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Stephanie Knickle
With an honour’s degree in social psychology, a bachelor of education, 30+ years of group fitness/pilates instructional experience, and dozens of certifications to her name, there’s not a more qualified personal trainer in Prince Edward Island than Stephanie Knickle.
Her clients adore her, her community respects her, and people recognize her as a fitness powerhouse.
Current and past certifications include:
- YMCA of Canada Certified Group Fitness Leader
- Island Fitness Council/Fitness New Brunswick
- Group Fitness Leader & Resistance and Strength Leader
- IFC/Fitness NB Group Fitness and Resistance Training Course Conductor
- Canadian Physical, Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Appraiser
- Certified STOTT PILATESTM Matwork in Essential, Intermediate and Advanced levels
- Certified STOTT PILATESTM Reformer in Essential, Intermediate and Advanced levels
- Certified Pre- and Post-Natal Fitness Specialist (Can-Fit-Pro)
- Certified Group TRXTM Suspension Trainer
- Completed training – Personal Fitness Trainer – 2015 (Fitness NB)
- STRONG by Zumba certified (2018)
Stephanie’s Continuing Education Workshops with STOTT PILATES:
- Flexband Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4
- Stability Ball Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Functional Fitness for Golf Matwork and on the Reformer
- Fitness Circle Flow workout
- Mini-Stability Ball workout
- Essential and Intermediate Pilates on the BOSU
- STOTT PILATESTM for Men
- Pre- & Post-Natal Matwork
- Pre- & Post-Natal Flexband & Stability Ball
- Intermediate Pilates on the Edge
- Pre- and Post-Natal Pilates on the Edge
- Level 1 and 2 Pilates on the Foam Roller
- Resistance Training on the Reformer for Teens
- Pre-natal Pilates on the Reformer
- Athletic Conditioning on the Edge
- Athletic Conditioning on the Reformer
- Total Barre Training Level 1-2 and for Special Populations
Stephanie Noonan
Stephanie graduated from Dalhousie University in 1984 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science, specialising in pediatrics and neonatal care.
She began her fitness journey with IFC certifications in Basic Fitness and Group Fitness leadership in 1995 and became STOTT PILATES certified in Essential and Intermediate matwork in 2004 and in Essential and Intermediate Reformer in 2007. She is also certified as of 2006 in Aradia Pole Fitness levels 1-4 and Pole Flow, Cardiolates/Rebounder training in 2007 and Group TRX Suspension training in 2012.
Stephanie continues to educate herself annually with many professional development workshops including specialised pilates approaches for groups such as pre-natal, osteoporosis and rehabilitation of the shoulder and lumbar regions. Finally, she is certified in Merrithew Fitness’ TOTAL BARRE training in levels 1 and 2.
She believes fitness is a part of a healthy lifestyle and keeping it fun and inspiring makes it more do-able. She loves helping people achieve a better sense of health and well-being through fitness and getting them to smile while they are getting fit!
Chloe Dockendorff
We are so excited to welcome CHLOE to our training team!
Chloe was first introduced to Pilates at age sixteen, when she moved from PEI to Halifax to pursue a professional ballet career. She took Pilates and anatomy classes at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, quickly falling in love with the benefits of Pilates – not only for dancers, but for people of all ages and walks of life.
In 2021, while studying at the Alberta Ballet School, Chloe received her Stott Pilates instructor certification in Matwork and Reformer at Calgary Pilates. She immediately began teaching group classes and private lessons with Refine Pilates in Calgary, as well as Pilates workshops for advanced dancers at local studios.
Chloe carried her love of Pilates with her to Virginia, where she taught mat and reformer at Center Street Pilates alongside performing professionally with the Virginia National Ballet. She also began teaching private Pilates lessons online to clients across Canada, the United States, and Australia.
This summer, Chloe is excited to be back on the island and to be joining the team at Imotion Fitness! She’s thrilled to be able to share her passion for mindful movement here in her hometown, and she looks forward to continuing her online classes with IMOTION FITNESS CONNECT!
Sarah Tibbetts
Sarah is passionate about health and wellness and comes with lots of education in this field. Having graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Acadia University in 2016, Sarah moved to PEI and soon decided to pursue her career as a Paramedic through Holland College. She has worked as a Primary Care Paramedic since 2019 and most recently completed her training as an Advanced Care Paramedic where she has worked all over the Island as well as in Northern Indigenous Communities in Manitoba.While Sarah had an unwavering passion for her job, her mental health soon began to take a toll. Being diagnosed with PTSD, Sarah decided to make a career shift to one that focuses more on her own health and wellness. Having practiced pilates the last several years and seeing the mental and physical benefits, a new career path in fitness seemed like the perfect fit.Sarah took the Stott Pilates Matwork instructor training in August of 2023 and completed her Essential and Intermediate Reformer training in May 2024! During her time at Acadia University completing her Kinesiology degree, Sarah was involved in numerous groups and organizations that solidified her love of fitness and health. Sarah was a member of the SMILE program where she worked one-on-one with individuals with varying disabilities to improve motor, cognitive, sensory and overall development. She was part of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program. This program paired individuals who had recently suffered a cardiac event with a kinesiology student and focused on working through a tailored exercise program to improve fitness. Sarah spent time teaching fitness classes to the local assisted living facility, such as chair yoga, and put on community enrichment programs at a long term care home. She was also involved with the Acadia Active Aging program and worked closely with clients there. She aspires to continue with Stott certifications and plans to become Reformer certified in the next several months.
Some areas of interest include prenatal/postnatal pilates, pilates for active aging, rehab and athletic conditioning. Sarah is an instructor at Spinco Charlottetown and finds the balance of spin and pilates to pair really nicely together. When she isn’t teaching classes, you can find Sarah redecorating her home, thrifting, cooking or planning her next DIY project.
Stephanie Williamson
Welcome our THIRD Stephanie to the imotion fitness training team!
We are excited to have Stephanie join us this fall for her niche Athletic Reformer class on Mondays at 7:00am for all the early risers out there.
Steph found her passion for Pilates in 2018 after moving to Toronto, Ontario…an avid runner for years, she was looking for a more holistic and rehabilitative form of movement after various sports injuries. She became enamored with the balanced approach to the mind-body connection that Pilates is known for and the low impact strength training which had an immediate and drastic impact on her overall health.
After practicing for a year, she completed her Pilates training with Body Harmonics in Toronto and taught beginner, intermediate and advanced level classes at Sweat Happy Pilates in Peterborough, Ontario. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, specialization in Kinesiology and works full time in Women’s Health in the private health sector.
Steph’s classes are designed to strengthen, lengthen, tone and challenge to deliver a full body workout and increased well-being!
Paulette Ryan is back!
Her first fitness class was a Jane Fonda video back in the late 80’s and shortly after, she joined the YMCA and first met and attended class of her fitness idol Stephanie! Paulette Ryan knew that she was hooked to fitness classes.
Growing up in an Acadian Evangeline region as one of ten kids, she was always involved in sports in school. After college, she got her certification and coached volleyball at the junior and senior high level for many years.
After receiving her certification as a Choreography Fitness Leader, her fitness career started as a founding member of noon circuit classes at her work and then as an instructor at the AFC downtown where she taught for many years. She also started teaching group fitness classes twice a week for the City of Charlottetown which she continues to do.
As a member of the Fitness New Brunswick, she continues her education through fitness conference as well as online courses including Functional Fitness, Abs, Ball and HITT workouts, nutrition etc. Raising three active kids and a job where she travelled a great deal, obtaining other fitness certifications was not easy. As a very recent retiree from DVA, Paulette hopes to continue her fitness certification in other areas.
Paulette is excited to start teaching Functional Fitness for Imotion Fitness….and along with some weights, maybe you’ll see a grapevine or two as well! Paulette lives in Sherwood with her husband – together they have three grown children and an active German Shepherd.