How to Do Hot Pilates – Harlow Hot Pilates Studio

Experience the Joy of Hot Pilates at Harlow Hot Pilates Studio

“Nothing is more important than feeling good.”

At Harlow Hot Pilates Studio, this motto reverberates throughout our classes and guides our approach to health and wellness. Hot Pilates is one of the best ways to feel good, both physically and mentally, and we’re here to help you get the most out of your practice. Whether you’re new to Hot Pilates or you’re an experienced practitioner looking to refine your technique, this page will guide you through what to expect.

What is Hot Pilates?

Hot Pilates is a dynamic form of Pilates performed in a heated room. At Harlow Hot Pilates, we warm the room to a comfortable 33 degrees Celsius with 44% humidity. The heat increases flexibility, challenges your muscles, and aids in detoxification, while our specially designed infrared panels offer an array of additional health benefits.

Before You Begin:

• Hydrate: Drink plenty of water throughout the day before your class to ensure your body stays hydrated during the intense workout.

• Wear Comfortable Clothing: Choose breathable, stretchable clothes that allow you to move freely.

• Arrive Early: We recommend arriving 15 minutes before class to allow your body to acclimatize to the heat and to take full advantage of the infrared panels.

Getting Started with Hot Pilates:

• Warm-Up: We start each class with a gentle warm-up to prepare your body for the workout. This typically includes light stretches and breathing exercises.

• Workout Sequences: Our workout routine incorporates a comprehensive range of sequences to give you a full-body experience. These include:

• Side Sequences: These exercises engage your obliques and help to enhance your overall body stability.

• Standing Sequences: Standing exercises are designed to improve your balance and strengthen your legs.

• Ab Sequences: We focus on strengthening your core, enhancing your posture, and improving your balance.

• Activation Sequences: These exercises prepare and ‘activate’ the muscles that will be targeted in your workout.

• Glute Sequences: These sequences focus on toning and strengthening your glutes.

• Arm Sequences: We also dedicate time to working your arms, increasing their strength and tone.

• Cool Down: Cooling down is as crucial as warming up. We conclude each class with a series of stretching and relaxation exercises to help your body recover and to maximize the benefits of your workout.

• Hydrate and Rest: Don’t forget to drink plenty of water after class and allow your body adequate time to rest and recover.

Hot Pilates is a personal journey, and we encourage you to go at your own pace. Our highly qualified instructors are here to guide and support you every step of the way.

Join Harlow Hot Pilates Studio Today

Harlow Hot Pilates Studio is conveniently located at 4/5 Byres St, Newstead QLD 4006. For more information or to book a class, call us at (07) 2112 1378.

Join Australia’s strongest Pilates team today and start your journey towards feeling good. We look forward to welcoming you to our vibrant and supportive community.

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Joeby Barrientos ★★★★★ Everyday is a unique and motivating experience at Harlow. You will be greeted with accommodating and professional instructor. The studio is relaxing and you can easily feel calm after a day of work. It has various options - be it beginner-friendly hot yoga or a more intense hot pilates. They also provide complimentary pass so you can invite a friend and experience the same satisfying practice. A day won’t be complete without going to Harlow!Response from the ownerThank you Joeby, we love hearing of our members Hot Pilates & Hot Yoga experience! Bless! Louis Gillies ★★★★★ Great place :)) really enjoyed my time here and they were very accomodating for my short stay in Brisbane this winter. Hopefully back next year 🙂Sue M ★★★★★ Harlow is a beautiful place to practice Hot Yoga and Pilates. The studio is clean and fresh with concrete floors and the room is heated to a comfortable 33 degrees which I find allows better focus. I have practiced yoga at most studios across Brisbane and highly recommend Harlow as one of the best. Good vibe, awesome instructors, and a great crowd to practice with!Response from the ownerThank you Sue! From the whole team we are sending big love! You have always been a huge part of our vibe! Blessings! MV ★★★★★ I love my afternoon Pilates session at Harlow! It’s a nice slice of me time to workout and feel rejuvenated. The instructors are amazing and provide a welcoming atmosphere.Response from the ownerThank you MV! We love the feeling of leaving a heated class! Remember "Nothing is more important then feeling good" Mitch Turner ★★★★★ I'm a newbie and was injured when joined. All the ladies are awesome, so welcoming and checking in on me after the classes. I was recommended Harlow and I will definitely recommend to you. I look forward to my classes. Do you yourself a favour and join.Response from the ownerThank you Mitch! We love having you! Nothing is more important then feeling good! Im so happy to hear your body is feeling stronger and healthier. Emily Millard ★★★★★ I have love Pilates and Power Yoga at Harlow. Every instructor has a slightly different flair but equal brilliance. The studio has also been really welcoming. Transitioning from a different style of exercise to pilates and yoga for the first time has been a wonderful experience so far at Harlow.Response from the ownerThank you Emily! We have the strongest and most talented Hot Pilates and Hot Yoga team in Australia! Each teacher is meticulous in their adjustments, teaching and variations in class! Thank you from our heart to yours for being part of our community. Couch Spud ★★★★★ After experiencing a life trauma I was determined to do something restorative as part of my journey forward. That lead me here to Harlow. I picked them from a range of options because it was clear that their passion was yoga first. Others were trying too hard to be cool!From the first session I could tell they were experts. I also love the spiritual centring they incorporate. Each instructor has their own personality incorporated into their session which helps keep it interesting too. It is hard as a novice but they don’t overwhelm me thus giving me confidence to improve.The sense welcome when I tried them out and the follow up made me feel valued and worthwhile too.Location is great as well.Response from the ownerThank you Couch Spud! We love hearing these stories. We love having you! We all start from a base and thats why we make sure and guarantee every single sequence and pose has variations that suit beginners up to advanced. You are why we do what we do. Continued blessings x Harlow Team Dayle McDonald ★★★★★ No other type of exercise will give you these endorphins !! Harlow is the perfect mix of relaxing and challenging and it caters for all levels of difficulty. Could not recommend more.Jim Watson ★★★★★ Just finished another Sunday morning yoga session. Challenging and fulfilling and sets up the coming week.Instructor leads the class seamlessly whilst ensuring every part of the body gets worked.An increasingly vital part of my weekly health regime.Anthony Avery ★★★★★ Harlow Hot Yoga offers me a diverse range of practice with a variety of professional instructors. Since joining I feel calmer my body is definitely more agile and I am even sleeping better.Response from the ownerThank you Anthony! The heat and workout helps created greater Serotonin which in hand helps the body naturally create melatonin which puts the body into its natural circadian rhythms. We recommend 2-3 classes a week for the maximum benefits! Priya Sarah Cherian ★★★★★ Was going regularly for about 3years pre COVID - had to move overseas and then interstate for work, finally back home and in that time couldn’t find anything quite like it in Montreal or Melbourne. Despite teachers changing over the years the classes are the same and all the staff have a positive enthusiasm. Love the room, the music, the heat and class times offered 💕💕🙏🏽Response from the ownerThanks Priya! Since this review we have upgraded our sound system further with 3 times the amount of speakers and base! Love having you back. Remember nothing is more important then feeling good! Bless! Niamh Gormley ★★★★★ What an incredibly little hidden gem in Newstead. Finding Harlow is definitely one of my 2023 highlights. The studio is the nicest one I’ve been in Brisbane to date and it makes practicing yoga and Pilates so much more enjoyable. The teachers are so all lovely and there’s such a wide variety of classes each day. It’s safe to say I’m Harlow obsessed!Response from the ownerThank you Niamh! We love having you at our Newstead studio! Did you know the aroma we pipe into the studio is white tea? Blessings! Nicole McIntosh ★★★★★ I love Harlow - I regularly do the hot Pilates classes and have been attending the studio for several years! All instructors are excellent and highly professional, and the studio is lovely! The classes are challenging but manageable and you feel amazing afterwards. I highly recommended Harlow Hot Yoga & Pilates.Response from the ownerThank you Nicole! We confidently say we have Australia strongest Hot Pilates team! Did you know we were the first in Brisbane to introduce Hot Pilates and we have only been getting stronger since! Our classes have just the right mix of challenging, rest, relaxation and workout! Cant wait to see you on the mat Nicole! Madeline Mayberry ★★★★★ I’ve been going to Harlow for about two months now and love it. I’m less stressed, stronger and more flexible.Harlow has great teachers, a good variety of yoga offerings and super responsive admin. Really well priced too.Response from the ownerThank you Madeline! We love having you as much as you love practicing! Breanna Drane ★★★★★ Agnes Knogler ★★★★☆ I came because of the close proximity to my home and will stay because of the friendly and inspired instructors who make my glutes weep and my prana flow. My only point of critique is that I wish more classes were available.Response from the ownerThank you for practising with us Agnes, we love having you with us. Send us a email to love@harlowyoga.com.au with any timespots you would like to see added too. We are constantly updating our timetable to meet clients needs. Anne-Marie Sears ★★★★★ I love the yoga and pilates classes at Harlow, and they’ve done wonders for my strength and mobility but mainly my overall wellbeing. If I could go every morning I would!Claire Hood ★★★★★ I love coming to Harlow for heated yoga! The space is so calming and the teachers are all wonderful. The highlight of my week to calm down my mind and body.Steve Barber ★★★★★ Great studio for practicing Yoga and Pilates. The instructors are very friendly and the sessions are great for my mind and body.Response from the ownerWe love having you Steve! Keep up the sessions! We love how rewarding a Hot Yoga and Hot Pilates session is for the body. Bless! Abby Shields ★★★★★ Beautiful studio, very welcoming staff, love all the classes !Response from the ownerThank you Abby! We love having you at Harlow Hot Yoga & Hot Pilates! Kim Knott ★★★★★ I highly recommend Harlow for EVERY body at ANY age. No need to feel intimidated. It’s a beautiful space to spend an hour on your mat, working on your body and soul at a pace and level that suits you, and only you. Every teacher that I’ve been lucky enough to be instructed by has been amazing. Very professional and welcoming.The only regret I have is that I should have joined sooner.Response from the ownerThank you Kim! We really love our teachers! We find beginners to expert yogis really thrive in our Hot studio. Thank you for being part of our community. Bless x Tayler Weiler ★★★★★ I’ve been going to Harlow yoga for nearly 1 month now and absolutely love it! The instructors are so warm, welcoming and knowledgeable and truly make the space feel so free and safe. I love the varying degrees of yoga classes (A, B, D) the Pilates classes, and the barre classes! Not only is this space so nice to go to after a day of work, but also early Sunday morning. My strength and flexibility has improved significantly which has helped my running and strength training. I’ve also loved having the instructors positioned at the front of the class demonstrating the flow, but also walking around to make sure everyone is positioned properly and safely, while challenging members (including myself) to further their stretch because they see our potential. Harlow is such a special space, and I’m the lucky one. If you’re considering taking a yoga/Pilates/barre class, Harlow is THE spot.Response from the ownerHi Tayler! So great to hear your flexibility and strength has increased by a regular Harlow Yoga and Pilates practise! Thank you for being part of our Hot Community. Helen Grant ★★★★★ I Love, Love, Love Harlow! I'm a practicing Yoga teacher and go to Harlow to be a student. Absolutely love the classes, the temperature, the instructors. No regrets here.!Response from the ownerThank you Helen! We make sure the heat, lighting, temperature and classes are just right to maximize your enjoyment. Thank you for the shout and being part of our team! Elsa Zaja ★★★★★ I have joined Harlow for about 2 months now. I loved their classes from the first week and l have been going almost every day. Wonderful and very professional staff. A lovely, welcoming and friendly environment . I feel so full of energy and positive after every class that can't wait for the other. 😊Response from the ownerYes! Thank you Elsa! We love the vibe in class, its so free, fun and challenging! It really is about your practice in class and no one else! Thank you for being that vibe!