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Classes
Pilates with purpose.
Our signature equipment Pilates and high-intensity classes, with the brain and balance training most studios leave out built into every one. Up to ten people, every class mixed, and no two classes the same.
Around 40 classes a week, Monday to Friday, from 5am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
The studio
Built for training with purpose
10
Allegro 2 reformers
Colour-coded springs, adjusted to suit every size
10
CoreAligns in the Bright Room
A sun-filled room for core, balance and deep stretching
≤10
People per class
Every class is mixed, with an instructor on hand
HR
Live heart-rate display
See your effort in high-intensity classes
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Brain & balance kit
Reax Run, SMARTfit, VTS spinners and VALD force plates
What makes our classes different
It’s not just a Pilates class.
Every class trains the three systems that keep you steady and moving well. You’ll feel the workout. You might not notice the rest, and that’s the idea.
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Your eyes
Where you look, and how well your eyes hold steady while you move. Built into balance work, turns and reaching.
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Your inner ear
Your body’s sense of motion and direction. Trained with turning, tilting and changing speed, on the reformer and off it.
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Your body awareness
Knowing where your body is without looking. Trained through slow control, unstable surfaces and eyes-closed work.
It starts with your Ikigai Shift Screen, which checks all three, so your instructor knows where to start you and what to build in.
How a class runs
Different every time. Always with purpose.
You might stay on the reformers all class, or move through the Bright Room and the gym. Either way, you finish where you started: stretching it out on the reformer.
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Warm up on the reformer
Ten Allegro 2 reformers, with colour-coded springs set to suit you. We wake up your feet, hips and spine, and check in on how you’re moving today.
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Into the Bright Room or the gym
CoreAligns in our sun-filled Bright Room, strength work in the gym, or brain and balance stations on the Reax Run, SMARTfit and spinners.
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Finish with a stretch
Back to the reformer for a long, slow stretch, so you leave feeling settled, not just worked.
Our classes
Find the class that suits you.
Not sure which one? Your instructor will point you in the right direction after your Screen.
Our signature class
Group equipment Pilates
A challenging, full-body workout that’s kind to your joints. Reformers, CoreAligns and the gym, with balance and body-awareness work built in. All levels, with an instructor on hand.
- All levels
- Up to 10
- Reformer + CoreAlign
High intensity
PHIIT
Pilates high-intensity interval training. The pace of a HIIT session in a Pilates studio, with less pounding on your joints. You wear a heart-rate band and see your effort on the live display.
- Heart-rate band
- Fitter, faster
- Friendly competition
Fit classes
Strength & fit classes
Strength, conditioning and circuit-style classes in the gym, with reactive and dual-task stations so your brain works as hard as your body. [Class list: confirm]
- Strength
- Conditioning
- Brain & balance
Prefer one-on-one?
Private sessions
Private Pilates or personal training, built from your Screen. The right choice if you’re working through pain or an injury, or you just like the focus.
Training for something?
Strength & conditioning
One-on-one and small-group programs for sport and performance, tested on VALD force plates so you can see the change.
See your effort
Train to your numbers, not just the clock.
In PHIIT and our fit classes, you wear a heart-rate band and your effort shows up live on the studio display. Your instructor can see who needs pushing and who needs to ease off, and you can see when it’s time to add a spring.
Members can also take a quick reading at home each morning. It gives us a picture of how you’re pulling up, so we can pitch your session to the day you’re having.
HR Bands are required for PHIIT. They are included in Limitless membership, or can be bought in the studio.
On the live display
Your effort, live
Colour zones show how hard you’re working, moment to moment.
Your morning reading
A quick reading at home before class tells us how you’re pulling up.
Your session, adjusted
We use it to choose when to push and when to back off.
Recovery
After class, switch off.
Recovery is part of training, not an afterthought. Book a session on its own, add it after class, or use your allowance as a Limitless member.
Infrared sauna
Gentle, even heat
A private Sunlighten infrared sauna. The heat is gentler than a traditional sauna, so you can settle in, breathe and let your body wind down after training.
Sessions of 30, 45 or 60 minutes.
Float tank
No light. No sound. No weight.
An i-sopod float tank filled with warm, salt-dense water, so your body is fully supported. With almost nothing coming in through your senses, it’s rare, quiet time to switch off.
Sessions of 30 or 60 minutes.
Your first class
Everyone starts the same way.
New to Ikigai Shift, or coming back after a break? Here’s how you get from the front door to your first class.
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Quick check
About a minute online, to make sure classes are the right place to start.
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Ikigai Shift Screen
Thirty minutes in the studio: balance, reformer footwork, reactive walking and rotation.
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Your first week
A week of Limitless classes and gym access, with simple goals set from your Screen.
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Keep going
Casual, a class pack, a membership or Limitless. Choose what suits how often you’ll come.
Timetable
This week at Ikigai Shift.
Times and instructors can change, so the live timetable is always the one to trust. Book straight from it.
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 5:00 am | Machine Pilates – Andy |
Machine Pilates – Andy |
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| 6:00 am | PHIIT – Andy |
Machine Pilates – Maria |
PHIIT – Andy |
Machine Pilates – Maria |
Machine Pilates – Maria |
| 7:00 am | Machine Pilates – Maria |
Machine Pilates – Maria |
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| 10:00 am | Machine Pilates – Jane |
Machine Pilates – Maria |
Machine Pilates – Andy |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
| 11:00 am | Machine Pilates – Jane |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
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| 12:00 pm | Machine Pilates – Andy |
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| 4:00 pm | Machine Pilates – Maria |
PHIIT – Maria |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
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| 5:00 pm | Machine Pilates – Jane |
Machine Pilates – Jo |
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| 6:00 pm |
Machine Pilates – Jane
PHIIT – Maria
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Machine Pilates – Maria |
Machine Pilates – Andy |
Machine Pilates – Jo
PHIIT – Gabrielle
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Casual, packs or membership
Come once a week or every day.
Single classes, packs of 5, 24 or 48, regular memberships, or Limitless: all of it, guided by your numbers.
Common questions
Before your first class
Questions? Call 02 4821 8500.
Do I need to have done Pilates before?
No. Your Screen and our instructors get you started at the right level, and every class has an instructor on hand.
Can I skip the Screen and just join a class?
No. Everyone who joins our classes does the Ikigai Shift Screen first, including experienced people and people coming back after a break. It’s what makes the training work for you.
Are classes for women or men?
Both. Every class is mixed, with up to ten people. Some times end up busier with one group than another; ask us and we’ll suggest a class that suits you.
What should I wear?
Comfortable clothes you can move in, and socks. [Grip socks: confirm] Bring a water bottle.
I’m pregnant, or have pain or an injury. Can I join?
Tell us when you book. We may suggest private sessions first, or an Ikigai Shift Assessment if something needs a closer look.
Can I claim classes on my health fund or the NDIS?
Classes and memberships are private fees. The NDIS doesn’t fund gym or class memberships. Physio- or EP-led sessions may be claimable: see Services.
What if I can’t make a class?
Cancel in the booking system so someone else can take your spot. [Late cancellation policy: confirm]