Kirk Charles is a nationally recognized health and wellness professional, keynote speaker, author, and preventive health advocate dedicated to helping people live healthier, more active lives. For more than 17 years, he has helped individuals transform their health through practical, sustainable lifestyle strategies centered on nutrition, physical activity, and long-term behavior change — conducting more than 15,000 coaching sessions as a NASM Certified Personal Trainer.

A plant-based nutrition advocate for over 35 years, Kirk is the author of Live in the Power Zone and The 1st Aisle: How to Eat for Maximum Health. He also hosts The New You Game Plan podcast, interviewing physicians, researchers, and athletes about health, fitness, and personal transformation.

His work has been recognized nationally across multiple media platforms: two Men's Health magazine covers, two years as a Men's Health columnist writing a weekly exercise column for older men, a featured appearance as a celebrity trainer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and national and regional commercial campaigns for insurance, healthcare, financial services, and pharmaceutical brands.

Kirk's approach is simple: help people build lasting health, one practical change at a time.