Kids Heart Pilates

Looks like a game... but there’s so much more going on. ✨

We don’t have to use balls, here we are using our weighted toys, as they are a crowd favourite!

💙 Balance and coordination
💙 Visual tracking
💙 Motor planning
💙 Hand-eye coordination
💙 Postural control
💙 Confidence

Nothing like a challenge to get them invested, it doesn’t need to be complex it just needs to work!

The best part? They just think they’re playing.

Because when movement is fun, children stay engaged. And when they’re engaged, that’s where the magic happens. 💙

What looks like a game to a child is often one of the most powerful learning opportunities we can create.

One of the things we intentionally build at Kids Heart Pilates is teamwork.

Not because we want children to be better athletes.

Because we want them to become better collaborators, communicators and problem-solvers.

This activity that involves working together also challenges children to:

🩷 Activate their core while moving and stabilising.
🩷 Recruit shoulder stabilises
🩷 Promote bilateral coordination
🩷 Fine motor skills focus
🩷 Communicate with a partner.
🩷 Take turns and share responsibility.
🩷 Read another person’s movements.
🩷 Adapt when things don’t go to plan.
🩷 Build trust and confidence together.

At the same time, they’re strengthening the muscles that support posture, balance and coordinated movement.

When children move together, they’re developing physical foundations and social foundations.

That’s why our sessions are about so much more than exercise.

They’re about building confident kids who can move, connect and thrive.

Because movement is one of the most powerful ways we teach life skills.

This is actually one of the most misunderstood parts of paediatric therapy. To many parents, throwing just looks like a game. But it’s one of the richest developmental activities we can use because it challenges so many systems at once.

Here’s why throwing is almost always in our sessions:

🩷 It develops whole-body coordination. Throwing starts from the feet, transfers through the hips and trunk, then into the shoulder, arm and hand. Children learn to sequence movement efficiently rather than just moving one body part at a time.

🩷 It builds core strength and postural control. Before a child can throw well, they need a stable base. The trunk has to stay organised while the arms generate force.

🩷It improves bilateral coordination. One side of the body stabilises while the other moves. This ability underpins skills like writing, dressing, cutting with scissors and many playground activities.

🩷 It develops visual skills. Children must judge distance, track a moving target, time their release and adjust based on where the object lands. These same visual-motor skills support reading, handwriting and classroom learning.

🩷 It strengthens motor planning. Every throw requires the brain to answer: How hard? How high? Which hand? When do I let go? The brain then learns from the result and refines the next attempt.

🩷 It supports sensory processing. Throwing provides proprioceptive input (feedback from muscles and joints), vestibular activation as the body rotates or shifts weight, and tactile feedback from gripping different objects. This helps many children become more organised and regulated.

🩷 It builds attention and executive functioning. Children must focus, inhibit impulsive responses, remember rules, solve problems and adapt their strategy throughout games.

🩷 It develops confidence. Throwing games are easy to grade so children experience success, challenge themselves and develop resilience when they miss.

At Kids Heart Pilates, we don’t use throwing simply to teach children to throw. We use it because throwing is a vehicle for developing the foundations that support learning, participation and confidence across everyday life.

Sydney, you were incredible. 🤍

Every time I run this course I’m reminded that it’s never just about the content.

It’s the conversations between practitioners.
The questions that challenge our thinking.
The ideas that emerge from real clinical experiences.
The support people give each other.
The collaborations that continue long after the weekend is over.

I walk away learning something every single time, and that’s one of my favourite parts.

Next stop: Adelaide.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, registrations close 5 August, and I’d love to see you there.

Come for the paediatric education. Stay for the community, the conversations, and the confidence you’ll build alongside other clinicians.

See you in Adelaide. 💙

Still looking for something fun these school holidays? ☀️

Good news... we still have spots available in our Kids Heart Pilates Holiday Program!

Our Kids Heart Pilates Holiday Program is packed with movement, obstacle courses, games, challenges and loads of fun! All while helping kids build confidence, coordination and friendships.

The best part?
Every activity is led by our clinical team, so children of all abilities can join in, feel successful and have fun.

Spots are still available but once they're gone, they're gone!

Book now: https://www.kidsheartpilates.com.au/holiday-program

We'd love to see you there!

We get asked this all the time. Here is everything you need to know about getting started with Kids Heart Pilates.

Do you need a referral?
No.

Do you need an NDIS plan?
No, we see private families too.

What ages do you work with?
Three to seventeen.

What happens at the first session?
A gross motor assessment, a conversation with you, and a plan for what comes next.

How long do programs run?
We offer single assessments, term-based programs, and school holiday intensives.

Do you come to us or do we come to you?
Both, we run clinic-based sessions, home visits, school visits, and ELC-embedded programs.

Where are you based?
Brisbane and through our ProActive network we deliver across Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia.

DM us START or book via link in bio.