Schoenfeld, Brad 1962–

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Schoenfeld, Brad 1962–

PERSONAL: Born August 14, 1962, in New York, NY; son of Myron (a physician) and Gloria Schoenfeld. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Pace University, 1985.

ADDRESSES: Office—696 White Plains Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Agent—Robert Silverstein, Robert Silverstein Literary Agency, P.O. Box 694, Keaau, HI 96749.

CAREER: Personal trainer, 1987–; Personal Training Center for Women, founder, 1994; Global Fitness Services, president. Certified strength and conditioning specialist by National Strength and Conditioning Association; certified personal trainer by American Council on Exercise and Aerobics and Fitness Association of America; High-Energy Fitness (training system), developer; eDiets.com, fitness expert; Learning Annex, speaker; also public speaker in United States and abroad. Appeared in videotape series Look Great Naked, Koch International; fitness correspondent and guest on local and national media programs, including CNN Headline News, CBS Evening News, Today in New York, and New York Live.

MEMBER: International Association of Fitness Professionals (master trainer), American College of Sports Medicine.

WRITINGS:

Sculpting Her Body Perfect, Human Kinetics Publishers (Champaign, IL), 2000.

Look Great Naked: Slim Down, Shape Up, and Tone Your Trouble Zone in Just Fifteen Minutes a Day, Prentice-Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ), 2001.

Look Great Sleeveless: The Ultimate Workout Guide to Awesome Arms, Beautiful Bust, Sultry Shoulders, Stronger Back, Prentice-Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ), 2002.

Look Great at Any Age: Defy Aging, Slim Down, and Optimize Health in Just Sixty Minutes a Week, Prentice-Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ), 2003.

The Look Great Naked Diet: Change Your Set Point, Change Your Life, Avery (New York, NY), 2004.

Author of "Look Great Naked Q and A," a column in Fitness Rx. Contributor to periodicals, including Shape, Self, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Men's Workout, Senior, Oxygen, Ironman, American Fitness, and Exercise and Health.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Natural Health, May-June, 2003, Adina Davis, review of Look Great at Any Age: Defy Aging, Slim Down, and Optimize Health in Just Sixty Minutes a Week, p. 112.