Denise Austin

A native of San Pedro, California, Denise Austin started gymnastics at the age of twelve and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Arizona, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor’s degree in education with an emphasis in exercise physiology. She began her career teaching aerobic exercise classes in the Los Angeles area and went on to co-host the The Jack LaLanne Show, in 1981.

During more than twenty-five years promoting health and fitness, Denise has created eighty-two workout videos/DVDs. Her enormous number of sales led to her 2003 induction into the Video Hall of Fame.

Denise has been married for twenty-five years to Jeff Austin, a sports attorney and brother of tennis champ Tracy Austin. They share a home with their two teenage daughters, Kelly and Katie.