Angie Schroeder

My passion for health and fitness began after the birth of my second child. Due to a high-risk pregnancy, I lacked movement and gained a significant amount of weight. I fell in love with exercise and how it helped me lose the weight. Exercise also helped my emotional well-being. Shortly after I started my fitness journey, my passion shifted to include others on their journey. Once I started teaching fitness and becoming a personal trainer, my eagerness to assist others became my passion.

I teach 15 fitness classes a week and do my own weightlifting 3 days a week. I hold 23+ fitness certifications, and I teach nationally for a non-profit fitness organization on most weekends. I am often asked what my favorite class is or what my training technique is. My answer has been whatever I am doing at the moment. I vary my workouts from a high intensity format to a format such as Tai Chi or Yoga. My mindset has always been to love what you are doing or learn to love what you need to do.

I am an affiliate owner of Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson's Disease. During the pandemic I had to shut down and eventually move the classes to a public sector. I would use the prize money to lease a building big enough for my Parkinson's program, as well as train active older adults, at a no cost or donation only basis. In addition, I would use the rest of the money to obtain additional knowledge in training individuals with special needs and chronic diseases in this same building.