Hi! I’m Christina, also known as Chrissy. My married name is Christina Chitwood-Parkin and my professional name is Christina Chitwood. I’m American and my husband, Tom, is British. Tom and I run FitBodyFullLife.com together.
I love helping people live their life to the fullest by improving their health, body, energy and happiness! I hope to provide you with inspiration to make positive lifestyle choices and the information to take control of the life you were given. Performance is relevant to all areas of life. By bringing out our inner performer, we can help live our life’s purpose!
At age 19, I graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England, with a First Class Honours B.A. in Performance and Professional Practice. The impact this had on my own performance competing at the World level in ice dance led me to create a role as performance coach for ice skaters. I taught performance classes at iceSheffield which included ballet, different dance styles, music education, improvisation, development of expression and emotion, drama exercises, and more.
In addition to my competitive experience, I am a qualified ice skating coach, which enables me to personalize my private lessons and choreography to each skater’s needs and whatever needs developing most to enhance their performance in shows, tests and competition. This also translates into other areas of life.Â
I am a certified personal trainer specializing in sports conditioning, Pilates, Zumba, Power Plate, kettlebell, and pre- and post-natal fitness. I work with skaters on their off-ice conditioning, in addition to athletes, dancers and people from all walks of life. For more information, please visit  ChristinaChitwood.com or FitBodyFullLife.com and/or contact me via my contact form.
I lived in Sheffield, England, for four and a half years. Originally, I moved to England to represent Great Britain with Mark Hanretty in ice dance. Mark and I competed together for four years before turning professional. In ice dance I represented GB internationally, including competing at the European and World Championships. I was a two-time national and two-time international medalist. Formerly, I was also a Junior Olympic gold medalist in Goju Ryu Karate.
Most important of all, I met my amazing husband, Tom, in Sheffield (although he’s originally from Leicester, England). We were married in 2009 at Hazlewood Castle in Tadcaster, England. It was the best day of my life!
I’m now a skating coach at the Kroc Center in San Diego, California! I feel blessed to have a wonderful family around the world. My brother, Will Chitwood, and sister-in-law, Chea Hutton-Chitwood, who are also in San Diego, my parents, Terry and Deb Chitwood, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, parents-in-law, Nigel and Ann Parkin, in Leicester, England and sister-in-law, Katy Parkin, in Dorking, England. It is also fantastic to meet, develop friendships, help and inspire people around the world.
I have businesses as a skating coach and personal trainer. As I mentioned earlier, I am a professional ice dancer. I also do modeling, acting and dancing. In addition to my Christina Chitwood Performance blog, I have a blog at FitBodyFullLife.com. I also have a website at http://ChristinaChitwood.com. I believe everything happens for a reason, and I’m excited to begin a new life in San Diego!
