Media Health and Fitness Expert

If you’re a television/radio producer, editor, or writer looking for an expert source on health and fitness-related topics, please contact me to discuss your needs.   My extensive education in exercise physiology and nutrition, hands-on experience both health/fitness and clinical cardiac rehab settings, and a comfortable media savvy demeanor bring your team exactly what it needs.  I will summarize complex health topics and deliver clear, concise, high impact messages to your target audience.

Key Areas of Expertise

• Healthy living and wellness

• Active lifestyle (exercise and fitness)

• Exercise, fitness, nutrition

• Obesity

• Diabetes

• Heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia

• Consumer health advocacy (watchdog): spotting health misinformation

Television, Radio, Internet, Print Media Experience

• Today Tonight, Channel 7. Expert interview regarding Ab Circle Pro, Australia 2012

• Daily Telegraph newspaper.  Expert interview regarding Ab Circle Pro, Australia 2012 

• Fairfax Media New Zealand. Expert interview regarding Ab Circle Pro, New Zealand 2011

• Australian Fitness Network. Expert interview on health in Australia. Sydney, Australia 2011

• Metabolic Jumpstart. Expert interview on type 2 diabetes. Sydney, Australia 2011

• TVNZ Close Up. Speaking out against the Ab Circle Pro infomercial. New Zealand 2010

• A Reason to Laugh? Interviewed for documentary on laughter therapy. New Zealand 2010

• Cook Islands Radio—interviewed on Pacific health/diabetes trends in New Zealand 2009

• PT Plus—interviewed as industry leader for 6-figure trainer podcast—Sydney, Australia 2009

• PTontheNet.com—interview “Obesity in the New Millennium”—United States 2009

• TVNZ One News (9 August)—National release—New Zealand 2008

• Dominion Post—Wellington, New Zealand 2008

• Sunday News—National release—New Zealand 2008

• Massey News—National release—New Zealand 2008

• Radio New Zealand—National release—New Zealand 2008

• NIU FM—National release—New Zealand 2008

• Newstalk ZB—Wellington and National—New Zealand 2008

• The Surfer’s Life—Channel C31, Victoria, Australia 2008

• Weight Watchers video filming—production team and fitness model (photos)

• Massey University Keyed Up Newsletter 2007

• Coup de Pouce Magazine, Quebec, Canada 2007

• Runners World Magazine 2007

• KUSI Morning Show, San Diego, California 2003, 2006

• KFMB Talk Radio, San Diego, California 2003

• Televisa, Canal 12, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 2003

• Redbook Magazine 2002

• Men’s Health Magazine 2002

• New Age Magazine 2000

• NBC—Local television affiliates across United States 2000

• Muscle and Fitness Magazine 1999

• Cory Everson’s Gotta Sweat Magazine 1999

• Dateline NBC—National television news program—United States 1999

• On-air fitness consultant for Mike Esparza, KIOZ FM, San Diego, California 1998

• Fitness Hour with Deb Mazda, on-air guest expert, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1998