Akin Akman
Co-Founder and CEO, Aarmy
The elite athlete and founder is also a Nike Master Trainer and an IMG model for a range of global brands, including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and DKNY.
Akin Akman is one of the world’s most in-demand elite coach and trainer. A Master Instructor at SoulCycle, Akman also leads his signature bootcamps with a dedicated legion of followers — part of his Akin’s Army fitness brand. He is also a Nike Master Trainer and an IMG model for a range of global brands, including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY and Rag & Bone. He launched his first Akin’s Army brand collaboration with designer Todd Snyder in August 2017.
A tennis prodigy, Akman spent much of his life training as a professional athlete; he was discovered and enrolled at age seven into the prestigious IMG / Bollettieri Tennis academy in Florida to train with renowned American tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.