Club Pilates

I am a classically trained Peak Pilates instructor from the world of ballet and acrobatics. I began my journey as an instructor after beginning to rehabilitate my spinal compression fracture with pilates as a form of physical therapy. Using my career choice as a way to cope with, and heal my injury, I have found new levels of strength and mobility that I have never experienced before. My goal is to share that experience with others.

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As a fitness enthusiast, Becky is a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine). She took her first Pilates class and quickly found the benefits of the practice. Becky became comprehensively certified through Club Pilates and began teaching what she loves. She believes being active and moving your body is one of the best things you can do for yourselves. She loves Club Pilates because she is able to combine both of her certifications into the variety of classes offered. Her desire is for you to work hard and achieve your goals all while having fun and laughing throughout class.

Erika Surma - teaches at Club Pilates.

Melissa has been an avid athlete and fitness enthusiast her entire life, playing competitive soccer through college. When Club Pilates opened up by her in 2020, she began taking classes and decided to enroll in the Teacher Training Program where she is currently working towards her Comprehensive Certification. She loves the benefits of pilates for athletes - strengthening core imbalances, increasing flexibility and mobility, and for injury rehabilitation and prevention - and loves to provide a fun and challenging class for members.

Erika Surma is a fully certified Pilates Instructor and holds a national certification through the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA). Erika did her comprehensive training through the Body College in Washington, DC with Mike Wright, Studio Be Pilates in Fairfax with Carla Vercoe, and Equinox Pilates in Tysons Corner. Additionally, she has spent many years studying through STOTT Pilates and is a qualified TRX and Barre trainer. Erika comes from a professional dance background. She received her MFA in Dance from George Mason University and founded and directed her own award winning dance company based in the Washington, D.C. area. Over the past 12 years, Erika has had the opportunity to teach Pilates in various studios, gyms, and Universities, and founded and managed a Fairfax based boutique Pilates studio. With all of her diverse education and practice, Erika prides herself in constructing thoughtful workouts which are designed to appropriately challenge and develop the student at hand. She enjoys working with athletes and those with limitations and injuries alike. She truly believes that Pilates is for every BODY!

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As a busy mother and a successful businesswoman, Ellie sought an efficient way to exercise. She found Pilates life changing, noticing incremental changes that made a huge difference in her life. After 4 years of practice, she ultimately decided to take on the new challenge of becoming a Pilates instructor to help others find what she found in the movement and forgo her stressful life for a more mindful and peaceful journey. As an instructor, she always finds new ways to challenge herself and her students so they can become the stronger versions of themselves.

Amelia teaches at Club Pilates.

I attained my Pilates Mat Certification through AFPA (American Fitness Professionals Association) and have been teaching Pilates Mat classes since 2005. I am currently a teacher in training with Club Pilates, completing a Comprehensive Pilates Certification and instructing as an apprentice in CP studios.

Clarissa is Peak Pilates & Club Pilates certified and has been teaching for the past 5 years. She found Pilates right out of college and has been in love with it ever since. Clarissa is also a certified personal trainer through ISSA & University of Delaware. She also is a certified Health Coach from Integrative Nutrition and is currently enrolled in a masters program for exercise science. Her goal is to become a master trainer before she hits 30. In her downtime she loves spending time with her two-year-old daughter, hiking and of course doing Pilates.