David Smith is an exercise professional and specializes in exercise,
nutrition and wellness programs for the GLBT community.
His passion lies
in promoting the physical, mental and social benefits of exercise and
healthy diet to the community by breaking down the stigmas and barriers
often associated with exercise and fitness to make it accessible for
everybody regardless of anything. David does not spend all his time at
the gym but chooses instead to go out into the world and find fitness
opportunities in our everyday surroundings. Constantly learning and
engaging with the community to better help realize that we all have
potential within and are capable of accomplishing amazing things. David
leads a variety of different
programs, including group fitness classes,
personal training, athletic conditioning programs, educational seminars
and workshops.
In his personal endeavors, He is also an active athlete
having competed in swimming, taekwondo, triathlon and running events.
Highlights of his athletic career include winning 6 medals and setting a
meet record at the 2010 Gay Games in swimming. Competing on the
National Collegiate level in taekwondo and swimming, training to compete
in his first full Ironman, having completed several half Ironmans and
finishing his first Marathon. David currently swims with the Denver
Squid Swim Team and is training for the 2014 Gay Games as well.
He is
the owner of Stonewall Fitness, holds a degree in exercise
science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and holds several
fitness certifications including ACSM Personal Trainer and Group
Fitness.