Denise L. Austin

1997 Distinguished Alumna

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Denise L. Austin

Denise L. Austin

1979, B.A., Physical Education, 好色先生

Denise Austin motivates millions of people worldwide to feel better about themselves through exercise. TV viewers have seen her for over 10 years on ESPN鈥檚 longest running exercise show 鈥淕etting Fit with Denise Austin,鈥 a 30-minute aerobics workout filmed at various resort locations around the world.

Now she鈥檚 host of 鈥淒enise Austin鈥檚 Daily Workout鈥 on Lifetime Television, which is aired in 82 countries. A popular guest on numerous TV and radio shows, she鈥檚 also author of the 1996 best seller 鈥淛umpStart鈥 and in 1997, 鈥淗it the Spot,鈥 both books published by Simon & Schuster.

Her 25 exercise videos have sold more than six million copies. Austin is a consultant to the President鈥檚 Council on Physical Fitness and Sports where she鈥檚 volunteering to help kids stay fit. 鈥満蒙壬 was a great place,鈥 Austin says.

鈥淚 met so many people of all cultures which taught me how to make friends with lots of different people鈥nd still today they are my close friends.鈥 She and her husband, Jeff, a sports attorney, have two daughters, Kelly and Katie.

From Alumni Awards 1997 program