All About Mario

Experience:  

    Mario Godiva Green is a Fitness Expert, Celebrity Trainer, and Master Trainer/International Presenter for Kangoo Jumps who started in the fitness industry at 18 and has over 11 years of experience.  He teaches group fitness classes, privately trains, travels and teaches master classes and holds trainings, as well as makes media and event appearances all over the country and the world.  He is based in Manhattan, NY and currently works for Equinox NYC, New York Health & Racquet, 24 Hour Fitness, and Club H Fitness.  He has made appearances and has been featured on CNN, CNN Turk (Turkey), The Tyra Banks Show, ABC NIGHTLINE, The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Logo's The A-List NY, The Huffington Post, Daily Candy, NY Daily News, NY POST, Fitness Magazine, W Magazine, CBS NY News, CW PIX 11 Morning News, NBC's LX NY, NY 1 News, Kamille (Norway), Aftonbladet (Sweden), and MizzFit's Blog just to name a few.  In addition he and his Kangoo Demonstration made the Today Show's "Wildest Moments of 2010" segment with Kathie Lee and Hoda.  Green has also been featured in many news articles and segments around the country as well as all over the world.

    Originally hes from Chicago where he worked for XSPORT, Fitness Formula Clubs, and LAKESHORE ATHLETIC CLUBS. He is Group Fitness and Personal Trainer Certified by AFAA, Adult CPR and AED certified by The American Red Cross, is a Master Presenter and Trainer for Kangoo Jumps and was the first person to ever launch Kangoo classes in the US and in NYC.  He also has certifications in and conducted trainings for many different group fitness formats including Zumba, Pilates Mat, TRX, RBT (Bosu), and Kickboxing.  

     Green has been a presenter for Self Magazine's "Workout in the Park" in Chicago for the past 4 years and in 2009 worked with Jillian Micheals from NBC's "The biggest Loser".  For two years Green worked and led the warmup for the Men's Health Magazine's Urbanathlon race in Chicago, in 2010 Green partnered with Oral B Glide to be the ambassador for the "Bridge to Bridge" race in San Francisco and along with actress Vanessa Marcil Giovanazzo (General Hospital, Las Vegas TV Series) helped with the launch of Oral B Glide's "Glide into the Holidays" national pledge campaign that benefited the charity Operation Smile.  He is worked with Qudsi (Parent company of diapers.com, soap.com, and beautybar.com) on a "Biggest Loser" style competition and wellness initiative in January 2011 in which he helped reach the company's goal to lose 1,000lbs collectively by April 1st, 2011.  Chicago Tribune/Metromix named  his Kangoo workout class one of "Chicago's Best Workouts" Summer of 2008, the NY POST (Summer 2010) included him and his Kangoo Class in an article entitled "NYC's six hottest workouts and most exclusive classes." and was called "The best fitness class for trendsters".  Green was selected to be a presenter at the 2009 and 2011 Kangoo Jumps International Fitness festival in Benidorm, Spain.  There he leds two separate commercial bootcamp master classes.  In 2009 his first bootcamp master class was recorded for his first commercial DVD and in 2011 he recorded a new Kangoo Bootcamp DVD that will be his 2nd commercial DVD.  He also presented a master class at the 2011 Kangoo Jumps International Fitness Festival in Brasov, Romania.  Green is an artist at heart with a true passion for what he does.  His smile, laughter, and positive energy is infectious and he loves motivating people to workout hard all while having fun.

Bio:

     Although he's in great shape now, genetically he was an overweight kid growing up.   Green comes from a long family history of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes.  He had had enough of the teasing, sedentary lifestyle and bad health influences that he started changing his own behaviors and started proactively doing something about it.  Green began working out, watching what he ate, and started becoming more physically active.  Once he lost his mother at age 16 Green then made an unfaltering commitment to being healthy and working out because it helped him cope, relieved stress, and was a kind of therapy.  Lifting weights, stretching, dancing and doing other cardio along with starting and consistently doing pilates when he was 18 has helped transform his body into what it is today.

     Green was a B.F.A. Musical Theater and Dance major at the University of WI - Stevens Point and also taught fitness classes at the University of WI - Stevens Point Allen Center for Wellness and Health.  Green's theatre and dance training has made him a very versatile fitness professional with a big and dynamic personality. In addition to working in the fitness industry he is a Singer/Actor/Dancer/Choreographer/Model.  As a performer/dancer he has had the absolute pleasure to work with artists such as Madonna, Niki Harris, Jojo, Kevin Aviance, Kristine W, Rihanna, Backstreet Boys, Circuit Mom and Natasha Beddingfield.  As a teacher/choreographer Green has taught workshops and master classes at many of the regional American College Dance Festivals, University of WI Stevens Point, Madison, and Milwaukee Universities, Wayne State University, University of Northern Iowa, and Purdue University.  As a choreographer his work has been showcased at The House of Blues Chicago, Crobar Nightclub, Sound-bar, The Chicago Theatre, and Cabaret Cocktail Boutique.  As a model he has been featured in Men's Health Magazine, Eastbay Magazine, Nike, Under Armour, and Calvin Klein print ads and campaigns.

      Since Green was 18 he has been motivating, inspiring, and improving the lives of many dedicated individuals. The individual is responsible for achieving the results, and must know that it takes an enormous amount of discipline and determination.  Green's techniques soften the blow by making workouts fun, challenging, and a bit different each time.  Let him help you change YOU and reach your body's full potential!  Please go to the Events/Class section to check him out at one of his events/workouts around the country or at one of his fitness classes in the New York City area!  

Mario Godiva and actress Vanessa Marcil Giovanazzo (General Hospital, Las Vegas TV Series) at the Oral B Glide "Glide into the Holidays" press event.

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