Tracy Anderson
{{short description|American fitness entrepreneur and author|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tracy Anderson
| image =
| caption = Anderson at the Samsung Hope for Children Gala in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|3}}
| birth_place = Noblesville, Indiana, United States
| alma_mater = American Musical and Dramatic Academy
| occupation = Entrepreneur, Fitness Trainer, Author
| known_for = Tracy Anderson Method
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Eric Anderson|1998|2008|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Matthew Mogol|2011|2013|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Chris Asplundh|2021|}}
}}
| children = 2
}}
Tracy Anderson (born March 3, 1975){{Cite news|url=https://tracyanderson.com/tracy-anderson-celebrates-birthday/|title=Tracy Anderson celebrates birthday - Tracy Anderson|work=Tracy Anderson|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}} is an American fitness entrepreneur and author. She is best known for her Tracy Anderson Method and for having various celebrity clients.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitsugar.com/Tracy-Anderson-Celebrity-Clients-14661025|title=Tracy Anderson Celebrity Clients|publisher=FitSugar}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/05/will-someone-stop-celebrity-trainer-tracy-anderson-before-she-strikes-again.php|title=Trainer Aims for Celebri-teeny Bodies |work=ABC News}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitsugar.com/Tracy-Anderson-Shares-About-Gwyneth-Paltrow-Jake-Gyllenhaal-Matthew-McConaughey-Jennifer-Lopez-Nicole-Richie-13874088|title=Tracy Anderson Chats About Her Star Clients and Endorses the Occasional Glass of Wine|publisher=FitSugar}}
Early life and career
The daughter of dance instructor Diana Ephlin,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedancinplace.com/TracyAnderson.html|title=Tracy Anderson|publisher=The Dancin Place}} Anderson trained in dance from an early age in Noblesville, Indiana. She initially hoped to become a professional dancer in New York City. After a 40 lb. weight gain during her first year in New York City, Anderson switched her focus to weight loss/fitness training as a career. Anderson has gym locations in Los Angeles, New York City, The Hamptons, Spain and London and has a DVD collection for at-home training. In 2015, Tracy Anderson launched an online fitness program called TA Video Streaming. Each week, subscribers receive new workouts filmed in real-time at one of her studios. The online streaming workouts are divided into beginner (sTArt), intermediate (fundamenTAl) and advanced (atTAin). {{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
She issued a pregnancy workout DVD collection aimed at women in the pre-and-postnatal periods.{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2012/11/30/tracy-anderson-launches-pregnancy-project|title=Tracy Anderson Launches Pregnancy Project|date=14 August 2023 |publisher=Celebrity Baby Scoop}}
Critical reviews
In an April 2015 article in The Washington Post, personal trainer Kat Whitfield asserts that Anderson's methods "certainly don’t follow exercise physiology principles."{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/30/buyer-beware-jlos-new-body-lab-challenge-and-the-racket-of-celebrity-fitness-marketing/ |title=Buyer beware: Jennifer Lopez's new Body Lab challenge and the racket of celebrity fitness marketing |newspaper=The Washington Post |date= April 16, 2015 |access-date= October 27, 2017}}
Personal life
Tracy Anderson married basketball player Eric Anderson in 1998 and their son Sam was born that same year. The couple divorced in 2008. Eric Anderson died in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/getting-ripped-tracy-anderson/|title=Getting Ripped: Tracy Anderson - Indianapolis Monthly|date=2015-12-30|work=Indianapolis Monthly|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/29/fitness-guru-tracy-anderson-husband-separate/2595319/|title=Fitness guru Tracy Anderson, husband separate|work=USA Today|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1026091/why-celebrity-trainer-tracy-anderson-hates-juice-cleanses-and-loves-gwyneth-paltrow|title=The art of achieving|date=2014-01-01|work=SheKnows|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/tracy-andersons-ex-husband-eric-anderson-dead-at-48-after-pneumonia-battle-115689|title=Tracy Anderson's Ex-Husband Dead at 48 After Pneumonia Battle|website=Entertainment Tonight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}
On September 27, 2011, she married Matthew Mogol. Their daughter, Penelope, was born in May 2012.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tracy-anderson-celeb-trainer-separates-from-husband-matt-mogol-2013277/|title=Tracy Anderson, Celeb Trainer, Separates From Husband Matt Mogol|date=2013-07-27|work=Us Weekly|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}} In 2013, Anderson and Mogol split.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/ca/news/443325/celebrity-trainer-tracy-anderson-separating-from-husband|title=Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson Separating From Husband|work=E! News|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-CA}}
According to ExtraTv, Matthew Mogol died on July 20, 2020, at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer.{{Cite news|url=
https://extratv.com/2020/07/21/tracy-andersons-ex-husband-matthew-mogol-dead-at-48/|title=Tracy Anderson's ex-husband Matthew Mogol dead at 48|access-date=2024-06-09|language=en}}
In 2016, Anderson began dating Scottish-born hedge fund manager Nicholas Riley. They announced their engagement in early 2018 on Instagram.{{Cite news|url=https://tracyanderson.com/tracy-anderson-is-engaged/|title=Tracy Anderson Is Engaged|date=2018-02-07|website=Tracy Anderson|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}} In April 2018, sources reported that Riley had called off their engagement.{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/health/tracy-anderson-fiance-calls-off-engagement/|title=Tracy Anderson's Fiancé Calls Off Engagement: Report|work=People |access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}
Sometime in 2018, Anderson began dating Chris Asplundh. They got engaged in March 2020 when Asplundh proposed at Anderson's 45th birthday party. The couple married in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Fitness Expert Tracy Anderson Secretly Wed Beau Chris Asplundh In 'Special' Ceremony |url=https://people.com/health/tracy-anderson-and-chris-asplundh-secretly-wed-in-special-ceremony/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=People |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://tracyanderson.com/}}
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