Dan DeFigio has 30+ years of experience in fitness and nutrition. As the founder of Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition in Nashville, he provides personal training, nutrition coaching, corrective exercise, and weight-loss support at his Nashville studio or in clients' homes. His studio is located at 2424 21st Ave. S., Suite #104, Nashville, TN 37212. An ACE-certified trainer and health coach, Dan is also an author and fitness educator who has appeared on CNN's Fit Nation and The Dr. Phil Show. He continues to help clients build practical, sustainable habits for long-term health and fitness.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Having spent more than 30 years in the fitness and nutrition fields, Dan DeFigio has devoted almost his entire career to helping people increase their strength, eat healthier, and make changes that can actually be maintained. His work includes personal training, diet advice, professional education, writing, and media.
Dan DeFigio is the founder and director of Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition, which is centered in Nashville and established in 1993. The business offers personal training, nutrition coaching, and post-injury exercise. The core of his work centers on a recurring issue in the health and fitness sector: "Why do people find it hard to stick to healthy habits if they are aware of what they should be doing?"
This insight has guided much of his coaching philosophy.
DeFigio initially got into fitness through martial arts. Through practicing and teaching martial arts, he helped people develop discipline, fitness, and body awareness. This experience drew his attention to both physical and mental efforts in developing new habits. Personal training was a natural next step for him.
Later, DeFigio began looking beyond exercise alone. It was then that he noticed that even though healthy-eating/fitness-oriented people knew all the basic stuff, they were still struggling. They knew what they should do, but actually carrying it out was the major problem.
Stress, sugar cravings, emotional eating, busy schedules, and all-or-nothing thinking can make it difficult to maintain healthy habits over time. He used this understanding in his coaching practice. DeFigio talks not just about workouts but also about the daily habits and challenges that can make it hard to stay on track.
Dan established Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition in Nashville in 1993. More than three decades later, the business continues to provide personal training and nutrition services to clients in the Nashville area.
The main Nashville personal training studio operated by Dan is located at:
In addition, the business offers the opportunity for clients to train away from the studio. For those who prefer a different environment, they can choose at-home workout sessions in and around Nashville, online training sessions, or any other location that would be a suitable training area.
Personal training, nutrition coaching, corrective exercise, weight loss support, and other wellness programs are all covered under the services.
Dan thinks it's hard to separate fitness and nutrition in real life. You can stick to a hard workout program, but you can still struggle with food, stress, sleep, and consistency. But eating habits can be hard to improve if activity levels, routines, and other parts of daily life are ignored. That larger perspective has been central to his work ever since.
Dan offers fitness programs for people of all ages, ranging from retired seniors to women in their 50s, to young fitness enthusiasts. He is flexible enough to modify the workouts to suit different body types, fitness goals, and personal requirements. In addition to these, based on the aims of the client, the training can cover balance training, strength training, post-injury fitness training, weight-loss support, corrective exercise, and general physical conditioning.
Training is also flexible when it comes to location. Clients can train with Dan at the studio in Nashville, at home, in a park, or at any other suitable location. One of the biggest differences in his approach is that clients do not have to purchase a gym membership to train with him. Dan has a pay-per-session model, so you only pay for the training sessions you actually need, and you'll get personalized, one-on-one fitness guidance from a proven professional.
To begin a personal training program, the first thing that you have to do is book a telephone consultation with Dan, which is totally free of charge. In this session, his main aim is to learn about the client so that he will be able to recommend the most appropriate type of training and support. In particular, he wants to know what fitness goals the client has, what their current lifestyle and schedules are like, where the client prefers to get their training, their medical and orthopedic history, and their previous exercise experience, including likes and dislikes.
From this discussion, Dan recommends the right coaching tailored to each client, incorporating factors like individual goals, body type, fitness level, requirements, and preferred training location. Clients benefit from this flexible and adaptive method that enables them to get training compatible with their lifestyle, avoiding a cookie-cutter program.
Dan's contribution has not only been in training individual clients but also in educating other fitness professionals.
Dan is an ACE-certified personal trainer and an ACE-certified health coach. He has played the dual role of an ACE continuing education specialist and faculty member. His specialized fields are nutrition, strength training, corrective exercise, weight management, active aging, emotional eating, and post-rehabilitation work.
Apart from that, Dan has also worked with the National Federation of Professional Trainers as an examination official and education presenter. (He was selected as one of ten fitness professionals nationwide to be a subject matter expert in curriculum development.)
Sharing Fitness Knowledge Through Books- Writing has also played an important role in DeFigio's career. For instance, he is the author of Beating Sugar Addiction for Dummies (Wiley publishing). The book has chapters on sugar cravings, emotional eating, and overcoming unhealthy food habits. The book offers practical advice to help the reader understand their sugar habits and develop strategies to overcome their food cravings.
Besides his more than 10 published books, DeFigio has been educating people through academic and learning institutions, radio programs, workshops, podcasts, TV shows, and magazines:
National Media Appearances- Dan DeFigio's work has brought him national recognition. He has appeared on CNN's Fit Nation and The Dr. Phil Show, and has been featured in SELF Magazine, Muscle & Fitness, MD News, Readers Digest, and a host of other publications where he has shared insights on fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle changes.
Beyond his media appearances, Dan has a broader career in public education. Through interviews, podcasts, seminars, and writing, he continues talking about wellness issues that concern people on a daily basis, like nutrition changes, physical activity, food cravings, and how to change behaviors to support better health.
Through all these years, his career has involved working as a certified trainer, a nutritionist, an educator for fitness instructors, working in the publishing business, and being one of the top fitness experts in national media. The health and fitness industry has experienced quite a number of major changes since Dan began. There are many more choices of training, a vast amount of nutritional information, and various methods for people to exercise. But strangely enough, for many, one big challenge is still standing: Turning their chosen fitness and nutrition plan into something they can actually do long-term.
It is this kind of implementation challenge that Dan likes the most – How do we make the smart things actually happen?
Dan DeFigio is the owner and director of Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition in Nashville, which he runs with a team of professional fitness trainers and nutrition coaches.
You can find out more about Dan DeFigio and Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition by visiting our website or by leaving a phone message at 615-442-7700.
Basics and Beyond fitness & nutrition
2424 21st Ave. S.
Suite #104
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: +1 615-442-7700
Website: www.gettingfit.com
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