Terenzo Bozzone
5 times World Champion

As a Professional Athlete I am always looking at ways which I can improve my performance and at the beginning or 2006 I met Raewyn Hing at her studio, IQ Pilates in Mairangi Bay. I had heard great things about Pilates, about how it can improve your core strength and flexibility, but what Raewyn offers is much more specific. I don’t waste time doing any old Pilates movements instead all the stretches and exercises I do are specific to my needs. They are specifically based around triathlon movements and improving my weaknesses. I started doing Pilates for a small advantage over my competitors, the amount that I have gained in the past 2 years is anything but small. I don’t know how my body would have survived all the stress I put on it without the help of Pilates and I honestly don’t know if I would have achieved my recent results, especially at such a young age without the expertise of Raewyn Hing. 

Raewyn is an amazing person, she loves to help others and it is very seldom she comes across a problem that she cannot fix. Pilates is for everyone, Pro Athletes to pregnant ladies to people with back aches. I know you will find it to have a large impact on your life. more

Cameron Gibson  
Olympic and Commonwealth Swimmer.    
2006 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist 200m Backstroke.

I have been doing Pilates with Raewyn for four years, and have seen big gains in my performance, core stability and posture during this time. Raewyn allows you to work with her and to mould a program around individual needs. Raewyns inclusion of gyrokinesis has allowed me to combine the gyrotonic program with a pilates program with an overall effect of complimenting and aiding my swimming program.

Helen Norfolk 
Commonwealth and Olympic NZ Swimming Representative

IQ Pilate's were the first Pilate's studio I found to really focus on my individuals needs. From the very first session Raewyn communicated clearly with me on what I needed to be working on. You never felt lost in the studio, there was always an instructor on hand and all your exercises displayed in your own folder. It was always fun and every time I walked out the door after a workout I felt I had achieved something. From the first week I felt a difference in my swimming and more confident in my stance. IQ Pilate's I think is the best Pilate's studio to help an elite athlete to strive closer to their goals. more>

Tom Ashley  
2007 World Champion, 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medallist, RX Board Sailing

I trained at IQ Pilates for two years leading up to the Beijing Olympics. Raewyn's help with my core strength and flexibility helped me to stay injury-free and was important to my success. more>

Erin Taylor
International and Olympic Women's Kayaking Competitor

Since starting pilates in December 2006 I have really noticed the benefits. Before coming to pilates I was unaware of any imbalances in my movement patterns, such as weaker rotation to one side than the other. In the sport of kayaking being symmetrical is pretty vital to achieving maximal performance. When I first started I was unsure of how much the exercises in my pilates sessions could help my paddling ability, but as I progressed I really started to notice how small changes in my biomechanics could make a big improvement to my kayaking technique. Through a mixture of specific pilates exercises and Raewyn's expertise I have eliminated quite a few of the imbalances between my right and left side of my body and increased my body rotation greatly. I still have plenty of work to do but I'm excited to continue my work with pilates to continue to increase and compliment my paddling development.