Christina Chitwood is a fitness expert, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and figure skating coach/choreographer. Christina was born on the 21st of March, 1990. As a world-class competitive ice dancer, Christina competed all over the world, including the continents Asia, Europe, and North America.
Christina started her competitive athletic career as a US National NASTAR ski racing champion at ages 4, 5 and 6. Her performing-arts training began with ballet at age 5, and her figure-skating training started at age 6.
She is an American ice dancer who represented Great Britain with Mark Hanretty. Chitwood and Hanretty competed at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, Chitwood and Hanretty were also 3-time international medalists and 2-time British national medalists in senior ice dance.
Chitwood and Hanretty represented Great Britain for four competitive seasons before turning professional.After the 2010 World Championships, Christina toured the UK as a professional show skater. Christina performed as a professional show skater in both the UK and U.S.
Christina and her husband, Tom Parkin, run their brand Fit Body Full Life in San Diego, California. Christina became a best-selling author for the book Against the Grain in September 2013. Christina continues to inspire the world as a fitness expert and consultant, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and figure skating coach.
Christina Chitwood Achievements
- Best-Selling Author for Against the Grain
- 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy
- 2009 European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland
- 3-Time International Medalist in Senior Ice Dance
- 2-Time British National Medalist in Senior Ice Dance
- At Age 19, Graduated with Bachelors Degree with First Class Honors from Sheffield Hallam University in England
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Christina Chitwood exceptionally accomplished Figure skater and Ice Dancer in conversation with Namita Nayyar President Women Fitnes
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You are world leading Ice Dancer, Figure Skating coach, choreography, an author, fitness specialist and motivational speaker. How you manage such a remarkable multi-dimensional lifestyle?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
My desire is to maintain a full life, help as many people as possible, and use the potential God has given me. I do have a very busy lifestyle, so exercising and eating healthily are key for me. I keep myself focused with goals and action plans. It’s also important to reward yourself. Some of the ways I like to reward myself are by relaxing with my husband, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, or even finding a new workout top!
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you may wish to share?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
I use my expertise in fitness to create varied routines to continue to challenge my body. I combine strength training, Pilates, dance, yoga, cardio training, and stretching. I also love using my Power Plate. My husband, Tom, and I have fun challenging each other in fitness and creating new experiments. It’s great for our bodies and our brand, Fit Body Full Life.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
I’ve created a specific nutrition plan that keeps me feeling at my optimum performance level. It is a vegetarian diet that’s gluten-free (except Ezekiel Sprouted Bread), dairy-free (except for whey protein and Greek yogurt), and sugar-free (including all fruit, natural sugars, a very small amount of honey or agave nectar, and avoiding other sugars). I do believe in finding what suits each individual best. I also believe in moderation. So, I do allow myself certain days every now and then to have goodies I don’t normally have.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have glowing skin and gorgeous hairs. Do you take some kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to your hairs to make them look so stunning?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
Thank you! I drink vegetable juice and eat healthily. I feel that what you put into your body reflects in your skin ultimately. I cleanse my skin morning and night as well as use Glominerals makeup. My mom raised me to protect my skin with lots of sunscreen, which I continue to do.For my hair, I always get the deep conditioning treatment at my hair appointments every 8 weeks. Again, I feel how you treat your body and what you put into your body shows.
I typically blow-dry my hair with round brushes after a wash and use a straightening iron on second-day hair. I protect my hair from too much heat by alternating heat tools instead of using both each day. I also avoiding using heat by braiding my hair or wearing an up-do.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to our inspiring and budding Ice Dancers and Figure Skating girls who all are your fans and shall like to know from you for their climb to ladder of success in the field of Ice Dancing and Figure Skating ?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
Stay true to yourself and your values. Work hard on and off the ice, protect your body with an individualized off-ice conditioning program, set goals, and continue to have other interests. I feel if you have a balanced life on and off the ice, you will end up a better competitor.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Tell us more about your endeavor as an author and your book Against the Grain: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal How They Achieved Positive Results in a Down Economy!?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
I’ve always dreamed of becoming an author. Both my parents are authors. Becoming a best-selling author was incredible, and it was an amazing experience to be a co-author with Brian Tracy.The book is very motivating. It’s meant to help you achieve success in business and life. My contribution is how to release the athlete inside. I give ideas about fitness, nutrition, business, and life. I’m excited to put out more books.Here’s a video of me receiving the Quilly Award at the Golden Gala Awards in Hollywood: http://youtu.be/u5yJ4TrwT-o . You can get a copy of Against the Grain at Fit Body Full Life http://fitbodyfulllife.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and message for its visitors?
Ms. Christina Chitwood:
Women Fitness is a great site that brings positive fitness and health information to a broader audience. The more fitness and health sites can collaborate to reach more women and share our fitness and nutrition information the better for the future health of women around the world.You can do it! No matter where you are on your fitness and nutrition journey, you have an inner athlete that’s just waiting to be released. You have more support than you may realize. WomenFitness, Tom and I at Fit Body Full Life, and more are ready to help you on your fitness journey!Women Fitness Team thanks Christina Chitwood for giving her valuable time for this interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and made this interview happen.To know more about Christina Chitwood check out at: ChristinaChitwood.com, FitBodyFullLife.com and ChristinaChitwoodPerformance.com
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