Jennifer Widerstrom
{{Short description|American personal trainer}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2023}}
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| name = Jennifer Widerstrom
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|24}}
| birth_place = Downers Grove, Illinois
| occupation = fitness model, personal trainer
| height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in|cm}}
| website = [http://www.teamjennifer.com teamjennifer.com]
}}
Jennifer Widerstrom (born August 24, 1982) is an American fitness model and personal trainer. She appears as a trainer on the American version of the television series The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels. She appeared on American Gladiators, as the female gladiator Phoenix, in 2008 for its second season. She also appeared in the 2015 documentary titled, Why Am I So Fat?{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Career
After graduating, Winderstrom moved to Los Angeles, where she worked towards becoming a personal trainer and fitness model. In 2008, she was discovered by a casting agent for American Gladiator and joined the show's second season as the gladiator Phoenix.{{Cite web |last=Adamo |first=Nicole |date=2015-04-30 |title=Get to Know Celebrity Trainer Jen Widerstrom |url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/muscle-fitness-hers/hers-athletes-celebrities/get-know-celebrity-trainer-jen-widerstrom/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Muscle & Fitness |language=en-US}}
In 2014, Winderstrom joined Season 16 of NBC's The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels.{{Cite web |date=2014-06-30 |title=The Biggest Loser Adds Jessie Pavelka, Jennifer Widerstrom for Season 16 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/555619/the-biggest-loser-adds-jessie-pavelka-jennifer-widerstrom-for-season-16 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=E! Online}}
She is a Reebok Global Women's Brand Ambassador and the author of Diet Right for Your Personality Type.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-01 |title='The Biggest Loser' Trainer Jen Widerstrom's Scorching Instagram Will Get You Pumped - Maxim |url=https://www.maxim.com/women/jen-widerstrom-instagram-2016-10/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.maxim.com |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Widerstrom was born in Downers Grove, Illinois.{{cite web |date=10 September 2014 |title=Interview: 'Biggest Loser' trainer Jennifer Widerstrom is a gladiator with a vulnerable side |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/celebrity/chi-jennifer-widerstrom-biggest-loser-trainer-20140910-column.html |accessdate=12 October 2016 |work=Chicago Tribune}}
She attended the University of Kansas, where she was a hammer thrower.{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Natasha |date=2017-02-07 |title=Inside the Carry-On: Jen Widerstrom |url=https://dujour.com/life/jen-widerstrom-biggest-loser-book/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=DuJour |language=en-US}}
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Category:American exercise instructors
Category:American people of Swedish descent
Category:Female models from Illinois
Category:People from Downers Grove, Illinois
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