Kurt Chacon is in his 28th year as a personal trainer in the North Dallas area. He has trained a wide variety of clients, including athletes as well as individuals interested in general fitness. He was voted one of the “Top 100 Personal Trainers” in the country by Men’s Journal magazine in 2004 and 2005.
Kurt’s professional educational credits include certification by the National Strength Conditioning Association (NSCA). He has attained the level of Corrective High-intensity Exercise Kinesiologist, Level II, and Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, Level III, from the CHEK Institute of Encinitas, California and has earned a Resistance Training Specialist (R.T.S.) certification from Resistance University in Oklahoma City, OK. He also completed the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Advanced Personal Trainer certification as well as the Biomechanics Certification at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research. He is certified as a Level II strength coach through the Poliquin International Coaches Program (PICP).
Kurt is certified by Metabolic Nutrition (Melbourne Australia) as a Transformation Specialist for MP’s 12-weeK transformation program He is also a certified Fascial Stretch Therapist Level 1 from the Stretch to Win Institute in Phoenix AZ. He has completed NMT Levels I,II, and III of the St. John’s method of neuromuscular therapy.
Kurt is a certified Expert Level Cycling Coach through USA Cycling. He has raced category and masters bicycle races and has trained scores of recreational and competitive cyclists. He is also a Johnny G certified indoor cycling instructor and has over 1000 classes to his credit.
He has appeared frequently in local media, including the Health and Fitness Show on TeleCable Plano (1993-1995) and the Weekend Workout as a guest and guest host. His writings have appeared in Health and Fitness magazine, the Texas Athlete, IDEA Today, Boy’s Life, and Rodeo Illustrated. He has been profiled in the Dallas Morning News and the Wall Street Journal. He was the host of The First Step, a fitness-based reality television show 2007-2008. He was the featured guest host of “The Fitness Hour” of The New You Show on Live 105.3 Free FM in Dallas. He was formerly co-host of The Train Station Fitness Show on Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket, and the Slim Down America Show on 660 KSKY in Dallas.
Kurt is also a respected educator within his industry. He has traveled extensively throughout United States, Mexico and Europe delivering continuing education programs to other fitness professionals. He also was an item writer for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Fitness Instructor Certification examination. Kurt is a co-author of the book What You Need to Know About Muscle Building available on Amazon.
Kurt has a B.A. and Government from the University of Texas where he made the Dean’s List and was an Honor’s Graduate. He also earned a J.D. from the University Of Texas School Of Law where he was on the Board of Advocates and President of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. He has been published in the Texas Bar Journal and the Trial Lawyer’s Forum.