John Abdo

{{Short description|American health and fitness coach (died 2022)}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}

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| name = John Abdo

| image = John Abdo - Age progression.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date based on age at death|66|2022|08|09}}

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| death_date = {{Death date|2022|8|9}} (aged 66)

| death_place = Marina del Rey, California, U.S.

| nationality = American

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| occupation = Health and fitness expert, businessman, nutritionist, and motivational speaker

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| awards = National Fitness Hall of Fame (2007)

| website = {{URL|http://www.johnabdo.com/}}

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John Abdo ({{Birth date based on age at death|66|2022|08|09}} – August 9, 2022) was an American health and fitness coach, businessman, nutritionist, motivational speaker and a TV personality.{{Cite web|url=http://www.healthy.net/scr/bio.aspx?Id=50|title=John Abdo|publisher=Healthy.net|accessdate=January 15, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lifeextension.com/Magazine/2007/4/profile/Page-01|title=John Abdo {{!}} Life Extension Magazine|website=LifeExtension.com|language=en|access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{Cite web|title=WTF Is The AB Doer 360 And Could It Possibly Work?|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a22026170/ab-doer-360-review/|last=Mateo|first=Ashley|date=July 5, 2018|work=Women's Health|language=en-US|access-date=May 7, 2020}} He was a strength and conditioning coach for numerous U.S. Olympic team athletes for the 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988 Olympic Games.{{Cite book|title=Runner's World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IsgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35|date=January 2007|publisher=Rodale, Inc.|page=35|issn=0897-1706}} Abdo was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2007 for his work in the field of health and fitness.{{Cite web | url=http://www.nationalfitnessmuseum.com/halloffameinductees.html | title=Hall of Fame Inductees | publisher=National Fitness Hall of Fame | accessdate=January 15, 2013}} He authored several books on fitness, motivation and health.{{Cite book |first1=John |last1=Abdo |title=Body Engineering |location=New York, NY |publisher=Perigee Trade, Berkley Publishing Group |edition=1st |date=May 1, 1997 |isbn=0399522948 |id={{ISBN|978-0399522949}} |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bodyengineeringh0000abdo }}{{Cite book|last1=Hess|first1=Henry M.|last2=Farrell|first2=Tiffany|title=The Perfect Menopause: 7 Steps to the Best Time of Your Life |location=Rochester, New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d950V-Ypx6QC&pg=PA140|year=2008|publisher=Greenleaf Book Group, Westfall Park Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-60402-935-2|page=140}}