Daniel Kim

I was a structural engineer in Newark for twenty-four years, and I still think about the body a bit like a building. Good posture is a strong frame, and strong hips and core keep everything else from working too hard. At fifty I traded my desk for a training certification and have worked with adults over sixty-five ever since.

My students tend to like that I explain the reason behind each movement. We start every session with ten minutes of slow tai chi warmups, which I learned from my father in our backyard in Livingston, then move into chair-based core work, wall push-ups and posture drills. Nothing is rushed. If a move does not feel right that day, we swap it for another.

Outside of sessions I am usually at Riker Hill Park with my camera or at my granddaughter's soccer games at the Livingston Oval. I speak Korean as well as English, which some families find helpful for a parent who is more comfortable in Korean.