Pilates & Physiotherapy Classes

If you are a new patient or have a new condition not seen by our physiotherapists before we encourage you to attend a 1:1 consultation prior to starting your group class. The cost of this is included in the ‘starter class package’. Your 1:1 consultation will include a health screening, an assessment of any pain or injuries, a real time ultrasound of your pelvic floor muscle (delivered through a sensor applied to the lower tummy) to assess and give you feedback on your pelvic floor function and core activation patterns, as well as a discussion of any modifications or considerations required during your classes.

The 1:1 consultation enables your physiotherapist to ensure you are safe doing the exercises, check you have the correct muscle activation pattern and help you understand and practice the basics of core stability prior to starting your class so that you can get the most out of the class.

Please wear comfortable clothing to exercise and stretch in. Most people prefer to practice with bare feet but this is entirely optional. You will need your water bottle and a yoga mat (if you prefer to bring your own along). Please bring any medications, asthma puffers or equipment you feel you need in order to exercise safely.

In most cases, yes! It is important to stay active and exercise throughout your pregnancy. Our classes engage the pelvic floor muscles, which is proven to be beneficial to women during and after their pregnancy. Your instructor may ask you to take different positions or options during some exercises to ensure you and your baby stay safe during the class.

If you suffer from heart disease in pregnancy, restrictive lung disease in pregnancy, incompetent cervix, are at risk of premature labour, persistent second or third trimester bleeding, placenta previa, premature labour, ruptured membranes or preeclampsia, you should not participate in core stability exercise classes.

If you have a complex or high risk pregnancy, please do not hesitate to discuss it further with your instructor.

As every woman’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth is different, so too are our recovery times. Generally speaking, most healing has occurred in the first 6-8 weeks after childbirth, which is a good time to return to gentle, low impact exercise. Your instructor will give you plenty of direction during the class to ensure you return to exercise in a safe and nurtured way. It is never too early to start your pelvic floor exercises at home.

If you are unable to make it to one of your classes we offer a make-up class for another session, an online session delivered straight to your inbox or a credit towards the following term (maximum 1 per term for the 8 week terms). Unfortunately we are unable to offer refunds for missed classes or adjust the price of the term pass.