Elisabeth M.C. Lutanie, PhD CPT
Pilates Instructor, Functional Fitness Specialist, and Therapeutic and post-rehab exercise specialist in Saudi Arabia
Dr Elisabeth is an accomplished fitness professional with over 17 years experience in the US, Europe and currently the Middle East. She is a certified Pilates, Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Fitness Coach specializing in functional, corrective and therapeutic exercise. As a former ballet dancer and trained scientist, Elisabeth is able to combine art and science in her approach to exercise to create methodical, systematic and very effective Pilates-based programs that integrate a wide range of disciplines and modalities including resistance training, calisthenics, gyrotonic, yoga but also techniques such as trigger point therapy and myofascial release.
Elisabeth has worked in the US for over 15 years, providing services at various Washington-DC based fitness facilities and governmental agencies including the US Senate, the Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange Commission, GAO. She has also worked in several physical therapy practices, such as ARA, P. C., the largest medical clinic of the DC-metro area specializing in the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis, and osteoporosis.
She has instructed nutrition and wellness classes for DC-based corporations including The Health Services for Children with Special Needs.
During her career, she has spent several years at the National Institutes of Health, working in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute on the development of open-access resources on molecular imaging agents used in cancer treatment. She has worked with many physicians, nurses and other health professionals at hospitals and private practices to foster the development of therapeutic exercise to help individuals return to a pain-free, fully functioning state. As a fitness professional, she has worked with breast cancer survivors to help them regain the strength, mobility and flexibility impaired by cancer surgery.
Dr. Elisabeth is currently based in the Gulf area, and offers services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Learn more about her new programs and services at anakapilates.com (starting April 2020).