Fired Up, South Florida is in its Hot Pilates era and we’re here for it.

Published December 14, 2025

South Florida’s fitness scene is ablaze with a Pilates revolution that’s heating up the entire workout experience. Two standout studios—PYRA Pilates and Intentions Pilates & Hot Houz

By Ginger Harris.

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South Florida’s fitness scene is ablaze with a Pilates revolution that’s heating up the entire workout experience.

Two standout studios—PYRA Pilates and Intentions Pilates & Hot Houz—are transforming how we think about this classic exercise method with heated classes and hybrid offerings. Think moody lighting, powerful playlists, pretty aesthetics, elite instructors and feeling the burn—both in the studio and deep in your core, too.

The message is clear: Pilates isn’t just having a moment in South Florida, it’s catching fire.

PYRA PILATES

Victoria Beaudoin is bringing the heat to Pompano Beach—literally. The fitness visionary behind PYRA Pilates created what might just be South Florida’s sexiest sweat session, combining infrared heat with mat Pilates in a moody, music-driven space that opened late February.

“I was traveling last year and noticed these incredible mat Pilates studios in places like Toronto and Hawaii,” Beaudoin says. “I knew instantly this was exactly what Pompano needed.” Unlike traditional hot yoga studios that pump heated air, PYRA uses infrared technology that warms your body directly. The result? A more intense workout without that I-can’t-breathe feeling we’ve all experienced.

Fired Up South Florida is in its Hot Pilates era and we’re here for it

The name PYRA itself is no accident—it’s all about transformation through fire.

Step inside and you’ll find yourself in a dimly lit space with pumping playlists designed to ignite that internal flame.

Victoria offers three distinct class styles: BURN (think Pilates meets HIIT), BUILD (focused on those booty-building larger muscle groups) and SCULPT (precision work for arms, shoulders and core). Each class delivers that signature full-body burn enhanced by infrared heat that helps you stretch deeper and sweat harder. “Pilates truly is for everybody,” Beaudoin insists. “It meets you exactly where you are while building strength and preventing injury.”

The best part? Newcomers can try classes for free using promo code PYRABURN. “We’re creating more than just a workout here,” she says with unmistakable passion. “We’re building a community where people leave feeling stronger and more confident.”

Intentions Pilates & Hot Houz

The moment you strut into Intentions Pilates & Hot Houz, that slap of pink-infused energy isn’t just eye candy—it’s your first clue you’ve stumbled into fitness nirvana. This isn’t another cookie-cutter studio where perky instructors chirp empty motivation while you half-heartedly squeeze your glutes. This is Pilates with a solid foundation.

The team behind the space also plays into its perfection. Eva Orlando-Delgatti is an instructor with 20 years of experience. Her daughter, Samantha Orlando, brings business strategy and competitive athletic discipline to the operation, giving this studio a unique hybrid approach to Pilates.

What makes Intentions revolutionary isn’t just its Instagram-worthy pink aesthetic (though that certainly helps). It’s their “best of both worlds” approach—housing both reformer-based Pilates and scorching hot mat classes under one meticulously designed roof. “Most studios force you into a single lane,” Eva says, “but we refused to compromise.”

And then there’s the comprehensive class menu. Hot Pilates marries strength training with traditional moves, Hot Yoga offers a sweaty good flow, and Hot Sculpt will have you cursing under your breath but thanking the fitness gods later.

Flip to the Reformer Room and it gets even juicier. Their Multi-Apparatus classes put you on Reformers, Towers and Wunda Chairs in combinations that will challenge your core (and other muscles you didn’t even know you had). Power Tower & Chair sessions target every muscle you’ve been neglecting, while Restorative Pilates for when you need to take things to a healing place.

The studio itself is pure boutique luxury. They’ve spared no expense on their Peak Pilates machines, and classes stay small enough that there’s nowhere to hide when your form starts slipping. Lucky for you, all the teachers are trained and certified.

Newbies can dip their toes in with their steal-of-a-deal intro offer: two classes for $30. One reformer session, one hot mat experience. You’ll be feeling the burn long after you leave the heated room.