Christen Tranchito

Christen Tranchito is a full time group exercise instructor, bringing her dance, yoga, and various other exercise expertise to workshops, corporate wellness programs, and various wellness centers. Christen is the owner of Wellness Is Wealth, a personalized yoga and training firm. She began her wellness journey in 2007 after years of an unhealthy lifestyle and weight gain. After changing her lifestyle, she lost 50 pounds!

Always looking for new adventures, Christen continues to educate herself in various types of fitness by taking workshops including flow yoga, pole fitness, core training, boot camp drills, explosive performance drills, extreme interval training, and strength and conditioning.

Set with a mission to help as many people as possible, Christen opened a low-cost fitness center in 2010. Movement Matters Health & Fitness offers fitness programs to members who cannot financially afford a traditional gym membership. Movement Matters featured free programs tailored for fire, military, and police officials to enhance job performance. The center also features its Love program, a program that offers free classes in exchange for studio maintenance. 

Christen’s career highlights include the following accolades:

·         Taught 100-year Girl Scout anniversary dance to over 1,500 girls from 18 countries.

·         Featured on the Mind Body Spirit show to speak about exercise and heart health.

·         Featured on FOX 8 regarding community wellness and exercise programs.

·         Worked alongside Sarina Jain, the creator of Masala Bhangra Workout, on WKYC and FOX presentations.

·         Awarded $25,000 by PepsiCo to create ‘Love’ program and bring fitness classes to people experiencing economic hardship

·         Awarded $25,000 by Intuit for owning a small business designed to help the local community

·         Awarded $10,000 by PepsiCo to create a free training program for fire, military and police.