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Brain-and-body equipment for gyms, Pilates studios and personal trainers

Training with purpose. Not just more reps.

Give members the balance, reaction and thinking work most gyms leave out. Loads that move, floors that tilt and targets that make them think, in classes nobody else on your street is running.

For gym owners, studio owners, head coaches, Pilates instructors and personal trainers.

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Sound familiar?

What owners and coaches tell us when they first call.

“Our members plateau, or just get bored.”

Gym owners

“We need a point of difference on our street.”

Owners · managers

“Our small-group timetable needs something new.”

Head coaches

“More of our members are over 60.”

Gyms · studios

“Our Pilates clients want more of a challenge.”

Pilates instructors

“Clients come back from injury and we’re not sure what’s next.”

Personal trainers

Gym floor or studio, it fits

Pick your space.

For commercial gyms, functional studios and PT businesses

A zone your members can’t get down the road.

Turn a corner of the floor into a brain-and-body zone, or build a signature small-group class around it.

Brain-and-body small groups

Light targets with maths, letters and patterns turn circuits into thinking games.

SMARTfit

Strength with a moving load

Water-filled bars and discs shift every rep: more control work at lower weights. Use it alongside, not instead of, heavy strength.

Reax Lift

Portable unstable tools

Fluid balls and bars, swinging chains and soft kettlebells for warm-ups, finishers and classes.

Reaxxer: Flui · Pump · Chain · Kettle

Reactive cardio

A treadmill whose belt tilts in every direction without warning.

Reax Run

Active ageing programs

Balance, power and dual-task work for the fastest-growing member group.

Reax Board · SMARTfit

Somewhere to put it all

Rigs, racks and storage that hold the kit and keep the floor clear.

Younix

Where the industry is heading

Older members, Pilates and brain health are rising.

The fitness industry's own surveys point the same way: programs for older adults, Pilates, balance and core, and exercise for mental health. That's exactly where brain-and-body training sits.

Australia's top 3 trends

1. Fitness programs for older adults · 2. Pilates · 3. Exercise for mental health

AUSactive Fitness Trends 2025–26

Worldwide top 10

Older adults #2 · Balance, flow and core #5 · Mental health #6 · Functional fitness #10

ACSM Top Fitness Trends 2026

Classes keep members

UK research found members who did one class a week were about 20% more likely to stay than members who used only the gym floor three times a week. A distinctive class is a reason to stay.

TRP / Hillsdon study, published by Les Mills (UK data, indicative only)

Example only

A 45-minute Brain & Balance circuit

Small groups rotate through stations. Every station trains the body bottom up and the brain top down. Your training package builds classes around your members.

0–8 min

Wake up the system

Head turns, gaze and balance work to switch the senses on.

Reax Board

8–18 min

Think and move

Hit the right target: maths, colours or sequences, at speed.

SMARTfit

18–28 min

Moving load

Squats, presses and carries with a load that shifts.

Reax Lift · Reax Pump

28–38 min

Unstable finisher

Chains, fluid balls and soft kettlebells in short rounds.

Reax Chain · Flui · Kettle

38–45 min

Settle and reset

Slow breathing and calm balance work to finish.

Reax Board

See it in a space like yours

Two starting points. Send us your floor plan or photos and we'll suggest a layout.

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Gym floor

Brain-and-body zone

Younix rig · Reax Lift · SMARTfit · Reax Board · Reaxxer storage

Ask for a layout for your space →
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Studio

Pilates or PT studio add-on

SMARTfit Mini wall · Reax Flui · Reax Pump · Reax Chain · Reax Kettle

Ask for a layout for your space →

The research

Evidence, honestly

Good reasons to add it, and the limits worth knowing. None of these studies tested our specific products.

Thinking plus moving

Combining physical and cognitive training gave small gains in cognition (g 0.22) and physical function (g 0.25) in older adults. Doing both at once worked best for cognition.

Gavelin et al. 2021, Ageing Res Rev

Balance training has a dose

In healthy older adults, the best results came from 11–12 weeks, 3 sessions a week, 31–45 minutes a session.

Lesinski et al. 2015, Sports Med

Power matters with age

Power training improved physical function in older adults a little more than traditional strength training (low certainty).

Balachandran et al. 2022, JAMA Netw Open

Pilates helps balance

Pilates improved balance in older adults, though study quality was low and evidence on falls is not conclusive.

Barker et al. 2015, Arch Phys Med Rehabil

Unstable loads: variety, not replacement

Instability lowers force and power, so it complements heavy strength work rather than replacing it, giving high muscle activation at lower loads.

Behm et al. 2010, CSEP position stand

Water-filled loads

In a small trial, two weeks of squats with a water-filled tube improved force steadiness by 9–17%. No review has looked at fluid loads specifically yet.

Glass & Wisneski 2023, J Funct Morphol Kinesiol

Ways to bring it into your space

Add a station, launch a class, or redesign the floor.

1 · Equipment

The kit, set up

Delivered and set up, with local after-sales support. Smaller Reaxxer tools are available through our shop.

2 · Training package

Your coaches, class-ready

How to coach it, progress it and build classes around it. Tailored to your team and priced separately.

3 · Program design & fit-out

A floor and timetable built with you

We plan the zone, the equipment mix and the classes around your members, with a bespoke training package included.

Questions owners ask

Do my coaches need a clinical background?

No. Coaches and instructors run these sessions. A training package covers how to coach, progress and build classes.

Is it suitable for older members?

Yes, with sensible screening and progression. Members with dizziness, recent falls or neurological conditions should be referred to a clinician first.

Can we run it as a premium class?

Many studios do. It’s your call how you price it; we can help you design the class.

How much space do we need?

From a wall and a few square metres for a SMARTfit Mini and Reaxxer tools, up to a full zone. Send us your floor plan and we’ll suggest a layout.

Is training included?

Training is a separate, tailored package. It’s included when we do your program design and fit-out.

Can we buy smaller items online?

Yes. Reaxxer tools such as Flui balls, Chains, Kettles and Pump sets are in our online shop.

Feel it before you buy it.

Bring your coaches to Ikigai Shift in Goulburn for a session, or we'll bring a demo to your gym or studio.

+61 2 4821 8500

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