Tracy Anderson (born March 3, 1975)[1] is an American fitness entrepreneur and author. She is best known for her Tracy Anderson Method and for having various celebrity clients.[2][3][4]
Tracy Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1975 |
| Alma mater | American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Fitness Trainer, Author |
| Known for | Tracy Anderson Method |
| Spouses | Eric Anderson (m. 1998; div. 2008)Matthew Mogol (m. 2011; div. 2013)Chris Asplundh (m. 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
The daughter of dance instructor Diana Ephlin,[5] Anderson trained in dance from an early age in Noblesville, Indiana. She initially hoped to become a professional dancer in New York City. After a 40 lb. weight gain during her first year in New York City, Anderson switched her focus to weight loss/fitness training as a career. Anderson has gym locations in Los Angeles, New York City, The Hamptons, Spain and London and has a DVD collection for at-home training. In 2015, Tracy Anderson launched an online fitness program called TA Video Streaming. Each week, subscribers receive new workouts filmed in real-time at one of her studios. The online streaming workouts are divided into beginner (sTArt), intermediate (fundamenTAl) and advanced (atTAin). [citation needed]
She issued a pregnancy workout DVD collection aimed at women in the pre-and-postnatal periods.[6]
Critical reviews
In an April 2015 article in The Washington Post, personal trainer Kat Whitfield asserts that Anderson's methods "certainly don’t follow exercise physiology principles."[7]
Personal life
Tracy Anderson married basketball player Eric Anderson in 1998 and their son Sam was born that same year. The couple divorced in 2008. Eric Anderson died in 2018.[8][9][10][11]
On September 27, 2011, she married Matthew Mogol. Their daughter, Penelope, was born in May 2012.[12] In 2013, Anderson and Mogol split.[13] According to ExtraTv, Matthew Mogol died on July 20, 2020 at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer. [14]
In 2016, Anderson began dating Scottish-born hedge fund manager Nicholas Riley. They announced their engagement in early 2018 on Instagram.[15] In April 2018, sources reported that Riley had called off their engagement.[16]
Sometime in 2018, Anderson began dating Chris Asplundh. They got engaged in March 2020 when Asplundh proposed at Anderson's 45th birthday party. The couple married in 2021.[17]