Our Instructors
tru Pilates owner Robin Truxel has brought together a dedicated, well trained team of instructors who are truly passionate about the benefits of Pilates. Each instructor has discovered Pilates in their own unique way, and brings to their teaching a richly diverse background of professional and personal experience.
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• Kit Laughlin (visiting instructor)
Lizzie Coleman
Lizzie Coleman holds a BA degree in Art History and French from Lake Forest College in Illinois. She is a Certified Pilates Instructor Balanced Body University. She has also completed the Pilates Excel foundation training under the tutelage of Rebecca Leone. Lizzie recently completed a 12 hour comprehensive Monkey gym workshop with Kit Laughlin. Lizzie is the mother of three children ages,16, 19 and 23. She volunteers as a land coach for the Western Albemarle High School crew team. She is a lifelong horse, down hill skier and tennis enthusiast. Her active lifestyle has always been complemented by various forms of organized exercise. She discovered Pilates in her early 40's and was completely won over by its rejuvenating effects. Lizzie is eager to share with her clients the incredible postural strength and energy found in a consistent Pilates practice.
