Denise Austin Biography
Denise Austin is a former member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist.
How old is Denise Austin?- Age
She is 66 years old as of February 2023. Austin was born Denise Katnich on February 13, 1957,in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California.
Denise Austin Education
Austin received a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Arizona and finished ninth in the NCAA on a balance beam. She went on to California State University, Long Beach, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in exercise physiology.
Denise Austin Height- Weight
Denise stands at a height of 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) and weighs 60 kg.
Denise Austin Family
Denise is the daughter of Rita Austin and Joe Katnich. She was born alongside her 3 sisters and a brother.
Denise Austin Married- Husband
She is happily married to sports agent, and former tennis player Jeff Austin, since April 30, 1983, and have two daughters, Kelly (b. 1990) and Katie (b. 1993).
Denise Austin Career
She has taught classes, created fitness shows, workout video cassettes, and written books and columns about exercise and staying fit. Shrink Your Female Fat Zones, Pilates for Every Body, and Eat Carbs, Lose Weight are a few examples. President George W. Bush appointed Austin to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 2002, and she began her second term in 2006. Austin popularised the Reebok Freestyle sneaker, the first athletic shoe developed for women, which became an instant popular in the 1980s gym. “I absolutely loved this time in my career, I was the very first spokesperson for the very first aerobic shoe,” Austin wrote in a Facebook post on November 22, 2019.
Austin popularised the Reebok Freestyle sneaker, the first athletic shoe developed for women, which became an instant popular in the 1980s gym. “I absolutely loved this time in my career, I was the very first spokesperson for the very first aerobic shoe,” Austin wrote in a Facebook post on November 22, 2019. Austin is recognized for emphasizing natural fitness, claiming that she exercises only approximately 30 minutes per day and does not skip meals. She also likes sugar and butter artificial sweeteners and margarine, albeit she stresses portion control, good dietary balance, and exercise. Austin believes in a balanced fitness and food program and encourages individuals to avoid fad diets.
Austin has a workout television show on ESPN2 called Getting Fit with Denise Austin, which can be watched in repeats on ESPN Classic and Altitude Sports and Entertainment. The show was rebranded Fit and Lite and Denise Austin’s Daily Workout and transferred to Lifetime Television weekday mornings. Austin created these shows every autumn, spending four months on location in Caribbean and Arizona resorts. The shows were canceled by Lifetime in April 2008. Austin revealed that she was working on a new TV show for later that year. It was scheduled to begin in 2010. Austin was set to return to Lifetime in January 2011, according to The Washington Post. She appears on the morning show The Balancing Act.
Austin had stated on her website that she was preparing a new show for a fall 2008 debut, but the show did not premiere. When Erin Whitehead interviewed her in 2009, it was announced that her new show would return in the autumn of that year. In April 2007, the Washington City Paper, a Washington, DC alternative weekly newspaper, published an article on Austin under their “Cheap Seats” column, in which she was questioned about how some of her fitness videos on YouTube are perceived by some as pornography.
Denise Austin’s Net Worth
Austin has an estimated net worth of 12 million dollars.