My name is Lorraine Hudson and I am an American Council on Exercise certified Personal Trainer since 1993 and Certified YogaFit Instructor since 1999. I found a love of fitness as a young adult and it became a lifestyle I grew to love. As a new trainer I gained invaluable experience working with all ages & types of clients in my first job at a fitness center. I found the one on one experience was my best practical teacher. Now that I have been involved in this career for 22 years I still enjoy the unique challenges each new client can present. I eventually decided to take on the challenge of fitness competition in 2002.

After competing in 2002 I decided to do it again in 2003. Competed 2002 - First place Novice Class S.N.B.F. 7 th Annual Georgia Regional Competed 2003 - Sixth place Open Class S.N.B.F. 8 th Annual Georgia Regional After the birth of my son in 2006 I found the struggle that many women have with postnatal weight loss. Once again, persistence has paid off and with fitness as a daily part of my life helps me maintain my best shape. I incorporate all aspects of fitness from cardiovascular training to resistance training to flexibility & strength with yoga as well as functional training.

Currently, I train and run 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon races to keep myself focused on a specific goal. I enjoy teaching men & women and those new to fitness basic techniques and principles as well as more advanced clients who want someone to push them to their limits! Personal Trainer, ACE Specialty certificates held in strength training, mind-body exercise, and flexibility. Yoga Instructor, YogaFit

I am a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credentialed through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition, my education includes a Bachelor’s of Science from Florida State University in Exercise Science. I have over 10 years of practical experience working with diverse populations ranging from Division I collegiate athletes and Special Operations Forces to the elderly and infirmed as well as individuals simply looking to improve their appearance and health.

Although originally from New Mexico, I have lived many years in Panama City, Florida starting in high school. I have traveled and lived all over the world, but Panama City was always home base. Now that I am out of the Army, I look forward to a more settled life helping the residents of this area attain their desires with respect to form and function.

My approach to health and wellness is one that centers around how our bodies were designed to function. In order to achieve this, I address many components such as proper nutrition, stress levels, sleep, and perhaps the most neglected, proper movement. I believe this approach to be a safe and effective means to achieve and maintain the potential found within each of us.

Charlie is from Panama City and he is a life-long exercise enthusiast who grew up with a first love for boxing. He has compiled over 15+ years of fighting experience, and has even competed at the national level!

Over the years Charlie has developed a passion especially for functional fitness methodology. He has found that functional movement principles promote physically activity and quality of life improvements far beyond what was previously deemed possible. His main objective is to now help anyone who is willing to help themselves! Charlie is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Insured, CPR & AED Certified.

We recently asked Charlie, “Now that you’ve retired from competitive boxing, What are you training for?” His response, “I train for LIFE… My goal is to be a better father, a positive inspiration to others, and to help everyone be a better version of themselves!” Charlie has the commitment, knowledge, and skills to help you live a stronger, happier, healthier, and longer LIFE!

Hi, my name is Miranda Wayman, and I am originally from Tennessee. I am a Certified Personal Trainer from the International Sports and Sciences Association. I recently completed a six year enlistment in the Air Force and am now attending Florida State University. I am very excited to start a new career as a personal trainer as a part of the Mike Walker Fitness team. Fitness has always played a major role in my life. I played many sports throughout my adolescent years to include running on my high school’s cross country team. I started lifting weights in high school and loved the way it made me feel stronger in every aspect of my life. Over the years, maintaining a fit, healthy, and happy lifestyle has become my passion. I look forward to sharing my passion with others and helping them reach their goals.

Having lived with an anxiety disorder for much of her life, Kristin began experiencing extreme panic and agoraphobia after her enlistment in the Marine Corps ended in 2007. A diagnosis of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) led her to a combination of talk therapy and western medicine to help keep symptoms at bay. After a PCS to Okinawa in 2014, Kristin experienced another round of anxiety and panic, locking her inside her home, crippled with fear.

It was a private session with Rebecca Cohen where she learned simple breathing techniques. She applied them in an instance where fight-or-flight was taking over. It worked almost instantly and it was that moment Kristin knew yoga was the answer.

Kristin decided to jump all in, and invested in a 500-hour RYT training program over two years to learn all she could; soon discovering that she could bring this life changing practice to other military veterans and their families.

Born a Marine Corps brat, followed by a Marine Corps enlistment and currently as an Air Force spouse, she is very familiar with the daily stresses that military life brings to the body and mind. Kristin believes our active duty, veterans, and their families, can incorporate a yoga practice to help bring much needed respite to the hectic and quickly changing lifestyle.

Kristin has been teaching yoga at Kadena Air Base for two years, offering a vinyasa flow class that connects breath with body movements. Kristin is a firm believer that a yoga practice can be modified to fit any person, to find proper alignment and prevent injury. She believes a daily meditation practice is also the key to help calm the mind. She is also certified to teach Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) yoga. Kristin finds SUP yoga both challenging and fun. Being on the water brings a new connection to the earth and offers a relaxing shavasana in ways a traditional classroom doesn’t provide.

Hi, my name is Harrison. I am a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. I discovered a love for weightlifting on my own journey to lose weight. I was the poster child for an out of shape American teenager. My sophomore year of high school, in 2014, I was 310 pounds. I had never set foot in a gym, and was starting to face some serious potential health issues. I knew something needed to change, so as of 2015, I made a New Year’s resolution that actually stuck. I’ve been in the gym ever since. Over time, I have become passionate in all types of fitness and helping other people with their own fitness journey. I want people to know they can completely change their lives through diet and exercise, just like I did!

My entire life has been dedicated to athletics and fitness. My passions today include all forms of strength training, yoga, and sports performance. I played baseball for over 19 years at every level including college at Alabama State University and professionally for the Minnesota Twins Organization. I was always an above average athlete at best and it was my hard work that carried me as far as I made it. This is where I grew a passion for the gym because I learned how to outwork people that were actually better than me. My passion for fitness and athletics is still the driving force of my life. Now that my playing days are over, I have turned my focus to coaching and bettering the lives of others. I am currently an assistant baseball coach at Gulf Coast State College and a NFPT Certified Trainer. I feel compelled to pay forward my successes in athletics by spreading the knowledge through coaching I’ve attained as an athlete. I’ve spent the past few years expanding my knowledge in the fitness industry and focusing on strength training with correct functional movements. I am dedicated to coaching healthy movement patterns in order to increase overall strength and health. My key focuses in training are complete nutrition, core strength, functional movements, and a healthy lifestyle. My core beliefs are consistency, passion, and being goal oriented. By combining all of these factors I know that your life goals can be achieved!

I look forward to assisting you with all your fitness goals and living a healthier lifestyle.

Remember, everyday is a new opportunity to educate, achieve, and prosper for all of us!

Hey there! My name is Hanna Persons, I am a Certified Personal Trainer with the International Sports Science Association. I have lived in Panama City since 2008 so I think I’m considered one of the locals now. I am a mother of 2 and a wife. In high school I took up an interest in running, which I rekindled in 2014. I have trained for and completed two 50K’s, a marathon and multiple 5k’s. Although running has a lot of great benefits, I found that I was truly looking forward to my cross training days with my trainer. I decided I wanted to learn more and focused my efforts on becoming a personal trainer myself. I am very excited to start this new career and to be a part of the Mike Walker Fitness Team! I look forward to using my passion and abilities to help others set and achieve their goals!

Mike is the Head Coach of the MWF Team, CrossFit Level 2 Trainer, and Accredited Personal Fitness Trainer. A life long resident of Bay County; Mike has experience in pretty much ever sport imaginable throughout his childhood, adolescent, and adulthood. He has coached thousands of hours in the fitness and athletic training industry over the past 13 years. Since 2005, Mike has helped hundreds of clients and numerous professional athletes to achieve their health and fitness goals. His outstanding client success rate is a result of developing practical lifestyle routines that work! This process leads to life-long transformation and results. Mike continues to study the newest nutrition and exercise methodologies to constantly adapt and evolve. “At Mike Walker Fitness, we truly believe no challenge is too big with a good dose of dedication and hard work!”