Monica C. Walker CSCS
Monica C. Walker has been involved with coaching and the fitness industry for over 18 years. She has experience in track and field, gymnastics, and collegiate strength and conditioning programs. Monica has also worked as a professional trainer, researcher, and health club management. Her unique perspective as an elite athlete and coach allows her to be versatile and innovative with training.
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Alumni of the University of New Mexico, Monica received a dual Bachelor of Science in Physiology & Biochemistry. A stand out in Track and Field, Monica achieved success early as a nationally ranked scholastic athlete in track and field. In high school she accepted an invitation along with other nationally ranked track athletes to participate in the Olympic Development Program at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. As a scholarship athlete in college, Monica found success at both the conference and national level in track and field as well as becoming a 1996 U.S. Olympic trials qualifier. During her summer months while in college Monica worked as a full time certified gymnastic coach and a certified fitness professional. In addition to being a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, she also is a member of the US Track and Field Association (USATF). Monica worked as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach, coaching female athletes in soccer, softball, and track. While completing her graduate internship with an international track and field coach, Monica worked with highly competitive college, amateur and professional track and field athletes. The environment allowed her to develop an acute eye for teaching athletes the technical and fundamental skills used in elite sprinting. As an exercise therapist in a large sports medicine clinic, Monica worked with active and competitive athletes in their post rehabilitation stage. Monica has over ten years of experience managing health clubs and recreational facilities, which involved staff recruitment, training, development, customer service, and continuing education. She is currently involved with consulting Cigna Healthcare and various companies on wellness, fitness, and performance around the metropolitian Washington, D.C. area. Monica is a native to the Washington, D.C. area; she is from a family of highly competitive athletes. Her oldest brother, Raymond C. Crittenden, IV was one of the few athletes to excel and play soccer, basketball, and football at Virginia Tech. He finished his athletic career in the NFL as a wide receiver. Her youngest brother, Derrick A. Crittenden was an All-State & All American High School football player that completed a successful collegiate career at Boston College.