About Us

Sheila Connor, Executive Director and Chief Fitness Coach

Have you used all your Physical Therapy sessions at an HMO or traditional clinic but still felt like you weren’t much better than you were before? After years working for a big clinic, Sheila had heard that story too many times. Patients kept asking her, “What more can I do?” So in 2006, she created Fitness Without Walls to give people in San Diego the time, attention, and complete care they needed to heal and actually improve their health in the long-term. More than just a PT, she’s your best coach, trainer, cheerleader, and advocate for life. She won’t stop until you reach all your health and wellness goals, so you can be unstoppable, too.

Sheila has 30 years of experience helping people as a licensed Physical Therapist and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  As a BSPTS certified advanced level C2 expert in the Schroth Method of treating scoliosis and a Level 1 Certification as a SEAS trained therapist, Sheila works with people of all ages who have been diagnosed with scoliosis.  In addition, she is a Graston Technique Specialist to relieve painful soft tissue injuries.

The mission at fitness Without Walls is to educate and empower clients to achieve and maintain the highest quality of life by making healthy choices in nutrition and safe and appropriate physical activity and fitness choices. We believe that it is never too late to get fit, stay fit and live fit! Sheila’s vision is to make a difference in the health and lives of those that she has the opportunity to work with and to make a positive impact on the health of our society overall. Her orthopedic experience places an emphasis on functional strength training, core strengthening and spinal stabilization therapeutic exercise to prevent and manage pain and return to life and fitness.

Sheila is dedicated to her clients and is passionate about teaching each individual how to incorporate fitness and healthy choices into daily living!