Meet our personal trainers
At Powell Wellness Center (PWC), our personal trainers’ mission is to empower and educate members of our community to enhance their lives through individualized fitness programming. Whether you seek to lose weight, increase muscle tone, boost sport performance, or improve your overall health and wellness, a PWC personal trainer can design a program to best meet your goals.
Please direct personal training inquiries to PWC director & fitness manager Whitney Propps, 540-445-5388 or wpropps@culpeperwellness.org or fill out the personal training inquiry form
Meet our personal trainers – dedicated to helping you reach your fitness goals and full potential!
Amy Biddle
Amy’s credentials:
National Council on Strength and Fitness Personal Trainer Certification
Yoga Alliance 200 hour Certified Yoga Teacher
Virginia Tech BS Animal Science, Biology
I am a lifelong horse lover and equestrian athlete. I retired as a medical technologist to follow my dream of becoming a horse trainer, a personal trainer, and a yoga instructor.
Amy combines her personal training and yoga expertise to offer yoga personal training. This applies the benefits of yoga to an individual’s fitness needs. This opportunity is for anyone — those brand new to yoga or experienced practitioners — to develop strength, range of motion, balance and improved posture, along with the benefits of stress reduction and relaxation.
Amy’s fitness tip: Soothing your psoas muscle
Katie Hutchins
Katie’s credentials:
American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor
Certified Chair One Fitness instructor
In 2010, I lost over 50 pounds to be a better role model for my children, and went from couch potato to distance runner. I started teaching small group fitness in 2011 (circuit training, TRX, kettlebells) and have helped women, like myself, start their own wellness journeys.
I live with my husband, kids, and menagerie of pets in Madison. I enjoy running, and have completed over a dozen half marathons and four full marathons. I am also a voracious reader, love to sing and play my ukulele, and participate both on and offstage in community theatre.
Katie’s fitness tip: Effective squats
Sharon Steele
Sharon’s credentials:
Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute (ATRI) Certified for aquatic pre-habilitation
Aquatic Exercise Association Certified
Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program Certified
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Certified
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America Certified Group Fitness Instructor
BioExercise™ Coach and AquaStretch™ Practitioner
I have forty years of experience as an exercise professional, with training that includes land and water therapy.
Sharon’s fitness tip: Consider the benefits of aquatic exercise
Bobby Zajkowski
Bobby’s credentials:
American Council on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Rock Steady Boxing™ Coach
Exercise Science degree California University of Pennsylvania
Associate degree Germanna Community College
I’m the Exercise Specialist at Powell. My role includes working with individuals in the FitScripts program who are transitioning from or managing a medical condition and want to improve their health through physical activity. I also coach Powell’s Rock Steady Boxing™ class for individuals with Parkinson’s to work on building strength, flexibility, and speed in support of improved quality of life. I played basketball in college and am currently the basketball coach at a local middle school. I have two handsome boys, a beautiful wife, and a wild golden retriever! I enjoy working out and hanging out with family and friends.
Bobby’s fitness tip: The benefits of basic (basic exercises that deliver on strength)
Published 11/2024