Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels (born February 18, 1974) is a celebrity personal trainer, reality show personality, direct-response television pitchwoman, and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California. Michaels is most widely recognized for her appearances on NBC's The Biggest Loser and Losing It With Jillian. Michaels began her career in exercise because she was overweight as a teenager. In 2009, on the television show The Doctors, Michaels showed a photograph of herself when she was twelve years old, saying she weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) and was 5 feet (150 cm) tall. When she was thirteen, her mother enrolled her in a martial arts class. She uses a blend of strength training techniques with her clients, including kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, plyometrics, and weight training. Michaels serves as an adviser to the National Day of Dance for Heart Health, an organization that encourages people to…