Meet Our Wynnewood Fitness Instructors

• Licensed PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant) - 7+ years outpatient orthopedic & home health care physical therapy, 2010

• PhyToga, Founder and Creator, 2010

• SFMA trained, Selective Functional Movement Assessment, 2011

• FMS certified, Functional Movement Systems, 2011

• RYT-250+ hours through Yoga Life Institute, 2012

• MovementRx Studio, Founder and Owner, 2018

• Barre Intensity Certification, 2019

• Pelvic Pro, Core Exercise Solutions, Anticipated Completion 2025

Christine Sturgis, mother of five, outdoor enthusiast and overall fitness nut her entire life, has spent the past 15 years developing a career applying two of her greatest passions: helping others and movement. She is a licensed PTA, having treated patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting for 4+ years and home health care physical therapy at Mainline Health Systems for 3+ years. During that time, she completed her FMS certification (Functional Movement Screen), SFMA training (Selective Functional Movement Screen),  250+ hours certified yoga teacher training program and Level 1 Myofascial Release certification under John Barnes, giving her a wide range of knowledge and experience in movement synergies, biomechanics and manual therapy.  She used this knowledge and experience to create her original exercise series, PhyToga, which combines the best of all these movement principles into one exercise program. She brings her wide range of experience to her students and private clients, creating a safe environment to grow stable, strong and balanced bodies through movement.

• Master of Education in Dance, Temple University, 1998

• Posture Alignment Specialist, Certified 2017

• Exercise Therapy Skills, Certified 2019

• Exercise Therapist, Egoscue of Philadelphia, 2019

• Pilates Mat Level 1, Certified 2023

• Personal Fitness Trainer, Certified 2024

• Pelvic Pro Core Exercise Solutions, Anticipated Completion 2025

Nicole has always had a passion for movement, teaching, and for helping others. Her degrees are in both dance and psychology, and she has been able to marry these loves by using movement and exercise to guide clients back to better health and living more active lives. Nicole has overcome significant chronic pain issues and injury and has since come full circle and is teaching fitness classes (Move Strong) and beginner dance (Dance Fusion), as well as working with clients privately to help them improve their strength, cardiovascular health, flexibility, posture, and balance.

Nicole is also the owner of Move Strong With Nicole, which she runs and operates at MovementRx Studio.

• Kripalu: Certified RYT 200 hour, 2008

• OM Yoga: Women Cancer Survivor Certified, 2009

• Duke Integrative: Yoga of Awareness for Cancer Survivors Certified, 2012

• Mindful Yoga Therapy Training-Veterans Yoga Project, 2012

• YogaLife Institute: Yoga Therapy 500 hour, 2014

• LifeForce Yoga for Depression: Level 1 certification, 2015 

Karen has been practicing yoga for 20 years, and teaching and training extensively for 12 years. She received her 200hr yoga training from Kripalu, 500hr yoga therapy training from Yoga Life, Yoga for Cancer Awareness from Duke Integrated Medicine, Veterans Yoga project training, LifeForce® Yoga for depression and anxiety, and Mindful Schools meditation training. Most recently she has attended Harvard Medical School’s popular Mind Body course.

Karen strives to reach the broadest possible population, believing yoga is for every body, and makes her classes accessible by always offering modifications. She passionately believes in the science supporting the practice and will emphasize these evidence based tools in her classes. Karen has been practicing for over 20 years and teaching and training extensively for 15+ years.

• Certified Instructor, Les Mills, Body Step, 2023

• Certified Instructor, Les Mills, Body Attack, 2024

  Outside of teaching exercise classes with multiple certifications in strength training and cardio fitness, Jackie’s life is filled, with three kids (two boys in college and an 11th grade daughter), husband Josh and four dogs (two labs and two corgis). She has been heavily involved in rescue since 2019, fostering over 65 dogs! She is also the whelping foster (aka doggie doula and care person for working puppies for the first 8 weeks of life before heading to their permanent foster placements and training) for Penn Vet Working Dog Center. Jackie is also putting her art degree to use by drawing beautiful dog portraits.

• 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certification, 2012

Susan has been practicing yoga for 20 years. Growing up in Southern California, she participated in high school athletics and found exercise and movement enjoyable; it felt good to her. In 2012, she decided to deepen her practice by taking a yoga teacher training course. She found her calling through the joy of teaching yoga since 2013. By guiding students in various poses and breathing exercises, she demystifies the physical practice as well as highlights the meditative, and self-care aspects of yoga. Encouraging students to continue “off the mat,” by moving mindfully throughout the day is the ultimate goal as we all age gracefully with good health

• ACE GrouptFit 2017

• ACE Personal Training 2020 (I just neee to renew this one)

• ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist 2021

Since 2017 Ryan has been educating, empowering, and inspiring athletes of all ages to grow in their own fitness journey. As a group fitness instructor and personal trainer, Ryan takes his extensive personal and professional experience and infuses his sessions with mindfulness and intentionality. He always makes sure that modifications are there so everyone can have a great experience and get a fist bump before they go.

Ryan’s favorite thing to do? Run a marathon through Disney World.