Looking for Pilates in Adelaide that goes beyond fitness? Welcome to a whole new way of healing. At City Physiotherapy, we combine the power of clinical rehabilitation with first-class Pilates classes to help you recover, strengthen, and thrive.
Perhaps you’ve just returned from a busy work week or are recovering from a knee injury. Regular exercise feels overwhelming, and you’re not sure where to start. Pilates is low-impact, tailored, and incredibly effective. Whether it’s improving posture, relieving back pain, or rebuilding strength post-surgery, Pilates is your best physical fitness system.
Our certified Pilates instructors will put you through reformer Pilates classes, mat Pilates, or dynamic core stability sessions that suit your fitness level. We’ve got gentle options for pregnant exercisers, too.
From new clients to seasoned pros, our Pilates studios in Adelaide have modern facilities and specialised classes. They are designed to help you heal, grow, and enjoy continuous improvements. Ready to start your Pilates journey?
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Clinical Pilates Classes in Adelaide
At City Physiotherapy, one of Adelaide’s topmost reformer pilates studios, we believe clinical Pilates is essentially about learning to control one’s body—its position and movement patterns. The aim is to improve strength, posture, and overall health.
Why is Control Important?
If movement patterns are not properly controlled, some muscles are overused while others remain underutilised, leading to imbalances that strain the neuromusculoskeletal system. Over time, this stress can result in injuries, tight or sore muscles, stiff joints, and a loss of flexibility. Maintaining correct form during exercises is crucial to preventing these injuries and ensuring effective workouts. Many experience these imbalances as persistent aches, pains, or restricted movement.
Clinical Pilates helps break these dysfunctional patterns. By activating dormant muscles, we retrain your body to move correctly, restore balance, and support long-term strength and flexibility.
The Benefits of Clinical Pilates
Pilates teaches us to break the pattern of dysfunctional movement and awaken areas of our body that have essentially become dormant. In other words, we wake up muscles that need to be used to support you.
Our physios will help you switch on your dormant muscles and improve their strength and endurance. You’ll see improvements in your body’s overall fitness, strength, flexibility and a reduction in pain. Our clinical Pilates physiotherapists are motivated to get your body back to its optimum performance.
Therapeutic Reformer Pilates Classes
Your physiotherapist may recommend exercise-based treatment as a part of your overall treatment plan. This may include exercises to restore functional core strength and stability to support your spine. Your physiotherapist will work with you in our gym until they feel that you are ready to enter our supervised classes.
We offer convenient class packs for booking and managing your Pilates classes, enhancing your overall experience.
Are you new to therapeutic exercise or dynamic core stability? That’s okay! That is why you will only perform specific exercises at City Physiotherapy as a part of your overall treatment strategy.
Our clinic, located on King William Street, is one of the best reformer Pilates studios in Adelaide. It is equipped with modern physiotherapy equipment and offers personalised training with expert instructors in small class sizes.
From your initial appointment to a supervised exercise class, City Physio has you covered.
Our therapeutic exercise classes may use a combination of the following:
- Gym equipment
- Reformers
- Mat work
- Trapeze table
- Wunda chair
- Gym/swiss balls
- Chi balls
- Magi circle
- Theraband
- Free weights
- Stretching bands
Our physiotherapists will guide you in the correct technique as you exercise in a group setting.
Our Posture Plus+ classes use the principles of dynamic core stability. However, we also incorporate breathing work, gluteal and postural muscle toning and whole-body flexibility/stretching.
The back pain and core exercise class focuses on strengthening core muscles. It includes functional movement exercises, gluteal engagement and squatting, and spinal and hip flexibility.
Our pregnancy exercise class offers the support women need throughout many phases of pregnancy. Our class is beneficial for not only pregnant but also postnatal, perimenopausal and menopausal women. Remember that each class is supervised by our physiotherapists, who keep in mind your specific issues. You will work only on exercises that the physiotherapist targets as a treatment for you.
Pilates as a Therapeutic Exercise During Pregnancy
Pregnancy isn’t just about growing a human. It’s also about protecting the structure of the carrier – your spine, pelvis, and sanity – with the right pregnancy exercises. Common issues that can occur during and post-pregnancy include:
- Low back pain
- Sciatica
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Pelvic floor weakness
- Incontinence
- Diastasis recti (separation of the superficial abdominal muscles)
Our individualised therapeutic exercise programmes for pregnant women – covering antenatal and postnatal women can assist with these problems through the following:
- Strengthening and stretching exercises
- Soft tissue techniques
- Improving your mobility
- Improving your flexibility
- Strengthening your core
- Providing education on movement patterns and support braces
Participation in gentle physical activity can also have positive benefits through pregnancy. Our physiotherapists can teach you safe pregnancy exercises that you can practice under supervision in our exercise studio.
The exercises focus on activating your dynamic core stability muscles, and stabilising your pelvis and spine. Low-impact strength and flexibility exercises help develop a strong core that will aid you in your maternal journey.
You will work with our physiotherapist 1:1 while they assess and devise a specific exercise programme for you. Once you are safe performing your therapeutic exercises, you may progress into a class for supervision. Your physiotherapist must routinely reassess you to ensure your programme remains safe during pregnancy and postnatal care.
Dynamic Core Stability Classes With Pilates
Dynamic core stability is a method of exercise and movement re-education. Its basis is control of the body, its position, and its movement. Physiotherapists use this method for therapeutic rehabilitation. Here at City Physiotherapy, we use a variety of equipment. Some are spring-loaded to help support and guide your movements during therapeutic exercise classes.
The main focus is to reactivate and strengthen your dormant deep abdominal muscles—your core, trunk, neck, and back muscles. The core muscles stabilise your spine. In physio terms, having a strong core means having the foundation for good posture and controlled active movements. Incorporating strength training into these exercises can enhance overall fitness, improve posture, and provide tailored workouts that suit individual needs and fitness levels.
The long-term aim is to reduce your back or neck pain and improve your quality of life. Our Adelaide physios may use the latest technology, real-time ultrasound imaging, to assist with your learning.
Your physiotherapist will periodically reassess your exercise programme, which may be upgraded or downgraded for various reasons. Your physiotherapist will work with you to adjust your therapeutic exercise so that you achieve the best possible outcome.
Call us at 8212 4886 for a same-day appointment with one of our highly experienced and qualified physiotherapists, or Book ONLINE.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical pilates, and how is it different from regular Pilates?
Pilates class in a clinical setting is a specialised form of Pilates guided by a qualified physiotherapist. It focuses on rehabilitation, improving posture, relieving pain, and rebuilding strength after injury or surgery. Unlike regular Pilates, it is tailored to your specific needs and conditions.
Can pilates help with back pain and posture issues?
Yes! Eighty per cent of Aussies suffer from back pain at some point. Pilates is highly effective for treating back pain and correcting posture. It strengthens the core and postural muscles, helping to stabilise the spine and improve alignment, reducing strain and discomfort over time.
Is pilates safe during pregnancy?
Yes, our incredibly knowledgeable instructors at City Physiotherapy guide you through safe, supportive movements to maintain strength and balance. Our pregnancy Pilates classes are designed to support women throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period. The exercises focus on strengthening the core, improving flexibility, and alleviating common issues like back pain or pelvic floor weakness, all under the supervision of a physiotherapist.
What equipment is used in your Pilates and rehabilitation classes?
Various equipment, including reformers, trapeze tables, Wunda chairs, gym/swiss balls, chi balls, magic circles, Therabands, free weights, and stretch bands, are used for pilates. Each piece is selected based on your therapeutic goals.
Do I need prior Pilates experience to join a class?
Not at all! Our classes cater to all fitness levels, from beginners to advanced clients. Your physiotherapist will guide you through the exercises and ensure that your program is tailored to your abilities and goals.
Let us know if you’d like to book a session or have more questions! Call 8212 4886 or send us an email for inquiries at info@cityphysiotherapy.com.au
