Robert Johnson Vero Beach

For over 35 years, Robert Johnson has performed in the health care industry, clinically, administrative and representing leading medical device companies. Currently living in Vero Beach, Florida, he founded Yankiwi Sport, LLC, a scientific and experiential-based coaching method for triathletes with considerable success among his small client-base. Corporate, medical, academic and private organizations Mr. Johnson has contributed to in Primary Prevention with exercise programs include Duke Energy Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Harvard Business School, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Duke Medical Center, The Houstonian, Princess Cruise Lines and Canyon Ranch. Additionally, Robert Johnson was a territory manager for Boston Scientific Corp., AVE and Medtronic in Interventional Cardiology and Radiology for 15 years. He served as Director of marketing and sales for an experimental athletic training device company, Colorado Altitude Training, Boulder, CO. Johnson received a bachelor of science from the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics and later attended San Diego State’s School of Public Health and Health Sciences for his master of arts in applied/clinical Exercise Physiology. While there, he served as a graduate assistant at the Human Performance Laboratory of the Adult Fitness Program founded by Kasch/Boyer. His thesis was entitled "Effects of a 12-week cardiovascular exercise program on trait anxiety and mood states," 1982. He attained the highest Industry Certifications, "Clinical Exercise Specialist," 1983 and "Exercise Program Director," 1985 from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). His continuing education includes study at Stanford University's Division of Preventive Cardiology, Duke University Extension Program and Harvard University Graduate Extension Program. While at Harvard, Robert Davis Johnson served as a Graduate Research Assistant contributing to the book "The Aging Intellect," Powell, 2011 and volunteered as a coach with the Harvard University Cycling Team, 2006.