Chicago Woman Booked a ClassPass for a Pilates Class. She Couldn’t Find Her Class: ‘This is Seriously Ridiculous’
The real workout was the one mile walk to a "fake" ClassPass class.
ClassPass is a platform trusted for booking gyms, studios, and sports classes online, and Claire Bear (@claireliciousness) from Chicago booked a Pilates session through the app. But when she got to the building where the class was supposed to be held, Claire told TikTok that she couldn’t find it.
She entered the building at 136 Marion Street in Chicago, Illinois. Claire walked up a flight of stairs. “There’s nobody in here. I’m so pissed,” she said as she was heading to the second floor. Frustrated, Claire said that she had walked a mile to get to her Pilates class, only for the location to be empty. Notably, no staff or personnel greeted her at the front door to guide her upstairs.
“The Movement Studio – Elevating Life, that’s the one I just booked today,” Claire said. It’s not unusual for buildings to be densely packed with businesses and practices. But when Claire swung the door open, she found two other doors that led to two different businesses. The door on the left had the sign for ‘Women’s Global Education Project,’ and the door on the right was for a business called ‘enclave.’ Neither of the doors had the sign for ‘The Movement Studio – Elevating Life.’ However, the first door she walked through indicated that her Pilates class must be in either office.
“Where’s my Pilates class?” Claire went out and headed to the third floor. When she got there, she found a door leading up to another hallway. “This is some weird [expletive] hallway. I have no idea. Also, I’m not going in here,” she said. There were other doors behind the signless door, but Claire felt unsafe to explore further.
Was the ClassPass Pilates class legitimate?
“This is seriously ridiculous. There’s no class that’s here. There’s nothing around the building, nothing,” Claire alleged. She was as lost as another woman who took a wrong turn on the Veil Mountain slopes.
The clip went viral on social media, with many commenters concerned about Claire’s safety. One commenter jokingly wrote that this was “Backrooms Pilates,” in reference to the hit horror film, The Backrooms. Others assumed the worst because of how the building looked, calling it a “setup.”
Another commenter suggested that ClassPass members should scout class locations to verify the legitimacy of classes. Regardless of the allegations and Claire’s unsatisfactory experience, the class is still available for booking on ClassPass. Moreover, there is insufficient evidence to prove that the class is a “scam,” regardless of the social media backlash.
One commenter defended the business, saying that the location looked like an average multi-use building with several office spaces. To this, Claire responded, alleging she didn’t receive an email instruction from the business to wait outside the door. Claire claimed that even when she called the business’s number, her call was ignored.
“Figuring out how to get to the classes shouldn’t have been that hard,” Claire said. Regardless of the business’s legitimacy, Claire had a difficult time locating her class. At the very least, Claire walked out of the building unscathed, unlike this woman whose hair was allegedly fried by a local North Carolina salon.
Nevertheless, the official ClassPass TikTok account commented on Claire’s post, apologizing for the difficulty she encountered. They also offered to “look further” into the situation. Claire did not post about the resolution and has stopped updating social media about the ClassPass incident.
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