KIRA STOKES' BIOGRAPHY


Kira Stokes Biography Headshot Kira Stokes, a graduate of Boston College with a BS in psychology and a minor in health science, has excelled in the personal training and fitness industry for over 16 years. She began her career as a partner with Train Boston, New England's premier medically based fitness and training center and Boston Sports Clubs. She established herself as one of the elite trainers and fitness instructors in the Boston area, moving on to become a top instructor at world-renowned The Sports Club LA and Equinox Fitness. In 2007, Kira moved to the New York area.

Since 1998, Kira has been the sole proprietor of her own personal training company, ‟Kira Stokes Fitness”. Today, in addition to her private one-on-one training clientele, she teaches expert level fitness classes at New York City's premier health clubs; Reebok Sports Club/NY, The Sports Club LA, Equinox Fitness and Core Fusion at NYC's Exhale Spa. Kira's personal training clients have included professional athletes, celebrities and dignitaries. She has trained several women from the television show The View and is currently training Sherri Shepherd. Kira trained Miss New York 2009, Alyse Zwick, for her preparation for the Miss New York and Miss America competitions.

Kira has appeared often on television, radio and in print publications as a fitness and health expert, including:

  • Appears as the top fitness instructor / trainer on Comcast's Fitness ON DEMAND channel. Kira can be seen in 14 proprietary workout videos available to Comcast subscribers. Comcast is now available in over 50 million homes in the U.S.
  • Segments on the Rachael Ray Show, The View, Live with Regis & Kelly, NY1, ABC News, Good Morning America, Good Morning America Health, NECN, Martha Stewart Living Radio, WRKO and WMDB radio
  • Articles in SELF, Health, Shape, Details, People, Reader’s Digest and TimeOut New York magazines
  • Consultant on the launch of Jake Steinfeld's (‟Body by Jake”) on-demand fitness channel ‟ExerciseTV”
  • Fitness model for Lululemon Athletica, Reebok and New Balance

Kira has won numerous awards including ‟Top Personal Trainer in Boston” and one of the ‟Top 25 Trainers” in the Town Sports International Corporation (parent company of Boston Sports Clubs), a company of over 1,500 trainers in 143 Sports Clubs throughout the nation. Kira is proud to have been chosen as an ambassador for Lululemon Athletica. She has also been recognized by Gatorade as a top fitness expert and is currently working with them on their G Series FIT initiative.

Kira's focus is on innovative training, concentrating on transforming the body and mind: Mindful hard-core training for every body. She has developed a signature training technique, The Stoked Method, which combines functional and traditional methods of working the body. Her personal training methods have evolved to include a unique combination of strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, sports specific drills, yoga and Pilates. Kira combines all of these disciplines into her proprietary “Stoked Series” of classes: "Stoked360", “Stoked At The Barre", "Stoked Primal", "StokedAbs", "Stoked Cross-Core", "Stoked Uptown/Midtown" and her outdoor boot camp style class, “Stoked In the Park”. Kira holds several certifications including NASM – CPT, NASM - PES, NSCA, ACE, and Core Fusion as well as specialized certifications in Performance Enhancement, Pre- and Post-natal, SBT – Suspended Body Weight Training and Kettlebells.