The Studio – A Place for Balance

So this gym is under new ownership as of 2014, I am not sure if the name will stay the same but please disregard the previous negative review. Micah and Ally are experienced fitness trainers and offer amazing workout classes. They provide private to group training and everyone I have worked out with loves them!
We always have a great mixture of cardio and weights and they are able to cater the workout to your individual goals. I sometimes like to box or kick box and they have a great set up for punching bags.
Definitely try out this new gym!

So… I was hesitant to write this review, but I feel like it needs to be written.
I was ready to give this place 4 or 5 stars because the owner was really responsive to email and I wanted to take advantage of the Unilocal deal where your first class is free, and she offered to give me a private session since my schedule didn’t allow me to attend one of the regular classes.
I want to preface the rest of this review by saying that I’m hopeful that this experience was a fluke and I understand that we’re all human and have blips in our lives, but I was really disappointed by the level of professionalism (or lack thereof) by the owner.
First off, I got to the studio 5 minutes early, and I waited. Unfortunately, she was very late (I want to say 15 or 20 minutes) and didn’t let me know. I was about to leave when she drove into the parking lot and came out of her car with her son. My guess is he got into trouble at school and she had to pick him up.
I felt really bad for her and said I could come back another time, but she insisted we continue. I think this was the big mistake on her part.
All throughout the session, her son kept coming into the studio: complaining, asking questions, bothering his mom. Frankly, I felt downright uncomfortable a few times as she reprimanded her son in front of me. Yes, a few times. She yelled at him a couple of times and had a couple of stern talks with him as well. All in less than an hour.
The owner also kept her dog at her studio. Not sure if he’s always there, but he was there when I was there. A big dog that howls and howls at you through the window. Maybe he doesn’t howl when people are in the studio. Idk. I am a HUGE fan of dogs. But. This is an exercise studio and this dog wasn’t trained to stay quietly out of the way. She’s lucky I love dogs or I’m sure that this could have been a much more malicious review… the dog would come and slobber over me, trying to smell my crotch. This was the the icing on the cake for this review.
I was supposed to be getting a private session. Would the experience have been different if I had paid for it instead of using the Unilocal check in offer? Are the classes any different? Is there always going to be a big dog smelling your butt as you do your downward dog? I may never know.
It’s unfortunate because I liked the owner and appreciated her teaching style. Maybe others will have more luck with the studio for balance…

What a great place. Wendy is amazing!!!
After two back surgeries it has been hard to find a place I can trust to get a good workout and not injure myself. I’m so glad to have found Wendy and The Studio. I can’t tell you how good it feels to be in the hands of such a talented, knowledgeable and caring instructor. I have been working out for four months and not only feel great but have lost fourteen pounds. the classes are small and intimate and you really feel the difference from places with large classes that can not give you the attention you need and deserve. She says that her whole life has been dance. It shows. What an amazing talent.

I went for one year without getting on a scale. Big mistake. Turning 40 is murder on your metabolism and I had some how, without really noticing put on 20 lbs. I absolutely hate the gym but I immediately went to a personal trainer at a woman’s gym in Woodland hills. I worked my ass off 4 days a week for 3 months and I saw so little difference, except for the couple thousand I had spent on the trainer.
A friend suggested pilates, and The Studio was close so I decided to give it a month. I worked with Wendy, the owner and she put me on a reasonable diet and worked me out for an hour 4 times a week. The hour speed by Wendy is so cool and fun to work out with. Most amazing, I saw results within 2 weeks. I never liked working out, but Wendy made it fun and I would really look forward to going in the morning.
Here I am 6 months months later, the 20 pounds gone, plus 8 more that just seemed to fall away. I feel great, Iook better than I have in 15 years. I’ve taken a couple of her barre classes when I have the time and I love them too.
I highly recommend The Studio. I am a whole new person because of Wendy and The Studio.