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RECOVERY PILATES AT ADAPT MOVEMENT · GERALDTON, WA
You like the idea of Pilates. You're just not sure it's for someone like you.
Maybe you've tried a class before. A big one, where the whole room follows the same routine at the same pace. Classes like that suit plenty of people, but they aren't designed to adapt to one person's injury or ability, so it didn't stick. That had more to do with the format than with you. Or maybe you've never tried it. You've heard it helps with strength and stiff joints, but you picture the room and think: that's not me. Maybe you've even told yourself you'll give it a go once you're a bit fitter. That's who our Recovery Pilates classes are for. There are never more than six people in the room, and each person works from a program written for them at their initial assessment. Your instructor knows your history and what you're working toward. It's a calm space, and no one is there to look the part.
WHAT THIS ACTUALLY IS
What happens in a class
Each class runs for an hour, with no more than six people in the room.
Everyone in the room is doing something different. Each person works through the program written for them at their assessment, rotating between exercises on the mat, the reformer and other Pilates equipment. The rotations are timed, so the whole class changes stations together and the hour keeps moving.
The instructor is on the floor the whole session, watching how each person is going and changing an exercise on the spot when it needs it. Everyone who teaches these classes is trained in Pilates and used to adapting exercises around injuries and health conditions.
The easiest way to describe it is six individual sessions running in the same room at the same time.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
What makes these classes different
Pilates is easy to find in Geraldton, and there are good studios in town. These classes are set up differently in a few ways.
Classes are capped at six people.
That's small enough for the instructor to see how everyone is moving and step in when a correction is needed.
The classes run inside an allied health clinic.
Physiotherapists and exercise physiologists work in the same building, so if something flares up between classes, you can get it looked at under the same roof.
Everyone works from their own program.
The exercises you do each week are the ones written for you at your assessment, so the person on the next reformer is usually doing something different.
Danielle teaches most of the classes.
She holds a clinical Pilates certificate and keeps building on it through the clinic's internal clinical training. She's calm and patient with people who are new or nervous, and she loves what she does.
You're assessed before you start.
If you have an injury or a health condition, that assessment is with a physiotherapist, and your program is built from what she finds.
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YOUR WEEKLY SPOT
Same time, same people
You book a set weekly spot rather than dropping into whatever class has room, so you're with the same instructor and mostly the same small group each week. Over time the instructor gets a good read on how you move, and your program keeps being adjusted to match.
If you can't make your usual time one week, the admin team can usually find you a fill-in spot in another class.
WHAT TO EXPECT
How it works from here
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The initial assessment
Everyone starts with a one-on-one assessment, which runs for about 30 minutes. If you have an injury or health condition, you'll see Tayaba, our Physiotherapist. She takes a full clinical history and assesses how you're moving, then writes your program from what she finds. If you're joining for general fitness or wellbeing, you'll see Danielle, our Pilates Instructor. She screens how you're moving and writes your program around the goals you want to work toward.
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Each week
Classes run for an hour. You work through your own program in timed rotations across the mat, reformer and other equipment, with the instructor adjusting exercises as you go.
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Your spot
We set you up with a regular weekly class time that suits you. Because classes are small, your place is held for you each week.
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Over time
The instructor keeps updating your program as you change. Some weeks that means easing an exercise back, and other weeks it means building on what's improved.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Is this for you?
These classes tend to suit people who:
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Want a program written around their own body and goals rather than a set class routine
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Want an instructor close enough to watch and correct as they go
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Found bigger classes moved too fast for them
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Feel out of place in a typical gym or studio
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Are doing Pilates as part of rehab, alongside physio or other care
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Or simply want a calm, structured hour of movement each week
You don't need an injury to join, and you don't need to get fit before you start. The program is written for where you're starting from, at any age.
Not sure if it's right for you?
Fees
You don't need a referral to join.
Some classes are taken by our physiotherapist. If yours is, you may be able to claim through private health or DVA. The admin team can confirm what applies when you book.
EVERYONE STARTS HERE
Initial assessment
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With our Physiotherapist, if you have an injury or health condition:
$97.25
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With our Pilates Instructor, for general fitness and wellbeing: $55
CHOOSE YOUR OPTION
Classes
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Casual class: $35
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5 class pack: $165
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10 class pack: $325
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20 class pack: $600
PRACTICAL DETAILS
Times, booking and what to bring
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Where
Adapt Movement, 1 Irene Street, Mount Tarcoola, Geraldton
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Class length
One hour
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Class size
A maximum of six people
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What to wear
Whatever you're comfortable moving in. You won't need any special gear.
Class times
Classes currently run Monday to Friday:
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Monday: 8:30am and 4pm
Tuesday: 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4pm and 5pm
Wednesday: 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm and 4pm
Thursday: 6am, 8am, 4pm and 5pm
Friday: 7am, 8am, 9:30am and 12pm
If your preferred time is full or isn't running yet, you can join the waitlist for it. New class times are added as demand grows.
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Booking
Book your initial assessment through our booking page, or call the clinic on (08) 9934 6649. The admin team will then arrange your regular class spot with you.
