1071 Country Club Road Suite S, El Paso, Texas 79932

Our Passionate Pilates Team in El Paso

About Rance and Sonia

"We are driven by faith, taught by experience, and moving forward with passion to share the classical work of Joseph H. Pilates. We love taking the world to Pilates! Pilates is the perfect functional movement system that empowers the mind and body. When the body is stronger the mind is stronger and you can do life better!"

Rance Molitor and Sonia Rodriguez-Molitor are the founders of El Paso Personal Trainers Incorporated, home of the brands of Pilates International and Rance and Sonia Coaching. They are expert coaches, mentors, and trainers in the fitness and wellness industry.

In 1991, Rance had a vision of helping people become physically fit and healthy and so he started one of the first personal training companies in El Paso, Texas (Personal Trainers of El Paso). In 1994, Rance met Sonia and they soon became business partners and married in 1996. Together this power couple built a successful personal training company with over 30 personal trainers, a staff of massage therapists and Pilates Instructors. They also became the pioneers of the Pilates movement in the El Paso and the Las Cruces area. In 2002, they began to focus solely on Pilates and later sold Personal Trainers of El Paso. Throughout their careers they have taught clients and Pilates teachers throughout Europe, South America, Mexico, Asia, and the United States.

Today they own and instruct at Pilates International in El Paso, Texas. They love the people in their community and their teaching practice has given them an opportunity to empower and instill confidence in their clients as they move through life. Classical Pilates has become their vehicle to make a real difference in peoples’ lives.

Rance Molitor

Rance Molitor is the visionary businessman and co-founder and President of El Paso Personal Trainers, Incorporated DBA Pilates International.
Throughout the years, since 1991, he has served the El Paso community as a personal trainer, Pilates Master Instructor, and massage therapist.
Rance is fantastic with people! His magnetic personality has earned him many appearances on local television stations in El Paso, such as KVIA and KTSM. For several years, he was the guest host for a successful morning fitness show on KTSM and KVIA.
Rance was born in Washington State and raised most of his childhood in Hawaii. He married his wife Sonia in 1996, and they have been working together since 1994. He is active in his church, Calvary Chapel Sun City, where he serves as a financial coach and co-leads the Financial Peace University ministry.

Sonia Rodriguez-Molitor

Sonia Rodriguez-Molitor is a co-founder and vice-president of El Paso Personal Trainers, DBA Pilates International.
Since 1994, she has served the El Paso community as a personal trainer, massage therapist, and Pilates Master Instructor.
On an international level, Sonia is a former Team Manager and Master Instructor for Peak Pilates and Bodyblade brands. She taught on the fitness conventions circuit throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.
El Paso, Inc. In 2004, the El Paso Times named her one of the “Top 50 Most Successful Entrepreneurs Under 40 Years of Age”.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in Dance from Texas Woman’s University (magna cum laude). She also earned a Master’s in Business Administration with honors from the University of Phoenix.
Sonia was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She married her husband Rance in 1996 and they have been working together since 1994. She is an active member of Calvary Chapel Sun City church where she serves as a financial coach and co-leads the Financial Peace University ministry.