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Jillian Michaels
Born (1974-02-18) February 18, 1974 (age 50)
Los Angeles, California
Occupationpersonal trainer
Height5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm)
Websitejillianmichaels.com

Jillian Michaels (born February 18, 1974) is a personal trainer from Los Angeles, California.[2] Michaels is widely known for her appearance on The Biggest Loser and Losing It With Jillian.

Career

Michaels began her career in exercise because she was overweight in her early teenage years. In 2009, on the television show The Doctors, Michaels screened a picture of herself when she was twelve years of age stating that she weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) and was 5 feet (150 cm) tall, so she was 65 pounds (29 kg) overweight. When she was thirteen years old, she was enrolled in a martial arts class by her mother, which was a new beginning for Michaels.[3] Thereafter she dedicated herself to helping the overweight transform their lives and their bodies for the better.

She uses a blend of strength training techniques with her clients, including kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, plyometrics, and weight training.[4]

Michaels is a celebrity adviser to National Day of Dance for Heart Health, an organization that encourages people to make exercise fun and to laugh, learn and dance to a healthier heart." She has several exercise DVDs, the most popular[citation needed] being the '30 Day Shred'.

Michaels hosted a Sunday talk radio show on Los Angeles' KFI (640 AM).

On October 21, 2008, she launched a new video game called Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for the Nintendo Wii.[5][6] A year later, she launched a sequel called Fitness Ultimatum 2010.

Michaels' business partner and manager is Giancarlo Chersich. Together they operate Empowered Media.[7]

The Biggest Loser

She made her debut on episode 2 of season 2 of The Biggest Loser, in 2004. Michaels was the Red Team trainer until 2006, when she was replaced by Kim Lyons. She returned to the show in 2007 as the Black Team trainer, competing against Kim Lyons' Red Team and Bob Harper's Blue Team. Lyons did not return for the spring 2008 season, leaving Michaels as the only female trainer. Along with Bob Harper, Michaels was also a trainer in the Australian version of the show.

Losing It With Jillian

On June 1, 2010, NBC debuted a new spin-off reality series entitled Losing It With Jillian (Tuesday's in the first prime-time slot). The show uses the "Extreme Makeover" model where she targets one family per-episode and goes to the home to personally work one-on-one with them for a week, then the last five minutes of the show she returns after six-weeks of the family working on their own with a trainer that the show has paid for.[8][9]

David Hinckley of the New York Daily News states that the show uses "tacky overdramatic music and silly staged scenes" and is somewhat over-produced, and he would like to see a show "with less extreme cases and less melodramatic packaging".[10]

Personal life

Jillian Michaels was born in Los Angeles, California on February 18, 1974.[2] She currently lives in Los Angeles.[11] In an interview in the May 2010 issue of Women's Health, she was asked if she would ever consider having children. Jillian's response was: "I'm going to adopt. I can't handle doing that to my body."[12] When asked about her dating life, she stated "Let's just say I believe in healthy love. If I fall in love with a woman, that's awesome. If I fall in love with a man, that's awesome." [13] On the cover of Parade's Healthy Lifestyle, Michael's revealed that she had a nose job, but did not reveal when. [14]

References

  1. ^ KFI Radio, October 5, 2008
  2. ^ a b "Jillian Michaels". AskMen. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  3. ^ "Leslie Goldman: I Interviewed Jillian Michaels and Lived to Tell". Huffingtonpost.com. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  4. ^ "Biographical information from Jillian Michaels personal website".
  5. ^ "'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels to star in Wii fitness video game - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs". Reality TV World. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  6. ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/889/889115p1.html?RSSwhen2008-07-14_152600&RSSid=889115
  7. ^ LLC http://www.jillianmichaels.com/meet-jillian/press-news-schedule.aspx
  8. ^ Losing It With Jillian. - NBC. (at NBC.com).
  9. ^ Kinon, Cristina (May 12, 2010). "'Mean' trainer Jillian Michaels sheds tears, while families shed pounds on 'Losing It With Jillian'". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-05-18. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  10. ^ Hinckley, David (June 1, 2010). ""'Losing it with Jillian' packs on overdramatic music and extreme weight cases"". Daily News. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  11. ^ "TV's Toughest Trainer, Life Coach, Fitness Expert". Jillianmichaels.com. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  12. ^ "Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels "Can't Handle" Getting Fat While Pregnant". US Magazine. April 22, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  13. ^ "Jillian Michaels: the Queen of Lean: Michaels' Way". Ladies' Home Journal. January 29, 2010.
  14. ^ "Jillian Michaels Reveals She Had a Nose Job". UsMagazine.com.
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