Encore Pilates and Wellness

Encore Pilates and Wellness in Nightcliff offers a considered approach to Pilates, with a focus on learning how to move with more control, awareness and ease. The studio works with people in private or small-group settings, allowing sessions to be shaped around individual health, ability and goals. Its Discovery Session includes a postural assessment, health history, studio exercises and suggested practice for home, giving newcomers a structured starting point rather than dropping them straight into a class without context.

The studio’s core offering is Pilates on Reformer and mat, taught by instructors who support clients throughout their progress. Encore also presents Pilates as movement therapy, with programs designed to assist with pain management, injury care, rehabilitation and ongoing health education. The approach is centred on helping clients understand their own bodies and apply what they learn beyond the studio. Pregnancy Pilates is available for people who want exercise and guidance throughout pregnancy, with the website noting that individual needs are considered along the way.

There are options beyond regular studio sessions, too. Encore delivers workplace Pilates either at a business location or in the studio, and runs workshops for Pilates enthusiasts covering the subject in relation to movement, pain and injury. The studio also offers mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy, described as a treatment that delivers oxygen under pressure to support the body’s natural healing process. For people who cannot attend in person, online Pilates classes created by founder and master trainer Katie Crane can be followed from home or while travelling.

Katie Crane’s own experience is central to the studio’s philosophy. She describes discovering Pilates after years of pushing through pain, and finding that the method challenged her mentally and physically without leaving her feeling worse. That experience shaped Encore’s emphasis on mindful movement, precision, concentration and listening to the body. The studio may suit someone beginning Pilates, a person working through pain or rehabilitation with professional guidance, an expectant parent, a workplace group or an experienced participant looking to deepen their understanding. It also provides teacher training and further education for people developing a career in Pilates and movement.