Chris Powell

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  • 10 August 2012 Home sweet home...
  • 27 July 2011 I can finally share some shots from the mag too! Enjoy :)
  • 20 July 2011 Why is the 'serious' face so much fun in pics?! LOL. Me at @cnnAM yesterday! Thanks, all, for the wonderful time :)
  • 19 July 2011 It was great meeting you, Dorian! Maybe now your wife will believe that was actually me on the phone ;). Congratulations on your newborn!
  • 07 July 2012 Heids and I just did the best thing ever: a 24 hour 'staycation'. No kids & no phones. It was amazing. Check out the view from our room :)
  • 30 August 2012 OMG here's a pic from the archives - so funny: it's me and my buddy Dr B way back in the day at the expo. I look 12! @studiobsmiles
  • 07 December 2012 Here's a pic from our recent travels. Heidi Powell in heaven - a Costa Rican coffee plantation :)
  • 03 November 2012 How did @RealHeidiPowell and I spend Halloween night? Handing out treats from our garage gym :)
  • 24 November 2011 I am thankful for my family, friends, and everyone that has been so incredibly supportive of me throughout the years. We couldn't do this without you guys.
  • 25 June 2011 Me and Rachey - blue steel!
  • 28 September 2012 Thank you to Crossfit 5th Ave for letting me drop in for a WOD! I'm sore as heck! Haha. @ReebokCrossfit5
  • 25 August 2012 Me and @HeidiLanePowell fueling up for today's workout...walking lunges 1/3 mile :) it was intense!
Chris Powell Snapshot
Chris Powell is the trainer and transformation specialist on ABC’s highly rated “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition,” which will return for a third season on May 28, 2013. In the documentary style series, Chris travels the country and uses his innovative techniques, education and expertise to guide extremely overweight individuals as they shed hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. He is currently seeking participants for Season 4.

Adding best-selling author to his list of accolades, Chris’s first book Choose to Lose, was released by Hyperion in December 2011 and has soared to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list multiple times. The book provides motivation, nutrition, exercise, tips, and tricks to help anyone lose those last twenty pounds. His second book, Choose More Lose More, For Life, hits stands on May 7, 2013 and focuses on choices. The book offers readers four different carb cycles, and twenty new workouts called Nine-Minute Missions that pack maximum results into minimum time.

Chris holds a degree in Exercise Science, with concentrations in biomechanics and physiology and the training accreditation: The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Chris exploded onto the fitness scene with his unorthodox approach, becoming a pioneer for a new hybrid of fitness professionals.

He is a regular contributor to “Good Morning America” and “The Doctor Oz Show,” and has been the Transformation Pro on KTVK’s “Good Morning Arizona” for the last ten years – delivering tips, shortcuts, and tricks of the trade to the largest news viewing audience in Arizona.
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