Which is cheaper, Move Sanctuary or Shell Shape Fitness?

At twice a week, Shell Shape Fitness works out at $144 a month through 20 class pack, against $192 at Move Sanctuary. Go less often and the gap narrows, because the cheapest route changes with frequency.

What does the first month cost at Move Sanctuary or Shell Shape Fitness?

Shell Shape Fitness at $40 on its new client offer, $40. Intro offers are for new clients and normally run out after a set number of classes, so the first month is not what the following months cost.

Do Move Sanctuary and Shell Shape Fitness teach the same classes?

Both teach Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates. Move Sanctuary lists Restorative Yoga, while Shell Shape Fitness lists Power Yoga, Private Pilates. Studios do add and drop styles between terms, so check the current timetable before you buy a pack for one style.

How current are these prices?

Move Sanctuary: prices checked 23 days ago. Shell Shape Fitness: prices checked 24 days ago. Every figure on this page carries the date it was last confirmed, and we would rather show you an old date than let an old price pass for a current one.

Move Sanctuary vs Shell Shape Fitness

At twice a week, Shell Shape Fitness works out $48 a month cheaper on 20 class pack, and Move Sanctuary teaches Restorative Yoga and Shell Shape Fitness teaches Power Yoga. Both are Pilates studios in Ojai, CA, which is what makes them worth putting side by side. Everything below comes from what each studio publishes, and every figure carries the date we last checked it.

Move Sanctuary$192 a monthat twice a week, via drop in every time

Shell Shape Fitness$144 a monthat twice a week, via 20 class pack

How often would you go?

Every price below is recalculated as the cheapest published way to buy that many classes at each studio, packs and memberships included.

Only show what is different20 of 26 rows differ

The short answers

Cheapest at twice a weekShell Shape Fitness$144 a month, $48 less than the next cheapest, via 20 class pack.
Most current pricingMove SanctuaryPrices checked 23 days ago. Everything else on this page was checked longer ago.
Only one with classes before 7amMove SanctuaryMove Sanctuary is the only studio here that lists classes before 7am. The others may still offer it, we have not recorded that they do.
Only one with a beginner trackShell Shape FitnessShell Shape Fitness is the only studio here that lists a beginner track. The others may still offer it, we have not recorded that they do.

Move Sanctuary compared with Shell Shape Fitness, priced for twice a week.
What is being compared	Move SanctuaryOjai, CA	Shell Shape FitnessOjai, CA
What it costs youPriced for twice a week. Change the routine above and every figure recalculates.
Cost of twice a weekThe cheapest published way to buy this many classes at each studio, including packs and memberships.	$192 a monthchecked 23 days ago	$144 a monthLowestEstimated from the published ratechecked 24 days ago
Cheapest way to pay	Drop in every time$24 a class at this rate	20 class pack$18 a class at this rate
Drop in class	$24Lowestchecked 23 days ago	$40checked 24 days ago
First month with the intro offerWhat a new client pays in month one. Almost always cheaper than the ongoing rate, and it is the number most comparisons leave out.	Not listed	$40New Client Offer, $40checked 24 days ago
Membership beats drop in atGo more often than this and the membership is the cheaper option.	Not listed	Not listed
Membership from	Not listed	Not listed
Unlimited membership	Not listed	Not listed
Private session	Not listed	$140checked 24 days ago
Semi private session	Not listed	Not listed
Classes and equipment
Class styles taught	Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates, Restorative Yoga Mat Pilates Reformer Pilates Restorative Yoga	Mat Pilates, Power Yoga, Private Pilates, Reformer Pilates Mat Pilates Power Yoga Private Pilates Reformer Pilates
Equipment	Reformer	Reformer
How you can train	Group classes, Private sessions Group classes Private sessions	Group classes, Private sessions Group classes Private sessions
Levels taught	All	All, Beginner, Intermediate All Beginner Intermediate
When you can go
Classes before 7amA blank means we have not recorded it, not that there are none.	Yes	Not listed
Classes after 6pm	Yes	Not listed
Weekend classes	Yes	Yes
Schedule last updated	Not listed	Not listed
The studio itself
Rating on GoogleRatings and review counts come from Google, not from us.	5.0 out of 538 Google reviews	Not listed
Reviews on Google	38	Not listed
Where it is	Ojai	Ojai
Amenities	Childcare	Mat Rental
Accessibility	Not listed	Not listed
Books online	Yes	Yes
How current this is
Listing statusListed means imported public data. Claimed means the owner proved control. Verified means we checked the details.	Listed	Listed
Prices last checked	23 days ago	24 days ago
Listing last verified	23 days ago	24 days ago
Go there	See the full profile Book a class	See the full profile Book a class

Prices are what each studio published when we last checked, and each one shows that date. Ratings and review counts come from Google. A blank cell means we have not recorded that detail, not that the studio does not offer it.

Which one is for you

Choose Move Sanctuary if

You specifically want Restorative Yoga. Shell Shape Fitness does not list it.
You train before work. This is the one with classes recorded before 7am.
You can only get there after work. This is the one with classes after 6pm.
Practical things: Childcare, which the other does not list.

Full profile for Move Sanctuary

Choose Shell Shape Fitness if

Money is the deciding factor. At twice a week you would pay $144 a month here against $192, and the cheapest route is 20 class pack.
You want the cheapest way to try it once. The intro offer puts month one at $40: new client offer, $40.
You specifically want Power Yoga, Private Pilates. Move Sanctuary does not list those.
Practical things: Mat Rental, which the other does not list.

Full profile for Shell Shape Fitness

Where they are the same

These are the rows both studios answer identically, so they are not worth spending your decision on.

EquipmentReformer
How you can trainGroup classes, Private sessions
Weekend classesYes
Where it isOjai
Books onlineYes
Listing statusListed

Questions people ask about these two

Which is cheaper, Move Sanctuary or Shell Shape Fitness?: At twice a week, Shell Shape Fitness works out at $144 a month through 20 class pack, against $192 at Move Sanctuary. Go less often and the gap narrows, because the cheapest route changes with frequency.
What does the first month cost at Move Sanctuary or Shell Shape Fitness?: Shell Shape Fitness at $40 on its new client offer, $40. Intro offers are for new clients and normally run out after a set number of classes, so the first month is not what the following months cost.
Do Move Sanctuary and Shell Shape Fitness teach the same classes?: Both teach Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates. Move Sanctuary lists Restorative Yoga, while Shell Shape Fitness lists Power Yoga, Private Pilates. Studios do add and drop styles between terms, so check the current timetable before you buy a pack for one style.
How current are these prices?: Move Sanctuary: prices checked 23 days ago. Shell Shape Fitness: prices checked 24 days ago. Every figure on this page carries the date it was last confirmed, and we would rather show you an old date than let an old price pass for a current one.

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