Michelle Bridges
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Michelle Bridges is a personal trainer
on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser. She made her first appearance in 2007, on the second season of The Biggest Loser and trained the red team alongside Jillian Michaels
. When Jillian left half way through the series, Michelle officially took over as red team trainer. Michelle continued as red team trainer in 2008, although Jillian appeared as well.
Bridges was one of the contestants in Celebrity MasterChef Australia
. Michelle, who describes herself as "a bit of a foodie", won the second heat with her signature dish of Moroccan spiced lamb with eggplant and currant couscous, beating performer Kathleen de Leon Jones
and journalist Peter FitzSimons
to continue in the competition.
brought Bridges to Canada to help develop the weight loss segments of their product Your Shape
Fitness Evolved. The company used motion capture to create an avatar of Bridges to appear in the game, which will use the Kinect technology. Michelle said "It was quite extraordinary. I'm now a fitness trainer inside an XBox game." Bridges said fitness games could provide as good a workout as going to the gym, saying "If you can roll out of bed and turn on your Xbox and get into it games like this one, you've just cut your travel time to get the gym, to find a park and you're good to go. There's a real opportunity to spark a passion to get into your fitness."
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser. She made her first appearance in 2007, on the second season of The Biggest Loser and trained the red team alongside Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels (personal trainer)
Jillian Michaels is a celebrity personal trainer, reality show personality, direct-response television pitchwoman, and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California...
. When Jillian left half way through the series, Michelle officially took over as red team trainer. Michelle continued as red team trainer in 2008, although Jillian appeared as well.
Early life
Michelle Bridges attended high school at Wagga Wagga, Riverina in Australia. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Bridges said "I was 14 when I pitched the idea to my school mistress that I would take the kids at school who didn't play sport, who hung around smoking cigarettes, and do fitness classes with them." She then went on to take over space at a local squash court and taught classes there. When she was 18 she became a certified fitness instructor.TV appearances
She has appeared on the Nine Network's "Mornings with Kerri-Anne" as a women's health and fitness expert.Bridges was one of the contestants in Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Celebrity MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features celebrity contestants...
. Michelle, who describes herself as "a bit of a foodie", won the second heat with her signature dish of Moroccan spiced lamb with eggplant and currant couscous, beating performer Kathleen de Leon Jones
Kathleen de Leon Jones
Kathleen de Leon Jones is an Australian actress, dancer, and singer of Filipino descent. She was an original cast member of the ARIA Award winning Australian children's television program, Hi-5.-Personal life:Born in Manila in 1977, Kathleen moved to Australia with her family in 1978...
and journalist Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons
Peter John FitzSimons AM is an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. He is a former radio presenter and national representative rugby union player.-Early life:...
to continue in the competition.
Books
In addition to her TV appearances, Michelle is the author of several books, including:- Crunch Time: Lose Weight Fast and Keep it Off
- Losing the Last 5 Kilos: Your Kick-Arse Guide to Looking and Feeling Fantastic
- Crunch Time Cookbook: 100 Knockout Recipes for Rapid Weight Loss - Bridges said the book "that we would normally think of as bad, like fish and chips and the notorious pad thai, and puts it in a more nutritious light".
Games
In 2010, UbisoftUbisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
brought Bridges to Canada to help develop the weight loss segments of their product Your Shape
Your Shape
Your Shape is a series of games developed by Ubisoft for several console systems and the PC, focused on body fitness. The game was created in collaboration with NASA and is also used by them.-Your Shape:...
Fitness Evolved. The company used motion capture to create an avatar of Bridges to appear in the game, which will use the Kinect technology. Michelle said "It was quite extraordinary. I'm now a fitness trainer inside an XBox game." Bridges said fitness games could provide as good a workout as going to the gym, saying "If you can roll out of bed and turn on your Xbox and get into it games like this one, you've just cut your travel time to get the gym, to find a park and you're good to go. There's a real opportunity to spark a passion to get into your fitness."