yitzhak aftalion

The Founder and author of Soulfit grew up in Los Angeles, California. From an early age, he had an interest in Judaism as well as sports. His passion for creating Soulfit comes from his experience being a student-athlete. On his High School basketball team he was chosen as Team Captain, MVP, and also an all-league first-team performer. He was recruited by several smaller universities for basketball. Balancing Judaism with academics and Sports was a challenging task for him and any young adult. He decided to stay close to family to try to keep family values and he walked on to a local Division 1 NCAA university. Upon Graduating with his Bachelor’s degree he was signed by Premier League Maccabi Haifa in Israel. He also played with Hapoel Tivon helping them to their city’s best finish in their history. He was also offered a contract by Maccabi Ashdod; but after several injuries and missing home; he sought to return to the USA. He attended several NBDL camps and was shown interest by one Team and invited to private workouts. He then decided to focus on learning Judaism and attending Yeshiva. He briefly coached at Beverly Hills High School as well as learned under top trainers that worked with NBA, NCAA as well as Olympic ( gold level ) level trainers. He was offered jobs working with top-level athletes from agents but once again balancing Judaism with these lifestyles became a challenge. He then went full-fledged into service and learning of Torah and returned to Yeshiva in Israel and soon met his soulmate. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his own family and is a certified fitness and nutrition trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He has trained alongside and worked with NBA, Euro, NCAA, and high school athletes learning from elite trainers, coaches, and Rabbinical Spiritual guides.