Maite Paillet

Part-time Group Exercise Instructor

Maité Paillet van Lohuizen began teaching for MIT Recreation in 2015 and started teaching Pilates for Physical Education & Wellness in 2017. She has degrees Business Administration and Theater Arts. Maité is a Pilates Master Teacher Trainer in addition to her certifications in Pilates, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She started Pilates at age four while taking Contemporary Modern Dance and continued the practice for ten years. In 2011, Maité rediscovered Pilates while training for her successful summit of Mount Rainier. The benefits she experienced led to leaving her career in the corporate world and training to become a Pilates Master Teacher Trainer. Maité’s favorite part about teaching at MIT is that the students are ready to do their best, curious, and always game to learn something new.

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Fun Facts

Favorite food

Indonesian or French

Advice from future self

Live life fully, enjoy, and bring goodness and wellness to your community

Favorite place

Peaceful and surrounded by nature

If you were a cookie what kind would you be and why?

A delicious smelling-tasting-looking cookie that offers some crunchiness, that is warm, not too sweet and savory, and described as a feast for the mouth!

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