Welcome
We hope you’ll stay and get to know us. We’ll certainly do our best to help...
- We don’t do Pilates for the young and beautiful - although we love to work for clients of all ages.
- We don’t do off the shelf one-size-fits-all pilates - although we do honor the classic Pilates moves.
- We design our exercises and package them with love and kindness and a sense of humour - because we all want to be stronger, move better, and be as pain free as our bodies and circumstances allow.
- Above all we want to help you find your strength health and happiness.
FAQ's
1. What sort of people attend your mat classes?
Middle-aged to retired professionals, small to medium business owners, caregivers. We work with all ages. Anyone who understands that "awareness brings healing". Our many shift worker clients are easily catered for through our flexible online booking system. Our out-of-towners and stuck-at-homers are catered for with our Zoom Pilates mat classes - in real-time, online, six times a week, so you can join us in the studio from the comfort of our own home!
Most of our clients are women but we have a good percentage of men.
Most do gardening walking and tramping. We also work with high-level athletes.
2. Do you have testimonials?
Yes!...Testimonials page
3. Can I tour the studio?
Yes!- Give us a text or call and I’ll show you around!-
- Take a look at our Minimal Virus Place Video!
4. Tell me about your instructor?
My name's Bruce Thomson...I'm your instructor. I’m an ex-veterinary doctor of 25 years experience and I'm 61 years young. I’ve applied my learning and experience to how to eat exercise and stay well. Recently I re-wrote the New Zealand and South Island Championship records for the 400-meter sprint (60-65 age group). Not boasting, I want to assure you that I'm competent to teach. I promise to provide you with great services, to help you move better and find health strength and happiness 😇.
5. What do you do to minimise the spread of colds and infections?
Check out our video:-Btpilates is a minimal virus place
6. Do you just do Pilates mat classes?
- We also do small groups with special needs or interests
- We livestream our mat classes via Zoom! (5 classes per week during term time)
- We wellness coach with actionable checklists and referral recommendations. Wellness strategies include diet, fasting, mental reprogramming, exercises, and self-massage prescription.
- We provide Bowen and manual therapy, including foot joint mobilisation and trigger point pressure pointing
- We publish articles exercise an videos:- btpilates online
Testimonials
Balancing up tempo core work with stretching and balance...
I learnt lots from Bruce but most importantly the value of balancing up tempo core work with stretching and balance. I learnt how to relax into a stretch too and lengthening the muscle under a load. I loved your classes. I miss them.AM, UK
23/7/2013
Lower back pain much improved...
After just a few weeks of attending BT Pilates my lower back pain was much improved and my body in good shape for enjoying running and other sports. I always looked forward to my weekly relaxing yet invigorating pilates class!JO, Invercargill
6/7/2013
Carefully planned...
The sessions are carefully planned, well paced and meeting the needs of the class. Furthermore I enjoy the programme.Jim Watson, Invercargill
3/08/2012
The classes are fun...
I'd tried yoga in the past and enjoyed it but felt I wanted do something more active. Pilates fitted the bill. The main thing that keeps me coming back is that the classes are funJB, Invercargill
7/7/2012
Enthusiastic...
Bruce, your enthusiam is undeniable - keep it up!Thanks!
JW, Alexander, Central Otago
15/6/20
(Dwight Grieve, 17th in the 2015 Keplar Challenge...)
Picture: Te Anau police officer Dwight Grieve appears to get a progress report from the horses mouth as he approaches Luxmore Hut during the 2015 Kepler Challenge. Grieve finished 17th male and 19th overall in 5hrs 50m.
Hi Bruce!...
{Following your calf massage advice] ...I have a nice wee stool that sits in front of the couch now and when I am watching TV I now get on the floor with it and a tennis ball – feels like it helps so thanks for the help and advise – I have made sure I have worked in the new stretches for the glutes etc as well, I can tell I haven’t done them before.
[In the Keplar race I] did a good time in the end, had a tough day, just didnt feel 100% and was fighting from the first shelter on – good part of that being I know I can still go faster.
The leg held up well, very strange as I was so bad in Timaru and then it has just come right in time, it did play up a little from about one hour in until about the three hour mark but was more discomfort than pain.
Will catch up at some stage.
Cheers
Dwight Grieve, Te Anau police officer and competitive runner
12/7/15
Ankle re-alignment prevents ankle re-injury
A little over a year ago I injured my right ankle, diagnosed as a problem with my posterior tibialis. I went looking for rehab exercises online and found Bruce's realignment program. Now, I knew my ankles rolled in, and I knew I was knock-kneed, but I never would have linked the alignment of those two joints. Bruce's exercise plan got to the heart of the matter, very clear, and concise but complete. After two weeks of practice my ankles were no longer riding the inside edge of my shoes; after a month I felt my chance of future injury had been dramatically reduced. Like any real change this realignment takes work and persistence and time, but it has been totally worthwhile.RW, UK
5/8/16
Zoom online Pilates mat class...
The online classes are amazing to participate in. Bruces' professional approach to using technology to reach out to people and help them with their aches, injuries and wellbeing is unprecedented. His commentaries are clear, succinct, multi-dimensional and in a time of stress his calm and confident voice carries through. His mindfulness for overall wellbeing is awesome and Bruce takes time to work on all aspects of wellbeing.Thank you Bruce so much".
IL, Invercargill
7/10/20 Letter to first time visitor
Letter to first time visitor