Welcome to Stoked
Stoked Studio is a boutique reformer Pilates studio in Brisbane's northside, founded and taught by Liza Stokes. Classes are capped at 8, so your instructor knows your name, your goals, and how your body moves, not just your booking. Every new client starts with a real conversation before they get on the reformer. From there, it's structured, strength-focused programming built to keep working for you, not just this week, but for years. So you can feel grounded, energised, and truly stoked.
Why I Created Stoked
I created Stoked because I saw how many people felt disconnected from their bodies. Long days at a desk, inconsistent routines, or not knowing where to start can leave you feeling stiff, weak and frustrated. I’ve worked with clients in that exact position, and I’ve also felt that way myself. I started Pilates during my pregnancy, hoping it would help me move better and stay strong. What I didn’t expect was how much it would change both my body and my mind. It helped heal my shoulder injury from rugby, eased the back pain I had from office life, and gave me a connection to my body I hadn’t felt in years. That's what led me to become a Pilates instructor. Stoked is built on that same approach — helping you build strength, move with confidence, and feel more at home in your body.
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Liza Stokes
Founder, Stoked Studio
I can’t wait to welcome you into the studio.
Maybe you're here because...
...your desk job has left your body feeling like it's fighting you back. Tight hips, a stiff back, less energy than you used to have. If that's you, this is where you start rebuilding, in a way that fits around your week, not against it.
...you're newly a parent, or expecting, and you're looking to reconnect with a body that's done something incredible and now needs looking after again. You'll find a community here that gets it, not just a workout.
...independence matters to you as you get older. You want to keep climbing stairs without thinking about it, carry your own groceries, and stay steady on your feet. This is built for exactly that.
How We Teach
Every class here starts with a real conversation, not a script. Before we ever hand you a spring setting, we want to know what's going on for you, what's tight, what's tired, what you're working towards.
Classes are capped at 8 for exactly this reason: so your instructor can actually watch how you move, adjust in real time, and notice when something's off before it becomes a problem.
It's not just about your relationship with your instructor, either. We build partner and small-group moments into class on purpose, a shared stretch, a trio exercise, a synchronised finish, so the people next to you stop being strangers on reformers and start being people you actually know by name.
We're not interested in a workout that just tires you out. We're interested in one that makes you stronger somewhere that actually matters in your life, whether that's getting through a workday without your back seizing up, or picking up your kid without wincing.
What We Believe
We believe strength should be built, not rushed.
We believe everyone deserves to feel confident in their body, regardless of where they're starting from.
And we believe the right environment makes all the difference, one that challenges you, supports you and gives you the structure to keep showing up.
This is your space to move, build strength and feel like yourself again.
