Ken Fitzgerald is a distinguished name in health and wellness circles in New York. His renowned expertise as a fitness and wellness expert and entrepreneur has led to multiple TV appearances including CBS, Fox News, NY1 and other major network stations. Ken has also been featured and written insightful articles for multiple fitness and wellness magazines and news publications including Elle, Vogue, Gotham, Fitness, Health, Avenue, Marie Claire, Crain’s, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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​During a career spanning over 35 years in health, wellness and fitness training, Ken has expertly served people with simple-to-complex quality of life challenges in numerous ways. He was always passionate about fitness and started his career as a Fitness Instructor in 1984 in his local high school, where he stayed until 1991 when he was offered a high executive position with multiple roles of Fitness Director, Program Director, and Head Personal Trainer at Sport Time Fitness Clubs in NY. He was given the title of Global Fitness Director for all 11 of their NY clubs. 25 years ago, in 1996, Ken founded his first signature health and wellness facility – Lift Gym – in NYC, which has grown into a famous fitness and wellness brand with its new name LIFT, Inc reaching audiences across NYC, Los Angeles, and as far as the UK.