THE RECOVERY SPACE
At Physioevolved we know that taking time to do what is needed for recovery is extremely important and sometimes finding the time and resources to do this at home is nearly impossible. One of the most effective ways to overcome the barrier to exercise is to schedule it into your diary like any other work meeting or catch up with friends.
Our recovery space allows you to do your stretches and strengthening exercises in a quiet and specialised space. We have rollers, OOVs, spiky and yamuna balls, a theragun, free weights and swiss balls which can be used for self massage and stretching. We also have ‘RECOVERY SYSTEMS’ for the leg and arms which are pneumatic lymphatic drainage which help with recovery after a big training session, post operative swelling and lymphodema. These cost over $2000 retail so it is well worth utilising our set!
We have clinical Pilates equipment which can be used unsupervised once you have had clearance from your Physiotherapist or Pilates Instructor that you are ready to use it safely.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
As many of you know, Physioevolved has scaled back for a while as I (Kate) complete my PhD. But our Pilates clients aren’t ready to let the studio go, and honestly, neither are we!
The Recovery Space is essentially crowd-funded by you, our members. Your $15 a week covers the running costs, the rent, the lights, the equipment, so we can all keep the studio doors open and continue doing what we love. Think of it as a community keeping something good alive while life does its thing.
This is a trial, and we’re going into it with a lot of trust on both sides. We trust you to use the space safely and with care. You trust us to keep it running and available. That’s pretty much the whole deal.
Any questions, just email admin@physioevolved.co.nz – I (Kate) am still very much around, just downstairs working with the PhysioNZ team and doing my research for my PhD!
HOW CAN I ACCESS THE SPACE?
The Recovery Space is open 24/7 – yes, even at 6am on a Sunday. You’ll have your own unique door code to get in whenever suits you. The room can be hired for $150 + GST a day. So there may be days that it will be unavailable. We will commit to providing a minimum of 4-days a week of use. The one firm rule: please keep your code to yourself. If a friend or family member wants access, we’d love to have them, they just need to sign up themselves. A note on security: there is a camera on the stairwell entrance so we can see who is coming and going. There are no cameras inside the studio, your privacy in the space is fully respected.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO USE THE RECOVERY SPACE?
Membership is $15 per week, collected by direct debit – that’s it, there’s no other way to pay and no drop-in options. Simple and automatic, so you don’t have to think about it. Make the payment for Monday, to cover Monday to Sunday use of the Pilates Studio. You set an automatic payment with your bank and payments run each week from there. Just make sure the funds are there – if payment isn’t received on the Monday your door code may be paused until it’s sorted. Not coming in? That’s totally fine, your membership is yours to manage. If you’re not using the space but haven’t paused or cancelled, fees will keep running. We’re not going to chase you about it; we want you to be in control of both your payments and your health. Pause the payment when you’re away, restart when you are here.
We look forward to helping you with your recovery.
