We had the good fortune of connecting with Daniel Kenary and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Daniel, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I want to educate people who want to take the time to invest in themselves. I find purpose in enabling folks with the right knowledge to create their own fitness and nutrition program. I find many people aren’t comfortable in the gym because they simply don’t understand what a successful exercise session looks like. If someone wants to gain strength and size, how should an appropriate exercise session be created to maximize their valuable time in the gym? Same applies with nutrition. We all know what to eat, but how do we optimize our busy schedule to compliment our nutritional goals? How do we still enjoy alcohol and the tasty food, yet still adhere to our fitness journey? I believe in balance and slow attainable progress, powered by momentum developed from achievable progress. I want to educate others how to balance their social life with tasty food, alcohol, and busy schedules to invest in me to teach them how to develop a strength program they create and nutrition plan they can adhere to for the rest of their life. Through Dan Kenary Performance, I empower folks with strategies to eat the food they want and learn how write their own exercise protocol. Lastly, food is ‘fuel’, exercise is ‘movement’. If you can change your perception of these 2 major components to a healthy lifestyle, you change your actions.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I understand how much information regarding fitness, nutrition, and health is out there. It’s extremely overwhelming. I want to be the middle man between the disparate information and an individual filtering out the ‘BS’. My business model is unique. I want to ensure I’m the last investment someone needs to make in a trainer, because i want to educate them in how to write up their own strength program and create a nutritional protocol they can adhere to for the rest of their life. I find it’s my purpose to empower each of my clients with knowledge they can use to create a protocol they can write for themselves. What good is a trainer if you haven’t learned how to be independent in your own training, right? Clients presenting me with a strength or nutrition program THEY WROTE after our time together is where I find the most success and feeling of happiness. Having clients reach out with health goals they’ve always wanted to accomplish, working with them over weeks, and then being presented a program they made for themselves is where I see progress. The student becomes the teacher. With an investment Dan Kenary Performance, is an investment in you for the rest of your life.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Let’s start with a coffee at my favorite coffee shop in the city, JoJo’s Coffee House. Their vibe and coffee flight is amazing! After being fueled up with caffeine, why not enjoy the Downtown Phoenix Marketplace and ‘First Fridays’. This is a great spot to support local businesses in the area who have high quality food, drinks, and products. Then, after a bite, I love going to the Churchill. A great open concept with multiple vendors cooking up some great food and awesome cocktails! Roosevelt Row is a great spot for anyone to walk around and enjoy the culture of Phoenix. The art work around the city adds a nice touch to the vibe of Phoenix. Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain provide a nice feeling of ‘escaping’ the city. I cannot get over their are mountains in the middle of the city of Phoenix..If you want to go out at night, my favorite spots to grab a drink is The Grand. A hidden spot with a great low light concept inspired by an old pirate ship feel. You like basketball? Hit up a Suns game! You cannot be bored, out here in the desert.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I dedicate my shoutout to my clients, family, friends, and Len who inspire me to keep giving back. Without their support, my ability to help others enjoy life would not be possible.

Website: https://www.dankenaryperformance.com/

Instagram: @d._j._k

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-kenary/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.kenary

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kq0ka7CEwNvLktHEQp7Q

Other: French Pressed Podcast – Spotify

Image Credits
Alexander Peet @thelensofpeet

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