Book a gym-based physio assessment
Start with a 45 to 60 minute assessment where your physiotherapist looks at your injury, movement and strength, then writes the program that guides your supervised gym sessions at Adapt in North Sydney. No referral is needed.
Choose your assessment
Pick a live time with Sam or John. Your first booking is the clinical assessment that sets the program, not a gym session.
- Who you can book
- Sam Baylis or John MacAuliffe, our registered physiotherapists.
- Length
- First assessment usually 45 to 60 minutes.
- Referral
- Not needed to book.
- Fees
- Confirmed before you start. Fees and rebates
- What happens next
- Supervised gym sessions follow your assessment. Gym-based physio at Adapt
If the booking form does not load, call 0417 214 945.
What happens after you book
Four steps from your first assessment into supervised training on the gym floor.
Bring what you have
Surgeon's protocol, discharge notes, scans or reports if you have them, plus your health fund card if you plan to claim.
Your assessment
Your physiotherapist spends 45 to 60 minutes on your injury, movement, strength and goals.
Your program
You leave with your rehab program in the Adapt app and a plan for supervised sessions and physio reviews.
Supervised sessions
You train on the gym floor while our team supervises each session and your physiotherapist reviews progress at agreed intervals.
From assessment to the gym floor
Your physiotherapist writes the program and reviews it as you progress, and the supervised sessions between those reviews happen on the same North Sydney gym floor where our coaching team works every day.
How gym-based physio works
Who writes your program
Writes and reviews gym-based rehab programs.
Reviews training load with the coaching team.
Situations we plan on the gym floor
Find the starting point closest to yours.
After surgery
Rehab that follows your surgeon's protocol, from early loading to heavier strength work.
Long-running pain
Back, shoulder and joint problems that need a plan you can follow on the gym floor.
Return to sport
Strength and loading progressions when you are ready to train again with supervision.
Can I claim gym-based physiotherapy on my health fund?
Consults with your physiotherapist may be claimable on extras cover, depending on your fund and level of cover. Supervised gym sessions, the Adapt app and strength testing are not claimable.
Fees and rebatesQuestions about booking
See live timesWhat happens at the gym-based physio assessment?
Your physiotherapist asks about your injury and goals, tests how you move and how strong you are, and starts treatment where it helps. You leave with your program in the Adapt app and a plan for supervised sessions.
How long is the first assessment?
Usually 45 to 60 minutes. Your physiotherapist confirms the length when you book if you are unsure which appointment type to choose.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is needed to book at Adapt. If your fund asks for a GP referral before it pays a rebate, get it before your first appointment and bring it with you.
When do supervised gym sessions start?
After your assessment, your physiotherapist sets your program and the team arranges supervised sessions around your reviews. The first booking online is always the clinical assessment.
How do I change or cancel my booking?
Call or email us at least 24 hours before your appointment to move or cancel it with no fee. Changes inside 24 hours may be charged the full appointment fee.
Is gym experience required?
No. Your program starts from where you are, and our team shows you each exercise and sets up the equipment with you during supervised sessions.
Booking with a registered physiotherapist
Sam and John are registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia, and their registration details are on their profiles.
Last updated on 9 October 2026
Ask before you book
Tell us about your injury or surgery and we will suggest the right first appointment.