Jeff Halevy is an American author, public health advocate, and fitness contributor to various media outlets. He owns and serves as CEO of the New York City-based gym Halevy Life. He is the host of the TV program Workout From Within with Jeff Halevy.[1] In 2011, Halevy joined Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and launched a pilot run of his Our Power program in Newark, NJ.[2][3]
Fitness and career
Halevy joined NBC's The TODAY Show as its Fitness Contributor in January 2014. His initial series on The TODAY Show was "Six Months to a Six Pack," which he co-contributed to with nutritionist Joy Bauer.[4]
Halevy owns and serves as CEO of the New York City-based gym Halevy Life, where he has trained celebrities and actors, such as Lizzie Grubman, Ben Foster.[5]
Halevy is a contributor to U.S. News & World Report [6] and AskMen [7]
Let's Move!
In 2011, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker invited Halevy to become involved in the Newark branch of Michelle Obama's national initiative against childhood obesity, Let's Move!, which Booker had established the previous year. Halevy developed an exercise program for Newark public school students based around the MYTRAK Success Coach,[8] a wearable device about the size of a credit card that tracks physical exertion.[3] The program is called Our Power and began with a four-month challenge among five Newark high schools, with the winning school being the one recording the most minutes of physical activity by participating students.
References
- ^ "Workout From Within With Jeff Halevy". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ FirstPost. "Jeff Halevy Behind The Scenes at Let's Move Newark Our Power Launch with Cory Booker, Tiki Barber". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16.
- ^ a b Nicole Lyn Pesce (January 23, 2012). "Fat Joe, now slimmer, helps students shed pounds with campaign backed by Michelle Obama". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Halevy, Jeff. "Fitness trainer Jeff Halevy's secrets to a six pack and healthier living".
- ^ Nyc. "Why is Halevy Life NYC's Best Personal Training Gym?". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
- ^ US News. "U.S. News & World Report".
- ^ AskMen. "AskMent".
- ^ "Our Power Motivates Students to Get Fit". letsmovenewark. January 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
External links
- Let’s Move! Newark official website, with February 23, 2012 post about Halevy's Our Power program
- Workout from Within with Jeff Halevy