Michael Wood, CSCS Chief Fitness Officer, Koko FitClub Michael Wood, CSCS, is a nationally recognized fitness expert

and exercise physiologist, leading the development of integrated Koko Smartraining™ strength,

cardio and nutrition programs for Koko FitClub, the digital gym.

Through his Smartraining™ programs, Michael has trained over 50,000 Koko FitClub members nationwide to achieve

their health and fitness goals through proper nutrition and progressive exercise. Koko members currently peform an

average of 205,000 Smartraining workouts each month across all clubs Koko FitClub locations, with over 3.5 million

strength sessions and 3.8 million cardio sessions completed to date.

Michael was a Senior Exercise Physiologist at the Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory at the

USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. During that time he collaborated on

research that studied the effects of exercise on aging, and co-authored 12 scientific research papers and abstracts.

• Michael has also developed exercise programs that were featured in two books,

The 30-Minute Fitness Solution by Joann Manson, MD (Harvard Press, 2001) and

Cut Your Cholesterol by David Katz, MD (Reader's Digest, 2003). Michael is

working on his first book that is slated for publication in 2015

• Boston Magazine "Best of Boston" Personal Trainer

• Named twice consecutively to Men's Journal Top 100 Trainers list. Selected for

Men's Journal trainer "Dream Team," comprised of the nine best U.S. trainers

• Director of Business Development and Business Director at Velocity Sports

Performance, as well as Fitness Director at New England Sports Academy

• Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Connecticut

• Taught undergraduate strength and conditioning courses at Boston University and

the University of Connecticut where he also attended graduate school

• Served on the Exercise Physiology Review Board at HealthGate.com and

HealthyWomen.org. Fitness columnist during his three-year tenure as contributing

editor at HealthGate.com, viewed on more than 650 medical websites

• Michael attended Springfield College on an athletic scholarship before earning a

BS in Human Performance/Exercise Physiology from the University of

Massachusetts Boston and an AS in Physical Therapy (PTA). Michael and his family

live in North Attleboro, Massachusetts

" Michael Wood is everything a person could want in a trainer." - Boston Magazine

“ One of the very best in his field.”- Miriam Nelson, PhD, Tufts University Research Center on Aging, Best Selling Author, Strong Women series

“ Our patients offer rave reviews.” - Ed Saltzman, MD, Director, Research Tufts-New England Medical Center