Contrology Gymnasium is a classical Pilates studio at 22B Daveys Place in Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes. The studio says it teaches the authentic Pilates Method, and its teachers trace their training back to Joseph Pilates through Romana Kryzanowska and the Authentic Pilates Education International programme. It is a member of Pilates Aotearoa, and it also runs a teacher training programme under the Teach Pilates brand.
The boutique studio has a Universal Reformer, barrels, chairs, a bar, a Cadillac and neck, foot and hand equipment, made by Gratz and Pilates Designs. It offers private and semi-private sessions, and says it can help with back pain, weak cores and lack of flexibility. Three intro packages are offered to new clients. Customers say the classical approach is expert, challenging and rewarding, and that the instructor is very knowledgeable, passionate and kind. One customer who is a classical Pilates teacher from the United States says the session was expertly taught and held in a beautiful studio. Others praise the attention to detail and the correct engagement in each movement. For someone in Arrowtown or Queenstown who wants a classical Pilates session on original-style equipment, the studio offers that method.