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The Great Fitness Experiment

November 16, 2011 by

[HTML1] Author, former professor, and exercise connoisseur, Charlotte Hilton Andersen wanted to get back in shape after her third baby. Then fourth, And fifth. When Charlotte got overwhelmed by contradictory exercise advice, she devised The Great Fitness Experiment, which became both a book and her website. She tried a new workout each month to discover what worked, what didn’t, and what was just plain weird. In that first year, she delved into the Action Hero Workout, Cross Fit Training, Going Vegan, Double Cardio, and others. She is now in year 5 and still trying a new workout at least once a month.

  • What can you learn from Charlotte’s crazy and sweat-inducing workouts to help you achieve your goals?
  • Do you have embarrassing workout moments to top hers?
  • Do you simply want to read fitness confessions that will make you laugh?
  • Want to know which workouts worked?

Then go to TheGreatFitnessExperiment.com after you listen to our Fun and Fit radio interview. Or Cha Cha Cha (Charlotte Hilton Andersen – get it?) your way to get her book at Amazon.com. But only if you want to laugh and find a kindred exercise spirit.

Charlotte Hilton Andersen’s second book of fitness adventures comes out January 2012. She was named one of Demand Media’s top 3 bloggers for 2010, one of Fitness magazine’s favorite fitness bloggers and a fitness expert by Experience Life Magazine’s A Revolutionary Act. She writes regularly for Shape Magazine, The Huffington Post, Redbook magazine, iVillage, Men’s Fitness, and BlogHer. In addition she has been featured on ABC’s 20/20 and Fox’s morning show and interviewed on Fox, NBC and many radio stations.

Our favorite piece she has written coincidentally names our Fun and Fit Facebook page as one of Shape.com’s Top Ten Most Inspirational pages.

As always, we hope you subscribe to our Fun and Fit blog. Priceless (code for “free”)

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About Kymberly Williams-Evans and Alexandra Williams

Identical twins and fitness pros Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MAhave been in the fitness industry since the first aerobics studio opened--with them--on the European continent back when leg warmers and thong leotards were the rage. Their fitness experience spans 3 decades on land, sea, and airwaves.

Kymberly has taught fitness on 4 continents in 4 languages for 30 years to more than 10,000 exercisers. She is former faculty at University California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the Department of Exercise & Sport Studies. IDEA, the International Association for Health and Fitness Professionals tapped her to serve as the inaugural editor for Fitness Edge, a publication devoted solely to group exercise leaders. Finally she knew enough people in the exercise world that she became a three-time nominee and finalist for IDEA’s Program Director of the Year award.

Kymberly also worked the mind attaining a Master's Degree in English. Her true specialty was conducting business writing seminars and helping professionals communicate more effectively in the business world. From hosting an international fitness TV program to serving as grammar expert on a live show, Kymberly has led, moved and grooved with energy and good grammar for all.

Alexandra has been teaching, presenting and writing about fitness for over 25 years (since she was 7 and 1/2)! Currently on staff in the Exercise Studies Department at UCSB, she is also a contributing editor and writer for IDEA Health and Fitness Association's many publications. As an international presenter, Alexandra enjoyed her honeymoon in Venezuela after judging their national fitness championships.

Alexandra has her advanced degree in counseling, which qualifies her to ask nosy questions of her two teens. Combining her love of words and the microphone, she has also had a successful run as a radio presenter, emcee and comedian. She loves to work, so she also writes for her blog and is a frequent guest contributor to a variety of blogs about business and health.

Kymberly and Alexandra are also the Hosts of Fun and Fit on WomensRadio. Fun and Fit offers answers to audiences’ fitness questions, shares Fun Fit Facts, faces Freak Out Fit Facts head on and helps listeners cut through the hype and fat to reach their fitness goals. Learn, laugh and live it up on your road to health and fitness!