About Dai
The work started with his own life.
Dai Manuel goes by Coach Moose. He grew up in Ontario and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. At forty-nine, he is in better shape than he was at twenty, and he will tell you the second fact is the one worth copying.
At fourteen, Dai weighed more than 250 pounds. There was no dramatic fix and no shortcut. There was work, repeated for years, and he has never stopped doing it.
That work became close to thirty years in fitness. He coached people, built teams, wrote a book and stood on stages. He became a partner and Chief Operating Officer in a multi-million dollar fitness retail business.
Today he runs MERGE Fitness Inc. and co-owns CrossFit BC with his wife, Christie. He keeps a small private practice and works with businesses, leadership teams and event audiences.
The nickname is Coach Moose. It fits. Moose are big, steady and hard to stop once they get moving. His approach is the same: be honest about where things stand, then do the next useful thing.
Today
One person. Distinct places for distinct work.
Consumer coaching, podcast and articles
These live at DadBody, including the full 149-episode archive of The 2% Solution podcast. Different audience, same voice.
Gym and local Vancouver training
Classes, coaching and local training information live at CrossFit BC. That is where the coaching actually happens, floor first.
On the TEDx stage
The talk that says it plainly.
Dai's TEDx talk on men's mental health and the script that tells men strength means silence. Fourteen minutes, worth every one.
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