The founder
Hi, I'm Coach Kells
Strong is a feeling, not a size.
I started teaching because I wanted the room I couldn't find: one where the cueing is precise, the modifications are real, and nobody is shamed into working harder. Eleven years later, that's still the whole job.
THE WINE DOWN RVA grew out of the conversations that happen after class — about sleep, hormones, stress, supplements, and the season of life each woman is actually in. Movement is the doorway. What keeps women coming back is being known.
So this is a studio, a wellness education practice, and a community calendar in one place: move with intention, learn something honest, reflect on your own energy, and wind down with people who get it.
Philosophy
How I coach
Sustainable over extreme
The plan you can repeat next week beats the plan that wrecks you today.
Educated, not prescriptive
I teach the why so you can make your own call. I'm not your physician or dietitian.
Community over competition
The women beside you are your people, not your benchmark.
Experience & credentials
The receipts
- Group fitness instruction
- 11+ years
- Personal training
- 6+ years
- Formats taught
- Barre, Cycle, Pilates, Bootcamp
- Home base
- Richmond, Virginia
- Certified Group Fitness Instructor
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Barre Certification
- Indoor Cycling Certification
- Mat Pilates Certification
- CPR / AED Certified
- Women's Health & Wellness continuing education
- Pre/Postnatal movement training