About Me

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Caitlyn Hydeck, CPT, is a Certified Personal Trainer, Assisted Stretching and Functional Movement Specialist with more than 30 years of experience in dance, choreography, movement, and performance conditioning. She brings a unique understanding of how flexibility, mobility, strength, and body awareness work together to improve movement quality, reduce discomfort, and support long-term wellness.

Born and raised in Connecticut, Caitlyn began dancing at an early age and went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Throughout her career, she has continued to study with respected instructors across the country while teaching and choreographing dancers of all ages. Her professional experience includes coaching and choreographing the Fairfield University Dance Team and teaching within the Sacred Heart University Dance Program.

As a lifelong dancer, Caitlyn developed a deep appreciation for the importance of cross-training, injury prevention, and efficient movement. Yoga, Pilates-based conditioning, strength training, mobility work, and functional movement became essential components of both her personal practice and her approach to helping others move well.

To expand her clinical knowledge, Caitlyn earned her NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and completed extensive anatomy and hands-on assisted stretching training while working with StretchLab. She also gained valuable experience training alongside a chiropractic physician, further strengthening her understanding of biomechanics and movement assessment. She continues to pursue advanced education in functional movement, corrective exercise, and mobility to provide the highest level of care to her clients.

Caitlyn's sessions are individualized to each client's goals and may incorporate assisted stretching, soft tissue techniques, mobility training, strengthening exercises, functional movement strategies, and personalized home exercise recommendations.

Her approach focuses on improving movement patterns, identifying muscular imbalances, restoring mobility, building stability, and helping clients develop greater body awareness for lasting results.

While Caitlyn enjoys working with clients of all ages and activity levels, she has a particular passion for serving dancers—an often underserved population seeking specialized care for performance, recovery, injury prevention, and long-term movement health.

Caitlyn's collaboration with the practitioners and instructors at Intrinsic Wellness Studio helps strengthen our functional movement philosophy and expand the personalized services we offer our community.  Working closely with our wellness team, she helps clients bridge the gap between movement, mobility, flexibility, strength, and overall wellness.

She also brings her passion for dance and movement into the classroom through her signature class, Intrinsic Rhythm & Restore—a unique experience combining dance-inspired cardiovascular movement with functional mobility, stretching, breathwork, and restoration.

By Appointment Only

Phone: (203) 733-7850
Email: Caitlyn@intrinsicwellnessstudio.com

Click the links below to schedule private sessions and group classes with Caitlyn.