As the we as a community navigates the challenges associated with  Coronavirus (COVID-19), it is important for us to keep you informed of the steps we are taking within our studio to minimize the risk to staff,  clients and the wider community.

We are taking all extra precautionary measure possible and general hygiene practices are key. 

We are a very low-volume studio and we are strictly controlling who enters our studio, 

Self-assessment 

• If you have been around someone with a fever in the past 14 days please practice safely at home with one of our virtual class options. If you or a member of your household is exhibiting any symptoms of illness at all please refrain from attending class until these symptoms have fully subsided. 
• You must pre register for your classes online via our mindbody app - if you are scheduling a private session or a trio private session - please email us at wecare@sawpilates.com

Upon entering

• We ask that you please arrive no more than 5 minutes before class. If you get there earlier, you can wait in your car or outside in one of our covered porches until all clients from the previous class have left. We have removed all extra seating and our cubbies inside the studio. We ask that you please just bring the bare minimum with you into class and leave all other belongings in your locked car. You can leave your shoes either outside on the covered porch, or you can take off right at the entry of the studio. (no cubbies/lockers). You can bring your purse, keys, etc with you to your reformer and place beside it and try to not linger or congregate, or socialize. This goes against everything our SAW community stands for, but we have to adapt to these times for now. 
• Wash your hands/use hand sanitizer upon entry. We ask that you please wash your hands and/or use hand sanitizer upon entering the studio and before going to your reformer. If you are taking class upstairs - you can use the upstairs washroom to wash your hands. If you are taking class downstairs on our main floor, please use the downstairs washroom to wash your hands. Hand sanitizer is available all over the studio.  Please be mindful of physical distancing and take turns entering to wash hands going up the stairs etc 
• Clean your reformer: We are asking clients to clean their reformer both BEFORE and AFTER class using EPA approved wipes provided in the studio. Please be sure to clean the carriage, shoulder blocks, and frame and hand straps. ( we have new vinyl hand straps that can easily be wiped down as well as any props you may use - (box / ring). Instructors will also clean the reformer and props in between classes and all hard surfaces that are touched regularly will be cleaned between classes as well. (door knobs, sinks, railing on stairs etc). (another reason for classes being 50 ish minutes). 
•  What will the studio and classes look like?
  In studio - we will offer small and safe and personalized private/duet/trio classes to start. We have moved three reformers to the 2nd floor of the studio. Class size will be limited to 3 people - there is so much space!! We essentially have 2 studio spaces now. UPSTAIRS SAW STUDIO & MAIN FLOOR SAW STUDIO.  Pilates is such a unique exercise and your safety and movement and health is our top priority. We all love teaching pilates and are excited to give you even more personalized attention with these smaller class sizes.  Be prepared to hear some extra voices as we will have classes going on simultaneously both upstairs and downstairs with an instructor teaching a class on each floor at times. I for one will welcome the sound of voices, it makes me feel like LIFE is returning!  Masks are not mandatory during class while in the reformer studios (both upstairs & downstairs) due to our reformers being over 8 feet apart and the nature of the exercise and instruction.  If you are scheduled for an UPSTAIRS class - you will enter in the front door (street side) and go upstairs. If you are scheduled for a MAIN floor class - you will enter through the back door (behind the studio). This will also limit crowding at our entrances. We will have signs for all this.  Classes will be 50 ish minutes.  This will allow more time for us to get people in and out and more time for cleaning in between classes. Our lovely touchy feely teachers will keep our hands to ourselves and all teaching and cuing will be done verbally. Students are expected to change their springs on their own as well.   

Our mat/ circuit type classes are currently limited and many are offered VIRTUALLY at this time. During any circuit type portion of class that is done in studio,each person remains at their own station, so no sharing of equipment during the class, We offer  outdoor classes that more people can attend in our beautiful side yard. 

Many of you know we spent all of the fall winter months prior to now renovating our new expanded space just up the street from our previous location in Historic Loveland. Our new location is located at 111 N. Wall St. Loveland OH 45140 which is at the corner of Wall St and West Loveland. We are in the dark teal building behind Union Savings bank. We have a lot in the back of our studio as well as on street parking in the front of the studio.