Meet the coaches.

Tom started Cardio Social because Tampa had plenty of places to hit balls and not many places to genuinely train while enjoying it. The idea was simple: small groups, real coaching, and an hour that leaves you properly worked without feeling like a fitness class.

He coaches full-time at one of the world's leading tennis academies and travels with juniors on the ITF tour, so the standard he brings to a Tuesday night group is the same one he brings to a nationally ranked junior. A Master's in exercise science and a CSCS behind it means every session is built on how your body actually moves, recovers and develops — not just on how you hit.

• Master's in Exercise & Nutrition Science — University of Tampa
• Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Coaches full-time at one of the world's leading tennis academies
• US college player · coaches on the junior ITF tour
• RSPA-certified padel coach

Dakota coaches right across the Cardio Social schedule — group cardio tennis, doubles strategy clinics, and private and semi-private lessons. She is the coach a lot of newer players meet first, and she is very good at making a beginner session feel welcoming rather than intimidating.

Full background coming shortly.

Karl coaches group cardio tennis, doubles strategy and private lessons, and works alongside Tom on the high-performance side — the individual on-court work with competitive juniors and players chasing a college roster spot. The two of them coach together at the same academy, which is where a lot of the Cardio Social training philosophy comes from.

Full background coming shortly.