Dian Nissen
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.
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 in order to observe the debut of Trampoline Gymnastics as an official Olympic sport.
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 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.
In 1994, Dian founded her company, Ageless Fitness, to promote health and wellness for people of all ages and abilities.
Dian is a certified bellicon mini-trampoline fitness instructor.
The bellicon Academy training is approved by the American Council on Exercise (ACE).