Nina Manova in her Pilates studio

Private & Semi-Private Pilates

Coral Ridge · The Landings · Bay Colony · Sea Ranch Lakes & nearby neighborhoods

Move with intention.
Age with confidence.

Personalized Pilates sessions rooted in classical technique and designed around your body, your nutrition, your goals, and your life.
Fifteen years of teaching distilled into focused, one-on-one guidance.

⌂ In Your Home
◻ Your Building Gym
▪ In Studio
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What I Offer

Sessions designed around you

Every body arrives with its own history. I work with yours — not against it — to build strength, restore mobility, and create movement patterns that serve you for decades.

Private Sessions

One-on-one work tailored entirely to your body. We address specific concerns — posture, pain, stiffness, deconditioning — and build a practice that fits your life.

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Semi-Private Sessions

Work alongside a partner or friend in a focused two-person setting. The same precision and attention, with the added motivation of shared commitment.

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Online Sessions

Live, one-on-one guidance over Zoom — the same focused attention as in-person, from wherever you are. Ideal for travel, busy schedules, or clients outside South Florida.

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Philosophy

"The body doesn't lie. How you move tells the story of how you live — and that story can always be rewritten."

Movement + Nourishment

How you eat shapes
how you move

Strength and mobility don't happen in a vacuum. What you eat affects your energy, your recovery, your inflammation levels, and ultimately how your body responds to the work we do together. Nina integrates nutritional awareness into her practice — not as a diet plan, but as a foundational layer of lasting health.

Nutrition Credentials

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About Nina

Former athlete.
Lifelong teacher.

From professional sport in Macedonia to over fifteen years of teaching movement across private homes, hospitals, corporate programs, and leading Pilates studios — my work has always been about one thing: helping people live in their bodies with less friction and more confidence.

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Begin with a conversation

Every new client starts with a complimentary 30-minute movement consultation. No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to understand where you are and where you want to go.

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Movement

Classical foundation.
Personal application.

Pilates is not a workout — it's a practice. My sessions are built on classical Pilates principles but adapted entirely to the person in front of me. The goal is never to impress. It's to improve how you feel, function, and move through your day.

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Sessions

Two formats, one standard

Whether you work alone or with a partner, the quality of attention remains the same. I don't teach classes — I teach people.

Private Sessions

Best for

Individuals with specific goals, injuries, postural concerns, or anyone who wants undivided attention. The session is built entirely around you — your body, your pace, your objectives. This is where the deepest work happens.

Semi-Private Sessions

Best for

Pairs — partners, friends, siblings — who want to train together. You share the space and the time, while each receiving individualized cueing. A good fit for people who are motivated by consistency and companionship.

Approach

What guides the work

Precision Over Intensity

Doing less, correctly, produces more lasting change than doing more with poor form. Every repetition is intentional.

The Body as a System

A stiff shoulder isn't always a shoulder problem. I look at how your whole body organizes — posture, breathing, alignment — before isolating anything.

Longevity as the Metric

I don't train people for next week. The question is always: will this serve you in ten years? Twenty? The practice should compound over time.

Not sure where to start?

The complimentary consultation is exactly for that. We'll talk about your history, your goals, and whether this is the right fit — no obligation.

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Nourishment

What you eat is part of how you move

Movement doesn't happen in isolation. How you digest, how you sleep, how much energy you carry into a session — these all connect back to what's on your plate. I don't offer nutrition coaching or meal plans. What I do offer is a perspective shaped by years of studying how food, movement, and recovery interact.

This page — and the journal articles linked below — reflect that perspective. Think of it as a shared library of what I've learned, what the research supports, and what I've seen work in my own life and in the lives of my clients.

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Principles

A simple framework

Not a diet. Not a program. Just a set of ideas that consistently hold up — in research and in practice.

01

Eat Whole, Mostly Plants

The simplest nutritional truth that survives every fad cycle. Whole, minimally processed foods — with an emphasis on vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, and seeds — form the foundation of durable health.

02

Support Recovery

What you eat after you move matters. Adequate protein, anti-inflammatory foods, and proper hydration aren't performance hacks — they're basic maintenance for a body that works hard.

03

Reduce the Noise

Most nutritional confusion comes from overconsumption of advice, not food. Eat real food. Pay attention to how it makes you feel. Adjust. That's most of the work.

Go Deeper

From the journal

I write about the intersection of movement, food, and long-term health — with sources. No opinions without evidence.

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Movement and nourishment start together

The consultation is a chance to talk about your whole picture — not just how you move, but how you live.

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Nina Manova

About

Nina Manova

I grew up in Macedonia as a competitive athlete. Sport taught me discipline, resilience, and an intimate awareness of what a body can and cannot do on any given day. When I moved to the United States, I carried that awareness into a new career — teaching movement.

For the past fifteen years, I've taught Pilates in every setting imaginable: in people's living rooms, in residential building gyms, inside corporate wellness programs, in hospital employee health initiatives, and across multiple dedicated Pilates studios. Each environment taught me something different about how people relate to their bodies and what they actually need from a movement practice.

What they need, in most cases, is not more intensity. It's more attention. More precision. More honesty about where they are and what will actually help them get to where they want to be.

My approach is rooted in classical Pilates — the original system designed by Joseph Pilates — but it's adapted to every individual I work with. I don't follow trends. I follow the body in front of me.

Today, I work with private and semi-private clients in my neighborhood community. I'm also a mother, which has reshaped my understanding of energy, recovery, and the importance of building a practice that bends with your life rather than competing with it.

If you're looking for someone to push you through a hard workout, I'm probably not your person. If you're looking for someone to help you understand your body and build strength that lasts, I'd like to talk with you.

15+
Years Teaching
5
Teaching Environments
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Approach — Yours

Let's start with a conversation

The 30-minute consultation is free, no-pressure, and entirely about understanding what you need.

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Journal

Movement, nourishment, evidence

Articles on what the research actually says about how we move, eat, and age — written without hype.

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Movement & Longevity

Why Strength Training After 40 Is Non-Negotiable

Sarcopenia begins in your 30s. By 50, you're losing muscle mass at roughly 1–2% per year. Here's what the research says about reversing that trajectory.

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Nourishment

Anti-Inflammatory Eating: What the Science Actually Supports

Chronic inflammation is linked to nearly every age-related disease. A look at which dietary patterns have the strongest evidence — and which are marketing.

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Movement & Recovery

The Case for Moving Less — But Better

Volume is overrated. Precision, consistency, and recovery produce better long-term outcomes than doing more. Here's the evidence.

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Contact

Start with a conversation

The complimentary 30-minute consultation is a chance for us to talk — about your body, your goals, and whether working together makes sense. No pressure, no commitment.

What to Expect

We'll spend 30 minutes discussing your movement history, any concerns or goals you have, and what a session with me looks like. This isn't a sales call — it's a genuine conversation to see if we're a good fit.

Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL — neighborhood-based sessions
Sessions
Private (1:1) & Semi-Private (2 people)
Consultation
30 minutes, complimentary