A multifaceted wellness channel empowering personal strength, peace, harmony, balance, and growth. We engage in deep core thoughts and conversations relevant to everyday wellness circumstances and create functional fitness experiences that contribute to holistic wellness harmony.
Kia Williams, M.B.A., M.S., ACE GFI, 200hr E-RYT is a global business presenter, author, fitness program specialist and content creator, podcast host and web-series host. She is recognized for her ability to incorporate innovative and progressive exercise techniques that result in enhanced functional fitness, optimal physique, and fun workouts. She has been certified and licensed to teach over a dozen fitness formats and is actively creating content and new formats for children and adults.
Kia is the Wellness Chairwoman for the NAACP Fort Worth-Tarrant County Chapter and an executive board member of Fit4Mom and for Jeremiah 33:6, a not-for-profit holistic health education and preventative medicine corporation. Most notably, Kia Williams is the youngest and first black person to be awarded with the IDEA World Instructor of the Year award. This award honors a certified group fitness instructor whose superior instructional and leadership skills are demonstrated through community and industry involvement, as well as the ability to inspire and motivate others to commit to a healthy lifestyle. IDEA Health & Fitness Association has served as the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals for 40 years, with 900 streaming videos and digital courses available, and has the largest national industry-wide directory linking over 275,000 fitness professionals and more than 40 million consumers in more than 80 countries.
Kia's career mission is to support people who are affected by marginalization in jobs, education, healthcare, and lack of representation in the fitness industry.
“Functional Core for Women is a significant book dealing with the importance of the core muscles. It’s a valuable tool for women who want to develop a strong core.”—Billy Blanks, Creator of Tae Bo® and International Fitness Icon
“You can always count on Kia Williams to deliver relevant, innovative, and impactful content; this book is no exception. Any woman looking to integrate top-level and accessible core training into her fitness program should look no further than Functional Core for Women. The training principles and exercises included here are revolutionary and presented in a way that is easy to understand and with the engaging flair only Kia can provide.”—Ryan Halvorson, Director of Event Programming for IDEA
“Aren’t you tired of trying to perfect the newest overly complicated fitness fad, only to lose motivation after a couple of weeks? I’ve built my training practice on three words: ‘keep it simple.’ That’s exactly what Kia has done in Functional Core for Women. She brings us back to the foundations of fitness, with exercises geared to strengthen your body, increase your mobility, and not only build your muscles but also build your confidence! We all have personal goals when working out. Whether it’s functional strength, muscle development, aesthetics, or making your ex jealous, Kia reminds you that when you start small, focus on building a solid functional foundation, and intentionally build off of that foundation, you will get the results you are looking for.”—jarreau bowen, MA, NASM-Certified Personal Trainer
