The Background

Kelly Kennedy, PhD is one of the nations leading experts in fitness training for police.  While working for largest Police agencies in the Southeast United States, she has physically trained and tested thousands of police recruits and officers since 1999. During this time she has lectured on physical fitness to classes for Police, Corrections and specialized units such as the Special Response Team, Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), and Defensive Tactics Instructor.
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She led the design of a large tactical obstacle course, and was a part of a committee to create a pretest physical fitness screening for the members of the RDF. Additionally, she created a physical screening standard for readiness for the Aviation Unit, Marine Patrol Unit and served as the project manager of a team of physiologists in the development of the minimum standards for fitness for the job of Police officer, K-9 Unit, and Special Response Team.

Our Start

In 2003, she started an education and consulting company called Fit to Enforce that takes her all over the country teaching and consulting law enforcement. She has worked as a Subject Matter Expert in physical fitness for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and has served on the editorial review for the Tactical Strength and Conditioning Report. In addition, she has presented at Conferences for the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), International Association of Chiefs of Police Officer Safety and Wellness Conference (IACP OSW), International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), Tactical Strength and Conditioning Conference (TSAC) and Florida SWAT Association.

Our Practice

Kelly has also hosted workshops for the AVON 3-Day Walk, Team Footworks, was an examiner for ASCM's Health/Fitness Instructor exam, interviewed on the Performance Nutrition Radio Show, and was a featured professional in the SoBeReal section of SoBeFit Magazine.  She was on the Monarch Human Performance Podcast, Fit to Serve Podcast with Frank Sepe and Robert Wilkins, Not Your Typical Doctors Podcast, Fire Rescue Wellness Podcast with Annette Zapp, and interviewed by Robert Lockridge on Muscle and Fitness Fit to Serve article series and the  Beat Podcast from the Community Oriented Policing Office of the US Department of Justice.

​After graduating with a masters degree in Exercise Physiology, she worked as an adjunct instructor at Florida International University for five years.

Kelly is certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction (CSCS*D), with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a Certified Exercise Physiologist, and Certified from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (CISSN). She is a past certified Level 1 Sport Performance Coach from USAW, for 10 years was formerly a Level 1 CrossFit Instructor, currently Certified as a Defensive Tactics Instructor, member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, and earned a PhD in Global Leadership from Lynn University.

Testimonials

★★★★★

"The most valuable part of this course was the practical aspect with students actively instructing peers. The instructor is professional, yet humorous, fun and in tune with modern concepts... It was a great experience."

- E.L. Miami-Dade Schools

"An absolutely outstanding training experience! I feel more confident and prepared thanks to the hands-on approach and expertise of the instructor."

L.R. Georgia Police Academy Trainer

"A game-changer for fitness instruction in law enforcement. Highly recommended for all trainers!"

- R.K. Police Academy Instructor

"Any questions we had were answered and explained really well!"

- T.L. Shelby County SO

"This was an amazing course the instructor was the best. Her knowledge and passion for the subjects were amazing!"

- D.H. Police Academy Trainer Georgia