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   Elga Lyle has 15 years photography experience and over 10 years experience as a AAA-I and ISMA certified group fitness leader, Pilates instructor and personal fitness trainer . She is a cancer, obesity, youth and healthy lifestyle coach , advocate and radio co-host for tips to be fit with Vince Faust of (WDAS FM Radio/Tribune Newspapers) and has lead the warm-ups for National Breast cancer and Recovery walks with him for the past 3 years.
Elga is a exercise leader known for her powerful combination of compassion and encouragement. She has been featured on CBS3 TV, Fitness Magazine , Spirit community Newspapers and University City Press.
She has transformed her own body with Pilates and fitness training, losing over 120 pounds all naturally and keeping it off for over 12 years.

Her mission is to inspire individuals of all ages to participate in exercise and healthy lifestyle choices regardless of age, health, fitness or skill level.
Elga “blends” many styles of exercise together to create and achieve more versatility and creativity within her classes. She has attended many workshops over the years continuing her education, experience and passion.
   Specializing in Pilates, Elga believes that posture and core strength are the root of all exercises and that by incorporating Pilates into your daily exercise routine, you become more aware of your body and of your form in all the exercises that you do, which translates into better results, more stamina and less incidences of injury.

    She originally attended pilates classes in attempt to improve her own health and posture after being diagnosed and treated for Hodgeskins Lymphoma and was unable to continue her regular workouts . She was surprised to gain not only inner and outer strength but better posture, greater confidence, body awareness, and balance in all aspects of her life .
She now works diligently to help others find these traits within themselves, Elga’s heightened awareness of anatomy enables her to guide her students to move safely, intelligently and with grace through all their moves . She enjoys guiding clients to gain a greater understanding of their bodies as they engage in dynamic movement, catered to the individual, teaching that living a full life begins with good health.

    Elga offers private instruction at Metamorphosis studio, her private training space located in Fishtown. She also teaches at many places in and around the Philadelphia area including Temple University, Angler Movement Arts Center, The Philadelphia Skating club(Ardmore) and The Aquatic and Fitness Center(Bala) . She is a singer/songwriter /vocal coach and owns with her Husband .. Angel Studios photography and Art Gallery in Philadelphia .