John Mikula, MA, CTRS, CSCS, HFS, TRX, is an exercise physiologist working for the U.S. Department of Defense, overseeing fitness testing, strength & conditioning, and post-rehab fitness at a military installation. He previously spent 10 years working in acute spinal cord injury rehabilitation, medical fitness and aquatic therapy at the Department of Veterans Affairs and four years as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mikula received his bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation from Southern Illinois University and his master's degree in physical education from the University of South Florida.