Niv Zinder

…has been involved with sports and fitness since childhood, starting with basketball in his home of Tel-Aviv, Israel playing in the professional leagues. Niv later joined the Israeli Army as a Defense Forces Fitness Trainer where he led workouts for soldiers. Niv was awarded a basketball scholarship to Mercyhurst College, and after two years moved to Yeshiva University receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. While at Yeshiva, Niv played on the University’s basketball team, and began working one-on-one training the students at the University. It has been along ride in the fitness world since then. For the past decade, Niv has been leading group fitness classes in NYC as well as working one on one with clients.  

Education is something that Niv is passionate about. After taking dozens of certifications, and seminars, it lead Niv to go back to school to earn a Master Degree in Exercise Science with the focus on performance enhancement and injury prevention. Knowledge is power, however, Niv believes in “principles over systems”. It it not about learning one training system and believing that is the only way to deliver results. Principles are built on top of systems and that is the most important thing to understand when acquiring education. Mostly, training is all about the client. Understanding that fitness is part of the service industry, it is important for Niv to develop a relationship of trust, commitment, and accountability with his clients.