Jillian Michaels spent most of her early adolescence significantly overweight. When Jillian Michaels became a teenager, her mom enrolled her into a martial arts class, which led Jillian to put physical awareness at the forefront of her life. Although Michaels worked as a motion picture literary agent at ICM, her passion to help other overweight people lose weight made her quit ICM to focus on personal training. She received personal-training certificates from American Fitness Association and the National Endurance and Strength Training Association along with developing her best selling product Jillian Michael's Maximum Strength Fat Burner. So get started on your workout today!

Jillian Michaels uses a blend of various strength training techniques, including plyometrics, yoga, kickboxing, weight training and Pilates. Her martial arts background includes intensive training in Akarui-Do and Muay Thai. In 2004, Jillian Michaels landed a spot as one of the three cast members in the NBC reality series “The Biggest Loser,” alongside trainer Bob Harper and host Caroline Rhea. On the show, two groups of overweight individuals are put to test in an attempt to lose the most weight. For two seasons, Jillian Michaels trained the Red Team, until Kim Lyons replaced her spot on the show. Fortunately for Jillian, she became a celebrity after season 1, which opened other opportunities, such as TV guest appearances on “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” and “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.”

When Jillian Michaels left ‘The Biggest Loser’ in 2006, it didn’t end her quest to help overweight individuals fight their weight off. She continued her work as a trainer, but joined the Australian version of “The Biggest Loser.” On the Australian version, Jillian Michaels revealed that the editing came through in portraying who she really is and what she stands for. However, in 2007, Jillian Michaels returned to the US version of Biggest Loser, competing against Bob Harper and Kim Lyons’ teams.

Aside from her work on “The Biggest Loser” franchise, Jillian Michaels has released several books, such as “Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life,” “Jillian Michaels Hot Bod in a Box: Kick Butt with 50 Exercises from TV's Toughest Trainer,” “Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You” and “Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! and.”

Jillian Michaels has also released several fitness DVDs, including “Banish Fat Boost Metabolism,” “No More Trouble Zones,” “30 Day Shred,” “How to Win by Losing: Shape Up, Jillian Michaels for Beginners,” and “CosmoGirl! – Get Fit and Fab With Jillian Michaels.” On July 2008, Michaels teamed up with eDiets.com to create a program for home-delivery healthy meal plans. That same year, Jillian launched a new video game for Nintendo Wii called “Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009.” Michaels is currently hosting a Sunday talk show on the KFI radio and remains a co-owner of Empowered Media and the Sky Sport & Spa Gym in Beverly Hills. So get started on your workout today!