About Kai

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“Kai helped me build strength and power in my golf swing. He really helped me get where I wanted to be, and he understands it’s about life not just the game.”

Annika Sorenstam
World Golf Hall of Famer and 10-time Major Champion

Kai is one of the world’s most accomplished fitness experts. His knowledge and experience from training super athletes like Annika Sorenstam, Grant Hill (NBA), Will Asher (Waterski), Eddie Cheever (Indy Racing) and many other pro and amateur athletes is invaluable. Kai has been involved in professional sports since 1985 in his native country of Germany, first as a competitive water skier, then as a performance coach in waterskiing and wake boarding. Kai’s goal is to help pro and amateur athletes of all sports perform at their personal best with longevity and health in mind.

Leveraging his engineering studies, Kai developed his innovative and proprietary workout philosophy of ‘efficiency through perfect movement’ and in 2001 implemented this philosophy to train Annika Sorenstam throughout her playing career (89 professional wins, 10 majors). While training with Kai, Annika gained over 25 yards of driving distance while also improving her accuracy. She went on to be voted Female Athlete of the Year 2 times in a row.

In addition to Annika’s success, Kai’s golfers have won 15 Major Championships and over 150 tournaments on the LPGA, PGA, European Tour and Japanese LPGA. His water skiers and wakeboarders have won over 100 titles including multiple X-Games and Gravity-Games and hold several world records. Kai is frequently invited to share and teach his unique workout programs for the LPGA, German PGA as well as at Universities and expert summits. He has been featured in numerous media outlets including ESPN, USA Today, 60 Minutes, Golf Channel as well as Golf Magazine, Golf World, Japanese Golf Digest, German Golf Journal, Golf Fitness Magazine, Waterski Magazine, and more.

Kai is also a published author with notable works including Weight Training for Golf: The Ultimate Guide and Weight Training for Women’s Golf,  both considered comprehensive resources for golf fitness. He has produced the highly acclaimed Kai Fitness for Golf video series, which has garnered significant popularity among golf enthusiasts.

Kai holds a Master’s degree in Nautical Engineering from the University of Oldenburg in Germany. He also became a certified facilitator of Pacific Institute’s Investment in Excellence course which teaches executives and athletes to develop the right attitude for success through cognitive psychology. Kai consulted as an expert with Cage Fitness, a workout program featuring MMA Great Matt Hughes. Kai currently serves as Golf Fitness Specialist at Golfusion, the world’s first state-of the art, holistic golf performance training center in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.