Pilates with purpose, community with heart—where movement meets music in San Francisco.
CORE MVMT is a welcoming Pilates studio in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, offering high-quality reformer classes in a clean, intentional space. Since opening in 2020, we've built a vibrant community with expert instructors like Heather, Tommy, Cat, and Kat, who guide classes with personalized cues, diverse playlists, and modifications for all levels. Whether you're a local or visitor, our studio provides a spiritual, fun workout that strengthens your core and connects you with good people. Join us for a transformative Pilates experience that blends fitness with joy and inclusivity.
Intermediate and beginner-friendly classes on reformers, focusing on full-body strength, control, and technique with expert instruction.
Tailored cues, modifications, and pre-class basics to ensure comfort and confidence for all skill levels, from first-timers to advanced.
A warm, welcoming studio with a strong sense of community, where instructors know members by name and foster positive energy.
Engaging classes set to diverse music, including throwback R&B and pop, enhancing the workout experience and making Pilates more fun.
A cute, well-maintained studio designed for comfort and focus, ensuring a hygienic and uplifting atmosphere for every session.
Special attention for newcomers with setup assistance and demonstrations to build confidence and ease into reformer Pilates.
COREMVMT in The Castro is a sweet little Pilates cult, and I’m proud to be a card carrying member. Lisa, the owner, is basically a community-building wizard — warm, welcoming, and somehow knows everyone’s name. Heather serves throwback R&B and a slow, controlled burn that feels spiritual. Coach Tommy is a pop queen disguised as an instructor — you’ll beg for mercy while Britney cheers you on. Cat brings Saturday sunshine and “torture but make it friendly” energy. If you want strong abs, good people, and playlists that heal childhood wounds, this is your spot. Pilates, but make it Castro.
I was visiting San Francisco and stumbled on CORE MVMT. This studio is such a cute and welcoming space! It’s so clean, intentional and full of good energy. I took the intermediate class with Heather and loved it! The way she cues each movement makes it easy to follow while still being a serious workout. And the playlist... perfection! I already love Pilates but doing it to music that wasn’t the usual house or pop made it so much more fun. I only wish I’d found this studio on my first day visiting in San Francisco, I would’ve gone every day. If you’re local or even just visiting, definitely check out CORE MVMT. Especially if you get to take Heather’s class, You will LOVE it!
Heather was so sweet and helped me easily get into class off the waitlist last minute. Class was great, cute studio! Clean and comfortable. Music was great too
I’ve been going to CORE MVMT since it opened in 2020. The quality of classes is always very high. I always try to go to Kat’s saturday morning classes because they are ridiculously good (always the right mix, she generally hits the full body, technical, difficulty, etc, etc). Today’s class (which i just walked out of) was a tad different in the sense it was perfect. 10 out of 10, wow, she’s hit a new level (bottle that class). Keep it up Kat & see ya next week.
Cute studio space & incredible instructors!! Beginner friendly. I’d never taken a reformer class ever! Instructor Rachel helped me get set up and showed me a few basics before class started so I felt comfortable. She also demonstrated different modifications throughout the class so people at different levels could do what they felt comfortable and confident doing.
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