Why yoga?

Yoga is for everyone, for fitness, fun and flexibility, without competition or any feelings of intimidation, and in today’s hectic world, we need yoga to bring balance to our lives.

Yoga is not just for the super flexible, it builds strength, cardio vascular fitness, and of course develops balance. But it is more than just exercise, it is the combination of movement, breath and the mind, the perfect trilogy for staying fit and healthy in today’s hectic world.

What makes Balanced Yoga so special?

Our studio is not a gym, but a peaceful, comfortable and open space, designed to provide the perfect setting for you to strengthen your muscles, stretch, relax and escape from the outside world.

Yoga for Beginners

If you are new to yoga or returning from a break, or perhaps you just want to make sure you are doing things correctly, then yes, we do run beginners courses.

Modern Pilates can be experienced in two forms; each offers different presentations and outcomes:

Studio Equipment – Based Sessions

• Designed for each individual, can adapt each session, all levels can work togetherCan be individual (private) or up to four participants with the one trainer (semi-private)
• Involving some matwork and specialized spring loaded resistance equipment
• Enabling each participant to achieve their particular physical goals and balance of body

Matwork Classes

• Small groups of up to 10 participants
• Classes grouped by Pilates training levels (Introductory through to Late Intermediate)
• Classes flow, working the entire body, using the entire body
• No impact on body, so perfect for a wide range of body types and conditions
• Working through a broad range of exercises on the floor including working with specialised small equipment

Pilates is a great way to improve overall body awareness, posture, flexibility, balance and muscle control. It assists the body to learn how to move freely and efficiently during daily activities, occupation and sports. 

STUDIO EQUIPMENT PILATES

Body Intelligence provides personalised studio sessions tailored to your body. These private or semi private sessions offer a higher level of individual attention and can be extremely helpful if you are rehabilitating from injury or have a specific goal.  

MATWORK GROUP CLASSES

Group Classes offer a place for a whole body workout, focusing on firing up your core and working all of your muscles. Mat based Pilates is a gentle, low impact exercise but a serious strength workout.

PilatesCan provides a clinical focus to delivering Pilates in our relaxed and comfortable studio environments with a personalised friendly inclusive approach.

If you are suffering from post-injury or a chronic condition, PilatesCan assists you with your Personalised Pilates Exercise Science based Rehabilitation program, aimed at helping you to your best possible state of personal wellbeing.

We will start you with a personalised approach to get the best result for you.

PilatesCan has 2 locations - Manuka and Woden.

Are you recovering from an injury, ongoing condition or operation? Our Recovery Program incorporates both dry-land and water-based sessions with an individual program designed to progress you back to full functionality and independence.

Aqua Recovery

Gain increased mobility and strength by using aqua equipment for resistance. Sessions held in 1.1-metre deep, 25-metre heated pool.

Deep-water Recovery

Further increase mobility, strength and cardiovascular ability with a more intensive deep-water recovery session. Sessions held in 2.2-metre deep, 50-metre heated pool.

Gym Recovery

Work on tailored gym programmes under supervision. Sessions held in our fully equipped gym.

At Higher Function Physiotherapy we can help with:

• Reducing pain and stiffness
• Back pain, neck pain
• Headaches
• Work and sports injuries
• Pre and postoperative rehabilitation
• Postural correction
• Improving bone and muscle strength
• Pre and postnatal exercises and education

We offer:

• Manual therapy
• Specific exercises
• Neurodynamic techniques
• Dry Needling
• Education about Pacing, Chronic Pain,
• Clinical Pilates Classes and Individual sessions.

SmartMoves is a low to moderate intensity class that includes strength, balance, mobility, flexibility and a whole lot of fun.  SmartMoves is suitable for anyone with or at risk of chronic disease, diabetes, overweight or just wanting to comfortably work on their health and wellbeing.

Canberra is renowned for its beautiful parks and open spaces which promote physical activity.

There are many free exercise opportunities in Canberra's beautiful outdoors for people of all ages and abilities. These include outdoor fitness stations and walking trails as well as things people may not normally use to get active such as a bench at a playground which can be used while the kids are playing or to break up a walk or run.

Now, with the help of Find fitness outdoors website, you can search for an outdoor fitness location or activity that suits you. There are short instructional videos to help show you how to use the available equipment. 

Locations include:

Ainslie

Belconnen (John Knight Memorial Park)

Casey - John Crawford Crescent neighbourhood park

Chifley - Shann Place neighbourhood park (access off Chifley Place)

Cook - Templeton Crescent neighbourhood park

Crace - Crace Recreation Park (access off Narden Street)

Deakin - Denison Street pedestrian parkland (adjacent to Denison Street and Thesiger Court intersection)

Forde - Throught area

Greenway - Tuggeranong Town Park

Gungahlin - Yerrabi District Park

Harrison - Eric Mawson Street neighbourhood park

Holt - Beaurepaire Crescent neighbourhood park

Kaleen - Woronora Street pedestrian parkland

Kambah - Summerland Circuit neighbourhood park

Phillip - Eddison District Park

Rivett - Bangalay Crescent neighbourhood park

Theodore - Theodore oval

Weston - Dillon Close neighbourhood park

Wright - Lindsay Pryor Street pedestrian parkland

Yarralumla - Alexandrina Drive road verge and pedestrian parkland

Hydrotherapy is treatment carried out in a special purpose pool. The pool we use is in the Club MMM! Day Spa. After a detailed examination and discussion about your needs and goals, your physiotherapist will design an exercise / treatment programme for you. All your treatment sessions will be supervised by one of our physiotherapists.

The benefits of hydrotherapy are improved strength, flexibility and fitness. Increased levels of daily activity and motivation flow from these, as well as decreased pain in most cases.

Programmes will run for six weeks during which we will focus on achieving the goals we set at the initial assessment. We have a limited number of spaces available during our pool times for patients who have completed programmes and wish to continue without our supervision. We will let you know when you are ready for this.

When your treatment is completed we will give you a programme of exercises to ensure you retain the benefits of your time with us.

Functional Strength and Conditioning (FS&C) is a gym based exercise programme focussed on functional outcomes. FS&C training emphasises both strength and function and the body’s natural ability to move in six degrees of freedom. The program is designed, implemented and guided by clinically trained and experienced physiotherapists.

Who is it for?

• People wanting to reclaim their health
• People who want better muscular balance and stability
• People wanting to regain functional strength after injury, illness or returning to work
• People who want to perform daily activities more easily and avoid injuries
• People who are new to gym based exercise or may find traditional gyms uncomfortable or intimidating

The programme consists of exercise prescription, education and implementation. You learn and develop the skills to build and maintain a functional level of movement, fitness and health. After completing the supervised part of the programme you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to continue independently.