Hello Pilates pals, Week four of our programme of your immersion into Classical Pilates, how are you feeling for it? Did you know that the Reformer we use today dates back to Joe’s Universal Reformer originally patented in the USA around 1927? He designed many...
Pilates history tidbit: Mr Pilates grew up in Germany, migrated to the UK to work as a boxing coach and vaudeville performer before being interned in a German national’s camp during WW1. He returned to Germany before deciding upon permanent migration to the...
Oh hi there, Did you know that the Pilates method was invented by Joseph (Joe) Hubertus Pilates (1883-1967)) who named his transformative exercise method Contrology? After he passed away the people teaching the method switched to using the term ‘Pilates’ and the rest...
The Movement Refinery turns 20! This has flown. A minute ago I was offering 1:1 Gyrotonic and Pilates mat work at my family home in North Adelaide… now I begin the 20th year of the studio and celebrate the past, present and future. There have been many hurdles,...
Bulletproof your body and add Pilates and Reformer training to your week in North Melbourne. Our studio is fully equipped and ensures every client learns on a variety of equipment, not just the Reformer. If you’re curious about real Pilates and a caring studio that...
We are thrilled with our recent equipment delivery updating our existing classical equipment towards a more archival or purist lineage thanks to Balanced Body stepping up and making quality archival lineage products. Our new ladder barrel and Wunda chair join our...
