Michelle Logsdon Viggiano

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Michelle began dancing at a young age and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Mercyhurst University. After sustaining a knee injury, Michelle discovered pilates and moved to Toronto, Canada to become a fully certified Stott pilates instructor. Upon moving to Northern Virginia in 2006, Michelle became a certified personal trainer through ACSM and a Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. She’s given lectures and run post-rehabilitative breast cancer exercise classes throughout Northern Virginia.

Never one to settle or stop learning, Michelle continued studying the mechanics of exercise through the highly regarded Resistance Training Specialist Program and completed the Muscle Activation Technique Jumpstart program. During this time, Michelle was putting her exercise knowledge to practice on herself and was able to, not only return to dancing recreationally, but danced professionally with a modern dance company in Washington DC. She understands the joy of returning to the activity you love after doctors have said it would never happen again! Returning to the physical shape that is necessary to perform would not have been possible without the extensive exercise knowledge that Michelle gained. She believes that an excellent trainer is one who never stops learning, stays away from “exercise fads,” and who is able to create completely customizable programs for clients. In 2014, Michelle completed the rigorous Muscle Activation Technique Specialist internship program. More recently, Michelle has completed courses in Cadaver Anatomy, Exercise and Inflammation, Exercise Program Construction, Motor Learning, and Menopause for Female Athletes. In 2017, she was awarded the Aiden Zia BioAcademics Scholarship Award from Precision Human Performance for her commitment to continuing education.

In addition to her work as a personal trainer, Michelle has taught at Northern Virginia Community College, presents annually at the county-wide STEM program for middle school girls, and started the NOVA Pilates & Yoga Collective. She has also held management roles as the Director of Personal Training and the Director of Group Exercise for a large national gym chain.

Employing intelligent exercises enables Michelle to produce profound results in her clients’ lives. She is passionate about helping individuals achieve their personal health and fitness goals and is ready to help you!

Chris Viggiano

Chris started his fitness journey in the 1990's, studying Shaolin Kempo Karate. While studying and teaching the martial arts, Chris gained an appreciation of movement. During this time, he successfully completed his first personal trainer certification at Hofstra University. After earning his black belt in 2000, Chris continued to teach the martial arts and added strength workouts to his and his school's training regimen.

Chris moved to Virginia in 2005, continued training, and furthered his education by working with The Pink Ribbon Program, a Pilates based post-rehabilitative breast cancer exercise program. After spending time as a trainer and a master trainer for the Pink Ribbon Program, Chris became an Instructor Trainer, traveling the East coast teaching the Pilates based program to other instructors.

Chris returned to his roots as a trainer, going to every seminar, talk, or class, reading any article or publication that came across his desk. From TRX, to foam rolling, to trigger point, Chris has studied these and other modalities.

In 2012, Chris came across the Resistance Training Specialist program, a training program that teaches the engineering and physics of force, load, the human body, and how it can all be purposefully and intelligently applied to achieve desired outcomes. After completing the three-month course, Chris then enrolled in the Muscle Activation Technique's Jumpstart program. Another three-month program, that introduced Chris to positional testing, and isometric training, allowing the body to gain strength and stability in a position it previously did not have.

In 2013, Chris enrolled in the Muscle Activation Techniques Internship program. An intense 1-year course that expanded on the positional tests, and more specific applications of force to help improve strength and stability within the body, thus allowing the body to handle increased load and improve from session to session.

In 2016, Chris took on a client with Parkinson’s disease. After seeing several reports on the benefits of boxing for people with Parkinson’s, he started volunteering with the Parkinson’s Foundation of the Nation Capital Area, to offer a boxing course, speak at engagements, and offer specialized classes and one on one training for people with Parkinson’s. As his boxing class has continued to grow, Chris now offers a class combining boxing as well as strength training. All of which is to help manage the effect of Parkinson’s and help improve the quality of life in living with this disease.

Chris continues his voracious need for learning, by spending 2 hours a week in a study group of other professional trainers, covering topics from anatomy and structure, to application of forces and calculating torque, motor learning and control, inflammation, and energy systems in the body. All totaled up, it equates to spending over an entire full time college semester of coursework.

In 2017, with his wife Michelle, they opened their dream studio, AIM Human Performance. With a collection of hand picked machines, including one of the largest collections of MedX machines in northern Virginia, which are designed to provide the best, appropriate, and most strategic application of resistance, Michelle and Chris are able to provide Northern Virginia the state of the art personal training studio it deserves.

By applying strategic force and creating balance and stability to the body, Chris has been able to help people return to what they love most, moving.

Meghan Wheeler

Meghan Wheeler is the newest trainer to join the AIM community. Meghan is not necessarily new to the facility, as she has been a previous client of Michelle’s and completed AIM’s internship program.

Meghan has always been involved in some form of health and fitness-related work since her teenage years. She participated in track and field and dance early on, then was introduced to weightlifting and gym culture, which she has enjoyed ever since. She has also experimented with various exercise modalities throughout her life, including fencing, Zumba, Barre, and roller skating (which remains a cherished hobby).

Her background also encompasses a long existing passion for caring for others. Her first as a teenager and throughout nursing school was at a skilled nursing facility, where she gained valuable experience in providing care to those most in need. Ultimately, her experiences at that facility motivated her to pursue nursing school.

Following her graduation from nursing school, she commenced her career with Alexandria Hospital’s bustling medical/surgical unit, where she swiftly advanced to the position of charge nurse and became a student preceptor helping guide new nurses through the often-intricate world of nursing. While she derived immense knowledge from this unit, she harbored a persistent aspiration to pursue a career in the surgical field and ultimately moved on to Mt. Vernon Hospital. During her tenure there, she had the privilege of participating in diverse service areas, including sports and total joint medicine, breast cancer and reconstructive surgery, and her preferred specialty, spinal surgery. She assumed the leadership role for the spinal surgical services and mentored other specialized areas as a clinical preceptor. The opportunity to collaborate with exceptional individuals and witness the advancement of cutting-edge techniques during her eleven-year stay at that hospital was truly enriching. Subsequently, she transitioned to the position of nurse manager at a surgical center located within the National Harbor. In this role, she oversaw both the nursing and ancillary staff and rejoined the surgical team, which was heavily focused on sports and joint medicine procedures. In time a new opportunity arose for her to contribute to the establishment of a brand-new free-standing surgical center, which during this period, she assumed the leadership role for the sterile processing department.

However, after many fulfilling and challenging years in nursing, she made the decision to embark on a new professional journey. While she retained a deep connection to the medical field, she pursued a new path and career in esthetics by obtaining a master esthetician license which she still holds today.

In her pursuit of personal fulfillment, she then expanded her horizons and discovered an internship opportunity offered by AIM. This pivotal experience led her to her current position as a personal trainer.

As an avid learner, her aspirations extend beyond her personal trainer license. She has committed to continuous professional development and enhancing her expertise through further education. Her diverse background and expertise have proven invaluable in bridging the gap between her past experiences and a novel approach to providing assistance to others. With a comprehensive understanding of the human body and its susceptibility to injuries and conditions that alter movement patterns, she has gained insights into the potential for individuals seeking to regain their mobility. She firmly believes in personalized client aspirations and strives to make achievable goals a tangible reality. Additionally, she is dedicated to helping clients avoid the detrimental cycle of self-comparison with others’ abilities. Her goal is to empower individuals to recognize their inherent capabilities and guide them on their personal journeys of self-discovery and growth.