Shawn Garcia

Shawn Garcia
Executive Director | Revolutionary Fitness

Hometown
East Harlem, NYC

Profession
Health and Fitness Professional

Education & Degrees
Union College – Sociology

Professional Certifications
American Council on Exercise (ACE) – CPT Master Trainer
American Council on Exercise (ACE) – Small Group Training Master Trainer
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) – Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) – NASM
Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) – NASM
People's Trainer Course – Level I
Pre/Post Natal
TRX Suspension Training Instructor Level II
KettleBell Concepts Instructor (KBC)
Integrated Stretching
Plant-based Nutrition Coach

Athletic Accomplishments
Shawn played Division I Basketball throughout HIgh School. He has also studied various Martial Art styles throughout the years, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Kali, Brazilian Jujitsu and Muay Thai.

Personal Facts
Shawn is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent, born and raised in East Harlem (El Barrio) on March 31st. Growing up very poor and raised by a single mother with his sister on Welfare, Shawn saw first hand what it meant to live in a situation where people couldn't access a healthy lifestyle (ie. lack of community/school programs, poor food access). And where obstacles are place in one's way to not make it realistic to live healthy. After seeing many of his family and friends become obese or develop some chronic disease, Shawn became interested in Health and Fitness. Shawn is also a vegan athlete and has been promoting a plant-based lifestyle for over a decade.

Today Shawn is a Master Trainer for Xercise International a Personal Training certification program, where he facilitates the learning and development for new trainers looking to break into the field. He also still does private training and small group training throughout New York City.

Shawn is also an active volunteer with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and has been involved in numerous campaigns against the wars in the Middle East. He has been a key organizer in efforts against police brutality, anti-LGBT bigotry and in support of Immigration Rights.

He is currently still a resident of El Barrio.