Jillian Michaels is the world’s foremost fitness expert and a renowned life coach. Committed to helping people to be the best versions of themselves and to live their happiest and healthiest lives, Michaels has dominated the health and wellness space with hit televisions shows, extensively successful fitness DVDs, the foremost exercise streaming platform fitfusion.com, 8 New York Times best-selling books, an award-winning podcast, live speaking engagements, her App that provides personal training and nutrition plans, popular social media channels and her personal website jillianmichaels.com.
With so much more lined up for her, we at Women Fitness decided to give you a sneak peek of her life and what it takes to be the Best Fitness Trainer in the World.
Namita Nayyar:
As a hit TV star, world’s foremost fitness guru, and best-selling author, you have spent 10 years as a trainer on NBC’s hit weight-loss show and have built your career around empowering more than a 100 million people lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way. How would you define your journey? What motivated you to take this up as a career?
Jillian Michaels:
My career is the perfect example of “preparation meeting opportunity”. I was passionate about my work and I am constantly furthering my education on fitness, nutrition, and wellness. So when opportunities come and doors open I’ve got the best possible chance to win over the room.
With regard to what motivated me to get to this field – it was purely fate. I was training for my black belt at 17 and people would come up to me to in the gym and ask me to train them. So I got my first certification at 18 and have pretty much been going strong ever since.
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Namita Nayyar:
Describe a day in Jillian Michaels’ life?
Jillian Michaels:
- coffee
- work
- workout
- kids
- work more
- sleep
REPEAT – a couple nights of the week I push, sleep back and see friends as well.
Namita Nayyar:
How can one train to get a strong, energy-backed body like yours? Share how do you fit in a workout with your work commitments?
Jillian Michaels:
I’m all about shorter duration high intensity workouts that require minimal time and deliver big results. All my workouts that I create in my My Fitness by Jillian Michaels App use the same techniques – even for yoga, kickboxing, and beginner programs. It’s about circuit training with body weight, free weights, and HIIT intervals.
This allows me squeeze in 20 to 30 minutes 4 to 5 times a week no matter where I am – with or without a gym.
Namita Nayyar:
You have refused to endorse any fad diets like the highly-hyped keto diet. Why is that so? Also, what according to you are key essentials of a healthy diet?
Jillian Michaels:
Because fad diets are absurd. Diet, nutrition, metabolism – it’s all a science and we have most of the answers. Believing a fad diet is like allowing yourself to believe 2+2 does not equal 4. And they usually do harm to other aspects of your health in the process.
It’s really very simple. Don’t over eat. Use common sense with food choices and eat real foods – avoiding chemicals as much as possible. Create a 12-16 (max) period of fasting between your last meal of the day and your first meal of the day. Eat all three of the macros (protein, fat and carbs).
Namita Nayyar:
Women often start losing muscle as they near their 40s or nearing menopause, what would be your tip for them to maintain their fit physique?
Jillian Michaels:
Honestly at 44 I’m as strong as I’ve ever been. We lose muscle at any age from poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. In my new book, The 6 Keys, I outline the 6 body processes responsible for how we age and how to make them work for us instead of against us. That said, the obvious applies. Lift weight. Get 7-8 hours of sleep. Make sure to eat clean and get enough protein – 30% of your calorie allowance is good.
Namita Nayyar:
With 8 successful books to your name, you are all set to release another one, this December. Share with us 5 reasons why the audience should look forward to reading this one?
Jillian Michaels:
For then first time in human history, thanks to advancements in medical science, we have made incredible discoveries that help us understand not only why and how we age but how to slow and even reverse aging and avoid age-related illness.
Drawing on interviews with top geroscientists and doctors, and on cutting-edge research, The 6 Keys presents an ageless health, fitness, and beauty plan that outstrips all others when it comes to scope and effectiveness. It addresses all six of what scientists and doctors have identified as the major age inciters—metabolism, damaged macromolecules, epigenetics, inflammation, stress adaptation, and telomeres—and gets them working for you instead of against you.
The 6 Keys outlines powerful lifestyle interventions, dietary guidelines, exercise plans, and vanguard strategies for cultivating mindfulness that restore and protect human performance, dramatically slow and in some cases even reverse aging, keeping you fit, healthy, and beautiful for a long and vital life.
Namita Nayyar:
While researching for your latest book, The 6 Keys: Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health and Beauty, you talked about intermittent fasting and said “I was always like, ‘It doesn’t matter when you eat or when you don’t eat, all that matters is how much you eat,’ because I was looking at it from the weight-loss perspective. And it’s true from that lens; however, when it comes to anti-aging, it does matter.” How has your perspective changed about this popular weight loss topic, when it comes to aging?
Jillian Michaels:
All the current research shows that a daily fasting period is ideal because it literally allows your body time for housekeeping. Your body spends less energy on digesting food. There are less free radicals from the oxidization of food. And it essentially tells your nutrient sensing pathways to digest what’s called senescent cells or what I refer to as zombie cells that are essentially “dead” and waiting for the body to break them down. When too many of these senescent cells build up you’ve got the potential for health problems like cancer etc.
Namita Nayyar:
Social media is becoming popular. While it has so many benefits, people can sometimes be misguided into negative thoughts about their body, skin, weight, etc. With an incredible following of 1.3 million followers on Instagram, how do you work towards inspiring your followers and creating a healthy and positive environment for them?
Jillian Michaels:
By being honest, authentic, and passionate. I don’t fake humility, by taking crappy pics and posting them. BUT I don’t fake my good photos of my physique either. That’s how you inspire. You show people the way and prove it works.
Namita Nayyar:
Who do you look upto for inspiration and guidance both in your personal life and professionally?
Jillian Michaels:
I look up to “everyday” people that overcome all the insane obstacles that life throws at us with zero nepotism or privilege.
Namita Nayyar:
One fitness tip or quote that you stick to or believe in?
Jillian Michaels:
Take a deep breath and then remember who the fuck you are.
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