NoVa Pilates · Sterling, Virginia
A classical Pilates studio in Sterling, Virginia — built for the local client ready to commit, the instructor ready to grow, and the professional ready to master the method.
Nova Pilates
Nova Pilates is a boutique Classical Pilates studio in Sterling, Virginia. Classes are capped at five, and every session is led by founder Clarissa Shepherd, a Classical Pilates instructor since 2016, NCPT-certified Master Trainer, and HYROX competitor herself.
You run, push sleds, lunge, and throw wall balls until everything burns. We build the deep core strength and joint control that keep your body stacked when fatigue sets in, so your training adds up to progress instead of injuries.
Desk hours, phone hours, carrying a kid on one hip. We retrain the muscles that hold you upright, so good posture stops being something you remember and becomes the way you stand.
Sometimes the missing piece isn't more mileage. It's getting the right muscles to fire. We activate your hips, feet, and knees so power travels cleanly from the ground up, and you have more to give when it counts.
A tight back is often doing a job that other muscles should be sharing. Through the Shepherd Method of Stretch, Strength, Stability, and Stamina, we lengthen what's gripping and wake up what's been sitting out.
Every client begins with two private sessions, in the studio or virtually, before joining a group class. Your first group class is built on how your body actually moves, not a guess.
