Jillian Michaels is a best-selling author, Daytime Emmy-nominated television personality, entrepreneur, and one of the nation’s leading health and wellness experts. Perhaps considered one of the most inspiring people on television through her role as trainer, wellness expert and life coach on her hit TV shows and regular TV appearances, Michaels has created a brand name for herself. Michaels is best known for her appearances on NBC, particularly The Biggest Loser. She has also appeared on Spike’s Sweat Inc., a competition series searching for the next big exercise phenomenon. In January 2016, her reality television series Just Jillian premiered on E!.

Books, app,s DVDs, and video games — Jillian has them all covered. The Jillian Michaels My Fitness app is one of the top fitness apps globally and has won awards from both Apple and Google for best of in health and fitness app category. She is a New York Times best-selling author of numerous books including Master Your Metabolism, Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life, and her best-selling release, Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets To Simple, Fast, And Lasting Weight Loss. Jillian’s DVDs are consistently top sellers, including Jillian Michaels Yoga Inferno.

JillianMichaels.com enjoys tremendous success as a top site for people who look to her for a comprehensive online wellness program. Her popular weekly podcast, The Jillian Michaels Show, is available for streaming on iHeart Radio and free download on iTunes. It was awarded the coveted iTunes Rewind award for the best new audio podcast in its first year.

Michaels is gay and an avid activist who works closely with a variety of charities including the UNHCR and has taken multiple missions on behalf of this organization to help raise awareness and funds for refugees around the globe. Michaels adopted her daughter from Haiti in 2012.

Michaels is involved in a variety of charities including the NFL's Play 60, the Clinton Foundation's Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Stand Up to Cancer, Working Wardrobes, Hope for Haiti, and Sow a Seed and Dress for Success. Michaels also devotes time to animal welfare causes. Michaels serves as an adviser to the National Day of Dance for Heart Health, an organization that encourages people to exercise. In January 2012, she was a participant in the Clinton Foundation's inaugural "Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation" conference.

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