Welcome to Pilates IQ™
Pilates Courses in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
Pilates Inspired exercise and rehabilitation for intelligent practitioners.
We merge the art of Pilates with the science of physiotherapy and exercise physiology to deliver contemporary rehabilitation and exercise courses for health and fitness practitioners.
We specialise in Training you to train and rehabilitate your clients.
We use a practical “hands on” clinical approach to training that equips you to immediately start working with your clients and improving their physical outcomes, pain and disability.
Our Courses
Clinical Pilates on Matwork – Level 1 & 2
Our Clinical Pilates on Matwork courses provide a comprehensive pathway for allied health and fitness professionals wanting to confidently assess, prescribe and teach Pilates-based exercise. Start with Level 1 Foundations, then progress to Level 2 with Small Apparatus to expand your exercise repertoire and programme design skills.
Pilates Matwork and Small Apparatus for Seniors
Develop the skills and confidence to deliver safe, effective and engaging Pilates-based exercise programmes for older adults. Designed for allied health professionals working in aged care, community health and private practice, this practical course will help you improve strength, mobility, balance and independence in senior populations.
Clinical Pilates on Reformer
Master the art and science of Clinical Pilates on the Reformer with our immersive 2-day course designed specifically for healthcare and movement professionals. From beginner rehabilitation to advanced athletic conditioning, you’ll learn how to confidently assess, prescribe and progress Reformer programmes tailored to your clients’ individual needs.
Clinical Pilates on Large Equipment
Whether you’re looking to build foundational skills, advance your clinical reasoning, or immerse yourself in comprehensive equipment training, our Large Equipment courses offer flexible study options to suit your goals.
Preglates™
Support women through pregnancy and beyond with confidence. Preglates™ is a specialised Clinical Pilates course designed for allied health and fitness professionals who want to safely prescribe Pilates-based exercise during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Health fund changes- changes to policy on Pilates
We are still delivering a great exercise system to practitioners but changing our product’s name to manage the health fund changes that have come about due to the Federal Health department’s decision about Pilates exercise. Somehow Clinical Pilates delivered by physiotherapists and exercise physiologists has been put into the same bucket as many scientifically unfounded alternative therapies.
Renaming what we do is now necessary for health fund clients.
History of Joseph Pilates
Joseph Pilates, the founder of “Pilates” was many years ahead of his time in his understanding of movement control and the importance of core stability and how movement needed a strong core. He called the core muscles the Powerhouse in his 1945 publication and was writing of the importance of light engagement of these muscles in functional standing stipulating 25% bracing leaving a 75% reserve in case it is required.
Contemporary research by physiotherapists at UQ in the late 1980s reconfirmed the importance of light constant engagement of deep core muscles when in upright positions. They also recommended 20-25% engagement of these muscles in relaxed standing positions.
Our training is recognised by:
