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Welcome to Fostering Movement Studio Inc., Evanston, IL's premier Pilates and movement wellness destination. Winner of the Best of Evanston Pilates Studio awards for 2023 and 2024 and serving Evanston and surrounding northern suburbs, our studio is dedicated to fostering movement and wellness through an array of specialized services. We offer Pilates sessions (as Privates, Duets and Classes), Fitness/Weight Training sessions (as Privates, Duets and Classes, as well as bodywork. Experience personalized , effective workouts crafted to match your unique needs and goals. Embrace, movement, strength, stability, alignment, and holistic well being with us at Fostering Movement Studio Inc. Join us today.
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Mary Saunders
★ 5
Great Pilates-based workout for general flexibility and well-being in moving through your life!
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Meagan Novara
★ 5
Tim is knowledgeable, professional, attentive and caring about your health as you heal. Couldn’t recommend him or the classes more!
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Steven Wolf
★ 5
Tim is a great person to work with as a trainer and Pilates expert. He is very responsive to any needs that come up, working on painful areas of the body like a physical therapist would. Great working with him
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Kate Pokorny
★ 5
Tim is very knowledgeable in a number of areas including pilates, massage, general exercise. He is able to create exercise routines for your specific needs.
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Steve
★ 5
Excellent Instructor and Facility.
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Amy Schuman
★ 5
I've been working with Tim at Fostering Movement for almost 2 years. The work with Tim has created significant and positive results for my mobility, strength, and awareness of my own body. Tim is practical and is fantastic at addressing specific challenges or limitations, in ways that eliminate the problem! I am able to do most of the exercises on my own, at home, between classes. Best of all, Tim has a great sense of humor and always makes me feel comfortable rather than self-conscious or frustrated. The other students in class are easygoing and supportive. I highly recommend Tim and Fostering Movement!
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Liz H
★ 5
I feel that the wide array of training and experience that Tim Foster brings to his work allows him to tune into an individual's specific needs. As he has done for me.
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Maria Lara Sanchez
★ 5
Tim is very personable your treatment is specific to your needs. I wasn’t able to do some of the exercises Tim was asking me to do so he never made me feel horrible that I couldn’t do them he tailored the exercises to where I was comfortable. I enjoyed my visit and look forward to moving with less pain.
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Laura L
★ 5
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Barbara Diedrich
★ 5
I had a fantastic Instructor, Jennifer Lande! The facility itself is compact and well put together allowing a smooth flow between exercises.
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Sheila Hall
★ 5
The owner really cares for his students and their health. I have met some great, caring, and sassy women here and some nice men too (but not sassy men yet).
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Shirlene Ward
★ 5
This studio is the best. It has changed my life for the better. The people are wonderful. You don't have to be a fitness buff to be welcome here and benefit from the work.
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Catherine Caravette
★ 5
Tim knows so much about the body. When my lower back hurts or shoulders he readily adjusts our session. I always feel great afterwards! Thank you.
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Beth Sanzenbacher
★ 5
Great at listening and working to address my problems. I'm seeing results! Very friendly and great to work with. Beautiful studio.
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Laurie Jacobs
★ 5
Have been working with Tim and Jen at Fostering Movement Studio a few times a week for the past 6 months, my first ever experience of Pilates, and it has been transformative. I couldn't find an exercise routine that didn't exacerbate my back pain, but hadn't given up hope. I met Tim, who is just the right combination of friendly, cheerful, knowledgable, and task master, and decided to give Pilates a try. Tim brought all his experience as a dancer, masseuse, and Pilates instructor to bear and I found myself gaining traction on my goal of getting stronger without further injury. When I mentioned to him that I had just found an osteopath who seemed very promising, Tim immediately offered to coordinate care with him. I so appreciated his going the extra mile! I connected them via email, and they quickly came up with a joint approach that proved to be the turning point in my years of seeking a solution to my back pain. Within a few weeks, the pain went away and has stayed away. I continue to go in and work with Tim and his fabulous colleague, Jen, and am building even more of the strength and stability I was seeking to support the biking, walking, and scuba diving I love to do. Can't recommend Fostering Movement highly enough...skilled, professional, exceptionally knowledgable and experienced, and a lot of fun to be around!
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Uri Klarman
★ 5
Tim is THE best pilates instructor.
He always takes the time to reevaluate how your body is doing, what you've been up to, and what requires special attention, rather than 1-size-fits-all go-through-the-motions.
The fact his background is in massage therapy is a huge plus 🤩
Cannot recommend him enough!
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J Bee
★ 5
We have worked with Tim Foster for a number of years. He is deeply knowledgeable about exercise and proper movement and he applies that knowledge in his classes. He knows just how to lead you so that your muscles are tired but they recover quickly. He watches his students closely to monitor their form and to instruct them how to get the most out of the exercises and how not to create an injury. He is an excellent coach, and lots of fun. It's a privilege to work with him!
5/19 - Here's a report about how by attending BEAST classes twice a week for three years, me (64) and my wife (71) tackled our latest home project - filling a 4'x8'x15" veggie box with soil, compost and peat for the upcoming garden season!
We had to move all the bags from the garage to the front yard. We lifted bag after bag into the car, each bag weighing 40-50 pounds. Then we unloaded the bags, stacking them beside the box, finally lifting again to empty and blend the mix in the box.
We estimated the total weight of the bags to be over 2000 pounds - and we moved that into the car, out of the car, into the box and mixed it.
Next day, no pain for either of us - and both of us have been treated for shoulder and back problems in the past. We know it is because of BEAST that we can move a TON of weight safely at our age!
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Nancy Wickum
★ 5
Tim and Jen have helped with my back issues and overall core strength and flexibility. Also, I had a speedy recovery from a broken arm through adapted exercises and movement. I have been to several pilates studios, Fostering Movement is the best.
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Sarah Faraci-Gomez
★ 5
Tim Foster has completely changed my posture. I've had 2 back surgeries and was so sick of regular physical therapy. I was referred to Tim 7 years ago. Since, then my pain. Posture, and movement are completely reversed. My back doctor recently said
....what have you been doing!!! I said Pilates..
A certain hands on approach to facilitate new movement and get rid of old body patterns. I love Tim. He gave me my life back.
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Kathleen Wales
★ 5
Comfortable space, great equipment, knowledgable instruction, small classes...in fact, every class seems like a private session!
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Pam Lefkowitz
★ 5
My posture is better, I’m stronger, I’m leaner. What a great combination of Pilates and bodywork. Tim is a fantastic practitioner.
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Leah Seligman
★ 5
This is a great studio! Tim is very knowledgeable, and great to work with, especially if you have injuries or other special needs. He is also fun and makes the work out entertaining. The classes are small and you get great one-on-one attention. I highly recommend it.
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