Jillian Michaels- Biggest Loser Trainer: Another View
A personal fitness trainer who rose to international prominence with her work as a team leader on TV's "The Biggest Loser" reality program, Jillian Michaels (author of Master Your Metabolism) was herself once an overweight teenager who found hope, inspiration and a way to transform her life through exercise when her mother enrolled her in a martial arts class.
Now a global celebrity and powerhouse brand name, the Jillian Michaels fitness empire encompasses a new TV series on NBC called "Losing it With Jillian," where she works with families to change their lifestyle. She also has a comprehensive, interactive online diet program, multiple books including "Biggest Loser Fitness Program", "Making the Cut", "Winning by Losing" and "Master Your Metabolism", workout DVDs including "30 Day Shred", "No More Trouble Zones" and "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism" and even a game for Nintendo Wii called "Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009".
Michaels advocates healthy lifestyle choices and good nutrition - you will find guidance on these subjects threaded throughout her work - but the foundation of her approach to weight loss, weight maintenace and overall good health is exercise, exercise, exercise. The workouts are a blend of kickboxing, yoga, pilates, plyometrics and weight training and will undoubtedly, unquestionably lead to weight loss and fitness when undertaken in conjunction with a healthy eating plan. There are so many quacks and scammers and outright frauds angling for a cut of the mega-billion dollar weight loss industry it's discouraging....but it's people like Michaels, whose philosophy and outlook are truly positive, realistic and sensible, that help keep the faith.
