Westdale Pilates

I love W Pilates classes! Karina is an excellent instructor who is extremely knowledgeable and is able to modify exercises to all skill levels. She is enthusiastic and motivating and always keeps things interesting by including new exercises in each class. I have been taking classes with her for over 5 years (including pre and post natal) and continue to find them very challenging and fun! She pushes you to do your best and achieve your goals resulting in classes that improve your physical and mental well being. I would recommend her classes to anyone!

Karina is a phenomenal instructor. She always varies the workout to keep it interesting, but with close attention to each person's form to adjust and modify each movement as necessary. I've improved my back position immensely for my weightlifting practice and much credit is due to the complete core strength including diaphragm and pelvic floor strength that I've gained in her classes. I highly recommend her classes to everyone - as the workout will be adjusted to you, so everyone can see improvements!

Karina is an absolutely amazing instructor— she is extremely knowledgeable, highly motivating, and provides excellent personalized adjustments, corrections, and modifications. She cares deeply for her students, knows their strengths and limitations, and goes above and beyond to ensure each student has their needs met in a safe way. I have also been to classes with other instructors at the studio, and they were also excellent! W Pilates did a great job of providing options for students during the pandemic, including live virtual classes and eventually classes in the park, which are lovely. Love the faster-paced Strong Flow class— challenging but fun.

Karina has been teaching my husband and I for the past 3 years in both a small class and private setting. She’s an amazing instructor and her fellow instructors are equally amazing. We’re very grateful to have found her and her team and feel much better for it. If you are looking for challenging and focused fitness, pilates is wonderful and there is no better place in Hamilton to do it than Westdale Pilates.

Took a reformer class with Becky. I don’t normally write reviews, but I was extremely impressed with her incorporation of proper pelvic floor and transverse abdominis engagement.This isn’t something that is brought up in many fitness classes, and it is so so so so important.I’m currently studying to become a pelvic health physical therapist and cannot recommend this class enough!!!!!

Karina is by far the best pilates instructor I've ever had. Her classes are challenging but always fun. She's always able to adapt to injuries. No two classes are alike. She's really helped me correct my posture and become stronger. Sign up at W Pilates & Barre Studio - you won't be sorry!!

Hands down my most favourite place to workout -- Karina is awesome. She has helped me stay strong and recover from three back-to-back pregnancies/deliveries. An avid runner and weight lifter, I still remember leaving her class feeling more strong and connected than ever before (this was after my first workout with her back in 2014!). This girl knows her stuff. If you get a chance to visit W Pilates, DO IT!

I have almost exclusively taken Karina’s classes and highly recommend her. Yesterday, I attended my first Zoom class and am looking forward to being in-person at the studio! I chose virtual for geographic reasons as I’m no longer very close to the Hamilton/Westdale area. I was pleasantly surprised at how I still felt integrated into the class while not physically being present.

I am absolutely thrilled to have found W Pilates and Karina in Hamilton. I have done pilates for 15 years mainly in Toronto and am a certified Stott Pilates instructor myself, so I am very confident to say that Karina is the best there is. She is an expert in her field and in understanding the body and it's mechanics and how to create a customized program for her clients. Please know that one program does not fit all. I have many physical issues or limitations and Karina will not only work with those issues but work to improve them safely. She cares about her client's needs which is so evident in how she treats me. Her cues are spot on and her naturally kind, considerate and knowledgeable demeanour contributes to her success. I wouldn't hesitate to refer anyone to W Pilates. You will be taken care of, challenged, and you will see great results and have a great time too.

Karina is an amazing instructor! Her knowledge of Pilates and the human body compliment each other very well in order to help you get stronger. She is quick to modify exercises in the case of pain and gives options for harder and easier variations. 100% would recommend her and her classes for anyone of all ages and abilities.