With sports performance and fitness training experience that covers more than two decades, I have spent a large part of my life involved in bettering my life and the lives of others through fitness. As an active youth I participated in sports, including baseball, football, basketball, track and field and tennis. Later as a high school athlete, I competed in basketball, football and track and field, earning All Conference honors in the latter two. During this time I also became involved in gymnastics as a way to increase my flexibility, but soon realized that the corresponding core strength gains translated to other sports. It was at that time that I learned the importance of multi-faceted training or "cross training". I applied this knowledge to creating my own training programs that contributed greatly to my success, setting school records that still stand today.
During the ensuing years I attended the University of Arizona, majoring in microbiology and continuing to train very seriously, first as preparation for football, next as a bodybuilder and then as a powerlifter. After college, in addition to my regular 40 hour work week at a government job, I began to design training programs for select people and became an advisor to many others, including a future NFL first round draft pick. With the explosion of the fitness industry, I decided to apply my knowledge and experience to a more professional setting. I enrolled in the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) Certified Fitness Trainer course, completing the curriculum and passing the exam in 2003. Later that year, I founded Kevin's Mobile Fitness, an in-home personal training service, which operated successfully for two years. In early 2005, I opened my personal training studio, Body Focus Fitness and Performance. In the years since, I have continued to expand my knowledge base, with certification studies in sport specific training and becoming a Crossfit Certified Kettlebell Instructor, a Master Trainer Level 3 from the National Health Educators , a Medical Exercise Specialist from AAHFRP, and the Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certification from USA Weightlifting