Answers with Denise Austin

Answer 1

Your 10-week online weight loss program was launched just in time for the New Year! Why is now a great time to get fit?

It's always a great time to get fit and STAY fit! But new years gives you a chance to start fresh, especially after the holidays where the average person gains 4-8 pounds, so we're all in need of a jump start. My 10-week plan makes it easy and do-able.

Answer 2

Every year tons of people make their New Year's resolutions to eat better and stay in better shape. What's the key to making it a resolution that will last a lifetime?

It's all about forming positive, healthy habits--eating right, exercising and motivation. My program teaches you a whole new lifestyle over ten weeks, when you're slowly changing your habits. Every week you're learning something new to help improve your total well-being.

Answer 3

Why is your new online workout regime called the 360o plan?

To be fit, healthy and happy, with eating right, exercising and motivation--it takes all three of these components to get you in the best shape of your life. It's a full circle that can last for a lifetime.

Answer 4

It says on your website that your 360o plan "leads you on a new 10-week online journey to weight loss, health, and happiness". Is it really possible to achieve all 3 of these things in just 10 weeks?

Yes, because I'm with you day by day for 70 straight days, I talk to you through it with my motivational videos, my daily meal plans with over 200 delicious, healthy recipes, and daily workouts, chosen just for your fitness level, with lots of variety from yoga to fat-blasting intervals to dance to weight training and target toning. There's something to make everyone happy, even a walking workout for beginners.

Answer 5

How does your new online weight loss program differ from your workout DVDs?

With a DVD you just plug it in and play. This is the first time ever that I've combined everything I know about fitness, eating right and inspiration all in one place, incorporating it all into a progressive plan that covers a full ten weeks, leading people to their ultimate goals. You can lose up to 25 pounds in just 10 weeks. This is my prescription for a total lifestyle change.

Answer 6

How did having your daughters--Kelly and Katie--change your workout routine? Do you have any fitness tips for mothers?

Convenience is the key. As a mom, I know how hard it can be to make time for yourself. Having it in your own home is the best. There are no excuses. My workouts are available on any screen--iPad, iPhone, your computer, even on your SmartTV. Moms can take me anywhere to get in a good workout.

Answer 7

When Kelly and Katie were younger, how did you teach them the value of an active lifestyle?

My husband and I were both college athletes, so it was only natural that they were into sports and fitness. They both excelled in Lacrosse and each got a scholarship to college to play Lacrosse. It's so important for girls to have a good foundation of fitness when they're young to help improve their self-esteem and self-worth. And now I'm so proud of both my girls. And what's really fun is that my youngest daughter, Katie, is following in my footsteps. We even do a Mother/Daughter dance workout in my 10-Week Plan. Everyone is loving it!

Answer 8

In watching your DVDs it is easy to be motivated by your enthusiasm--it's infectious! Were you always this passionate about fitness? How did you know that you wanted to have a career within the fitness industry?

I've always been somewhat of a cheerleader and started gymnastics at a very early age. So my foundation for health and fitness started young. I practiced as a teenager 3-5 hours a day in gymnastics. After earning a scholarship to college, I went to get my degree specializing in Exercise Physiology. Then I met Jack LaLanne and he gave me my first start on TV in the 80s.

Answer 9

Is fitness for everyone?

Absolutely. Fitness is for everyone. Everybody can improve. It doesn't matter how old you are or how out of shape, your body can get healthier, that's the beauty of the human body, if you just try.

Answer 10

Is it true that you can fit in a workout anywhere?

Yes, I'm tightening up my tummy right now, sitting here writing to you by contracting the ab muscles for five seconds. There! I just did a sit-up! Now, to tighten up your tushie! Squeeze your buttock muscles for five seconds and then release! If you don't squeeze it, no one else will! Isometric exercises really work our 640 muscles of the body!