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About
Kevin Kearns
 Kevin
Kearns has been professionally involved in the
fitness industry for over twenty
years. A graduate of the University of
Massachusetts, Boston, 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.
Recently, he was certified as a FreeMotion
Master Trainer.
His
commitment to fitness is both unique and
compelling. 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.
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He worked his
way through college as a pizza and pasta chef,
he learned to appreciate what he calls "real
food."
After earning
his degree
from UMass, he started his first fitness job at
the Boston Athletic Club. Kevin begin
experimenting with new concepts of fitness based
on what he was learning at school. People
at his gym become intrigued by his "creative"
approaches, which emphasized functional
conditioning. Soon he started helping others and
his career as a personal fitness trainer took
off.
Kevin established and managed The Fitness Connection
gym and personal training center in Brookline
Massachusetts, which he operated for ten years.
In 2006, Kevin founded a new company called
Be Physically Fit,
which provides fitness programs and services
to corporations and organizations. The company
is also actively involved in combating obesity by
developing innovative products and services in
conjunction with the medical community. In
addition, the company develops general fitness and wellness
content. Be Physically Fit produced Kevin's
first DVD - Burn
with Kearns' 30 Minute Core Strength Workout.
The DVD is distributed in the United States and
internationally. Kevin is the strength and
conditioning coach for several professional
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, including UFC
fighters Stephan Bonnar, Alberto Crane, Kenny Florian
and Kurt Pellegrino. He
also serves as the strength and conditioning
coach for WEC fighter Alex Karalexis.
Kevin is the publisher of the Be Physically
Fitness Wellness newsletter. In addition, he
contributes to Insidefighting.com and writes a
monthly column for Ultimate Grappling Magazine.
Kevin has published articles in magazines
including Maxim Magazine, Inside Kung Fu and
Men's Fitness. In the spring of 2008, Kevin released
three new DVDs
to help students of Mixed Martial Arts improve
their strength and conditioning.
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Martial
Arts Studied:
• Kenpo
Karate: received Black Belt
• Shotokan
Karate: received Green Belt
• Jujitsu:
apprentice to Shihan Bob Dickey
• Muay Thai:
studied under John Frankl
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Pekiti-tirsia Kali: studied under Guro
Willam Schultz
• Western
Boxing: studied under John Obrien
Current Martial Arts Study:
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Brazilian Jujitsu, Straight Blast Gym:
studying under
Coach Steve Whitter
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Muay Thai: studying under Kru Mark DellaGrotte
• BBJ:
studying under Kenny Florian
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