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In the January issue of Ladies Home Journal, Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels talks about her struggles as an overweight child and how these days her passion isn’t just about fitness but it’s helping people improve their lives. She said that as a teenager she only ate junk food and because of her lack of direction she rebelled; she even stole a car once. Also, her relationship with her father revolved around food so when they were alone that was their time to eat together.

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The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels appears to practice tough-love as she whoops and hollers and whips the contestants into shape. But in her most recent interview with Ladies’ Home Journal she revealed her soft side and expressed her true concern for these new contestants. Season 9 boasts the largest contestants to date on the show and this has created new challenges for the staff and trainers. For example, they had to buy bigger workout equipment and they have to be more careful in monitoring and managing medical conditions. Michaels said that as the contestants get bigger she and the other trainers worry as they have no say over the challenges. She said, [Read more →]

You’ve seen them whip Erik Chopin and Bill Germanakos into shape, and now The Biggest Loser trainers can whip you into shape too with the fitness DVD The Biggest Loser Workout: Cardio Max. If you’re looking to achieve maximum weight-loss results in minimum amount of time, then this 50-minute DVD is just for you.

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Start the New Year with a new routine Jillian Michaels – 30 Day Shred. Known as America’s toughest TV trainer, the Biggest Loser trainer released this 60-minute fitness DVD, and it’s receiving rave reviews because of its intensity. Well, if it claims you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days it has to be intense. [Read more →]

The Biggest Loser franchise is getting bigger each season.  DVDs, books, equipment and now an interactive video game that actually sounds really impressive.  Last week Biggest Loser unveiled the The Biggest Loser video game in NYC where past contestants and the media got to try it out.

Basically, the user chooses a 4, 8 or 12 week fitness program.  He/she first enters data such as name, age, weight, height, and weight loss goal.  Keep in mind that the game was designed by The Biggest Loser doctors and nutritionists so if you’re wanting to lose 100 pounds in 12 weeks, it’s just not going to happen because that isn’t healthy nor is it a long term fix.

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Fitness guru Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser has teamed up with Self Magazine to offer monthly fitness tips for those who need a little inspiration or a little advice on how to trim down those difficult areas.  For the month of June she gave some advice on how to get motivated to lose weight and get in shape.  She introduced her new Get-Fit tips by offering her services:

“So you understand that celebrities have a team of people making them look hot at all times.  From their personal chef to their dietician, their trainer, their plastic surgeon, shhhh…, and what do you guys have?  You have me.”

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