Kevin Kearns is passionate about fitness and
wellness like few other professionals. His
high energy level, encyclopedia like memory and
openness in exploring and incorporating new
fitness and wellness approaches make him a
sought after trainer.
For over twenty years, Coach Kearns has been professionally involved in the
fitness industry. He graduated from the University of
Massachusetts, Boston, where he was trained by Dr.
David Thomas.
He is certified by
the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning
Association) and is a Functional Movement Screen
(FMS) Certified Specialist and a FreeMotion
Master Trainer.
Coach Kearns is the strength, conditioning and wellness
coach for
the Martial Arts University International
(MAUI), an association of the top martial arts
schools in the country.
Growing Up If you looked up "last pick" in the
dictionary you would have found a picture of a
young Kevin Kearns. He always had his shoelaces
untied, had knobby knees, was uncoordinated and
was the last one picked on the field, in gym
classes and at recess. Simply put, he was the
neighborhood punching bag. To make matters worse, at age 12, his father died of liver
failure and his world was completely turned
upside down.
An uncle who
became a father figure, talked Kevin into
taking karate classes. This was a turning point
in Kevin's life as it instilled within him
confidence
and discipline. Now he could fight back in
many ways! Most importantly, Kevin learned to compete against
himself. His mantra became: "I can learn to do
better with the right teaching and right
motivation." To this day, Kevin continues
his martial arts studies.
"I can learn to
do better with the right teaching
and
right motivation."
He worked his
way through college as a pizza and pasta chef,
where he learned to appreciate what he calls "real
food."
After earning
his degree from UMass, he started his first
fitness career at the Boston Athletic Club.
Kevin begin experimenting with new fitness
concepts based on what he was learned at school.
People at the gym become intrigued by his creative
approaches, which emphasized functional and
total body conditioning. Soon his personal
training career took off.
In order to offer additional training resources
to his clients, Coach Kearns established and
managed The Fitness Connection gym and personal
training center in Brookline Massachusetts. At
the Fitness Connection, Kevin worked with a
diverse population, from high stressed
executives, to student athletes, to people with
rehabilitative needs.
In 2006, Coach Kearns founded a new company called
Be Physically Fit,
which focuses on helping corporations and
organizations throughout North America increase
fitness and wellness participation among employees
through personalized and unique approaches. Be
Physically Fit
is actively involved in combating obesity by
developing innovative products and services in
conjunction with the medical community.
Coaching
Some of the World's Top Athletes
After
Kenny's Florian's loss to Sean Sherk for the
lightweight championship belt in October 2006,
Kenny Florian hired Coach Kearns to be his
strength and conditioning coach. Kevin served in
this capacity up until early 2009. During his
tenure, Kenny ran off six straight victories.
Currently, Coach Kearns is the strength and
conditioning coach for professional
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters including;
Alberto Crane, Marcus Davis,
and Din Thomas. He
also serves as the strength and conditioning
coach for WEC fighter Alex Karalexis and Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and MMA fighter Daniel
Gracie.
Kevin works closely with famed Muay Thai / MMA coach Mark
DellaGrotte out of Sityodtong.
In order to introduce mass audiences to his
martial arts influenced strength and
conditioning concepts and techniques, Coach
Kearns has
produced six
DVDs(The Basement Tape Series to MMA
Conditioning).
His DVDs are distributed by all of the top
marital arts sites including UFC.com and retail stores.
Coach Kearns
contributes to
mmatraining.com. He writes a
monthly column for Ultimate MMA Magazine and a
weekly conditioning blog for the BostonHerald.
Magazines such as Maxim, Fight, Inside Kung Fu
and Men's Fitness have featured his work.
As a result, he has become a
highly sought after seminar presenter to martial
arts schools and fitness clubs throughout the
world.
Going forward, Coach Kearns will continue to be a motivating force and
developer of strategies, products and programs
that make a real difference in people's live -
from professional athletes, to stay at home moms. The
best is yet to come!
