I have been very pleased with my Pilates sessions at Sana Vita. I have explained to Marilyn how my knee gets stressed, and at times also gives me pain, as I squat. She designed a very effective exercise routine that appropriately progressed me through movements and position in which I needed to get stronger in order for the pain to abate. After a session I always feel more balanced and I also feel as if my movements have been corrected. I was especially impressed how Marilyn was attuned to small details as I performed the exercises. I am a personal trainer and a muscle activation technique specialists, and I know how small mechanical details can have a significant impact on results gained from exercise. For example, she noticed how my foot would rotate as I was performing squats on the reformer. She suggested some exercises that worked the muscles of my foot. After these exercises squatting felt more stable. Also Love Boot Camp Class.

Marilyn Glielmi is the best thing that ever happened to Pilates and yoga in Chicago. I love working out at Sana Vita. Marilyn is extremely knowledgeable and is a superb teacher, and the other instructors are top-notch. The space is always sparkling clean and the mood is always perfect--great music, great lighting--the best place imaginable to enhance your mind and body.

What a difference this studio has made in my life. I am in the best shape of my life! I feel so comfortable in this space. Everyone is always upbeat and friendly. I love doing private lessons with Marilyn Glielmi. She was able to determine what was wrong with me immediately. I am now pain free....which feels great. I love Amy's mat classes also. She is tops.

I've enjoyed taking classes at the Sana Vita Studio from time to time. I've taken their matt pilates classes and some of their yoga classes as well. Great instructors.

I began attending Sana Vita Studio in the last 30 days and am addicted to the mat and reformer classes?really to the instructors as they are fabulously trained and make my new Pilates work-out extraordinary. I have always been a gym fanatic, running 25-35 miles a week and doing weights three/four times a week; Pilates has allowed me to limited the harshness of running and has strengthen my entire body in ways in which all the gym time (running and weightlifting could never have done). The instructors, Marilyn and Amy, are so prepared and deliver specialized instruction to all their clients (looking at skills sets, weaknesses and strengths at an individual level) the classes feel like individual instruction because they are managed so well and by individuals who care (classes hold from 3-6 people so you can see that this team won?t overload the classes and do really make sure form and concepts are understood). I highly recommend San Vita Studio for the novices or experts in Pilates?..if I did not have a day job I would be at the studio three times a day as it is the best total body workout and will change your body in a matter of sessions!