He would check to see if they were lined up, with the labels facing out. "My dad would go to grocery stories and check to see how the candy bars were positioned in the stores. Her father worked for 45 years as an executive with the M&M/Mars candy company. Her mother was a homemaker and office manager. I was like, 'Okay, I'll call someone else.'"Īn early lesson: Austin was born in Palos Verdes near Los Angeles, the middle child of five. And I was never afraid for people to say no to me. I could probably have done things quicker if I had a big agent behind me, but I believed in what I was saying and I knew that I could sell myself better than anyone else could. Obstacle she faced: "Getting in front of the right people. The biggest ratings I ever received were when I had my baby and then showed my tummy on television." I had to film six weeks after both deliveries. People come up to me and tell me I helped them lose weight and feel better about themselves. I love the challenge of getting people motivated to exercise. Why she's successful: "I think it's my energy level. They live in Alexandria with their daughters Kelly, 19, and Katie, 16. Austin, who at 53 still has six-pack abs, is married to Jeff Austin, a sports lawyer. She has a line of exercise gear, is the spokeswoman for Skechers Shape-up shoes, Nature Made vitamins and Idaho potatoes and writes a monthly column for Woman'sDay.
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She has sold 22 million DVDs and videos and in January will release her 11th book, "Get Energy: Embrace Your Body and Enjoy Your Life." She has been on TV for 24 years and she's headed back in January for a new show on the Lifetime cable channel. Thirty years later, she's a household name in fitness. Before televised workout shows became popular, she was high stepping as co-host on the nationally syndicated "The Jack LaLanne Show," the program that started it all. When Americans were still indulging unabashedly in fats and salty foods, she was urging women, as a volunteer for the American Heart Association, to eat healthy and work out for their hearts. Before the explosion of boutique gyms, she was leading corporate clients through crunches. Denise Austin built a fitness empire by staying ahead of fitness trends.
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