Mitchell Menik

• Fitness Background and Experience

Mitchell G. Menik (Mitch) operates through his privately owned NV Business Services, LLC (www.nvbus.com/yoga), doing business as Mitch’s Yoga and Tai Chi/Qigong. Mitch teaches 3-5 online Zoom classes per week through AARP; the attendance range for each class is approximately 150-450 participants, with an additional 100 participants attending via each class recording. He specializes in three classes: bone strengthening (group fitness), chair stretching and strength, and Qigong (a form of Tai Chi). All of Mitch's classes are designed so that students of any ability, from beginner to professional, can attend at the same time.

Mitch, now in his 24th year, has accumulated over 10,000 documented hours as a Group Fitness Instructor, primarily working with seniors aged 55 and above. His Yoga, QiGong, Meditation, or Bone Strength, Stretch, and Balance class emphasizes a mind/body connection, focusing on synchronizing body movements with the breath. His instruction incorporates the optional use of mild weights; participants may stand or sit as needed.

In 1975, Mitch began studying and practicing Tai Chi and yoga.  He migrated to focus on Qigong in 2001, where he was certified as a Dahn (Korean) Yoga & Tai Chi Holistic Fitness Instructor and earned the designation Dahn Master in 2011.  From 2001 to 2011, Mitch staffed various specialty programs in the Dahn Organization (Body & Brain Centers) that promote individual growth, health, and healing from emotional baggage.

Mitch is certified (since December 2016) as an American Council on Exercise (ACE) Group Fitness Instructor.  Subsequently, he earned certifications as an ACE Senior Fitness Specialist and ACE Orthopedic Exercise Specialist. 

Mitch is also certified (since April 2016) by the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association as a Tai Chi and Qigong Master Instructor and continues to maintain this certification.  He carries liability insurance through Philadelphia Insurance Companies.