Dian Nissen
For decades, Dian witnessed the progression of trampoline, double mini-trampoline, and tumbling including the evolution of equipment, rules, form and style, politics and most everything associated with a growing sport.
She was thrilled to be able to attend the 2000 Olympics with her father, George Nissen, in order to observe the debut of Trampoline Gymnastics as an official Olympic sport. They again attended the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing China along with George’s grandson, Jake.
Dian is a member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs and also their co-chair of the Trampoline and Tumbling Rules Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the World Acrobatics Society.
Dian Nissen has been involved with sports and fitness since her youth, eventually becoming a multiple world-title athlete and competitor. She is an AAU All-American, and was once concurrently the U.S. Women’s Trampoline champion in all three trampoline events: Individual Trampoline, Synchronized Trampoline, and Double Mini-Trampoline.
Dian helped her father, George Nissen, promote his invention of the trampoline and the sport of trampolining. She performed at hundreds of shows and clinics in the United States and around the world and competed in national and international trampoline events.
Dian was founder, owner, and coach of the Nissen Trampoline Academy in San Diego, CA. She is still coaching today.
Dian is a certified Pilates personal trainer, Pilates teacher trainer and Flexibility Coach. She is an ACE-Gold Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Health Coach.
Dian made the transition to fitness and health professional after graduating from the University of Iowa. She holds a Master of Science degree in Health Education and Exercise Science and has been teaching fitness and health for over 40 years.
Dian was one of the first fitness professionals to independently produce, distribute and star in a Pilates exercise video.
Her first Pilates video series, Mind Body Matwork, was cutting-edge at the time and consisted of elegant and effective movements evolved from the work of Joseph Pilates.
Her videos were some of the first to incorporate the use of an elastic band to simulate moves that are also performed on the centerpiece of Pilates equipment—the Reformer.
Traditionalists initially dismissed the prop, but she championed the elastic bands through her videos and classes, helping to transform them into a mainstream staple of contemporary Pilates mat work.
Her exercise instruction is based on sound biomechanics and current knowledge of exercise physiology, producing safe and effective exercise routines.
The videos quickly became bestsellers on Amazon.com and were distributed by major resellers.
In 1994, Dian founded her company, Ageless Fitness, to promote health and wellness for people of all ages and abilities.
