Orange County. We settled in Los Alamitos about 5 years ago and quickly fell in love with the tightknit, supportive community. Although I have graduated from the garage studio, the name serves as a reminder for the evolution of my Pilates life. Garage Pilates now offers Yoga, Bounce Classes on mini-trampolines, Pilates Classes on both the mat and all apparatus and Private lessons.
Joseph Pilates based his precise exercise regime called Contrology on his experience as a gymnast, boxer, yogi and eccentric holistic healer. His Pilates moves first gained US recognition as he successfully rehabilitated injured ballerinas in the early-mid 1900s utilizing spring-loaded equipment he designed and created himself. Soon he acquired a large following in NY to fill his studio on 8th Avenue. The Pilates Method requires you to engage your whole body with primary focus on the breath and abdominal core. This Method takes lots of concentration and mindfulness- you can’t simply go through the motions while daydreaming. The Pilates Method is never completely mastered as the moment you gain comfort in one exercise, Pilates offers another movement slightly different and slightly more challenging.
I started Pilates with Kristin about a year ago after experiencing more muscle pain and less flexibility following my regular gym workouts. I began noticing a difference within a few weeks, including a stronger core, increased flexibility and less muscle soreness. I also began incorporating good Pilates form at the gym and feel like it has made my other workouts more effective.
I experienced my first Pilates lesson with Kristin in 2013. The Pilates Method has proven to be a perfect adjunct to my training as a dancer. My lessons at Garage Pilates have added to my flexibility, strength, and range of motion – all of which are necessary as a dancer. Kristin made accommodations while my body has changed throughout the years and she always challenges me to my fullest potential. Her knowledge of classical Pilates movement is impressive and she consistently gives me a safe and thorough workout.
Resistance training, the essence of Pilates, is scientifically proven to create lean muscle and rev up your metabolism to burn calories all day long. Cardio is great; but the second you hop off the bike or the treadmill, you stop burning calories. With Pilates, the second you’re done, you start burning calories.*
