When you watch Denise on television, read her books, or follow her videos, you can't help feeling like she's there with you cheering you on.

In her 25 years of working to promote health and fitness, Denise has sold nearly 20 million exercise videos and DVDs. This grand accomplishment landed her an induction into the Video Hall of Fame in December 2003. Since then, she has completed two more exercise videos. In September 2004, Denise Austin's Personal Training System was released, allowing people to customize their workout, and in December 2004, Denise launched her first exercise video especially for kids and their families, Denise Austin's Fit Kids. She will be releasing a cardio-focused video at the end of 2005.

In addition to books and videos, Denise is entering her 20th season on television. You can watch this exercise maven on her own shows, "Denise Austin's Daily Workout" and "Fit and Lite." "Daily Workout" began in 1987 under the name "Getting Fit" and aired for 10 years on ESPN. In January 1997, her show moved to sister station Lifetime TV, now the number-one cable network in the country! The show's 18-year history makes "Denise Austin's Daily Workout" the longest running fitness show on television. In fact, the show was so successful on Lifetime that the network gave her a second show, which is how "Fit and Lite" came into being.

The sequence starts at 7 a.m. ET/PT daily on Lifetime TV. The airing of "Fit and Lite" focuses on yoga and Pilates and gets the body warmed up before the high-energy "Daily Workout" comes on at 7:30 a.m. ET/PT Denise is very proud to say that these are the nation's most popular TV shows in the health and fitness category!

In 2002, President Bush appointed Denise as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, an organization that strives to promote, encourage, and motivate Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports. Denise is especially excited about the council's special emphasis on programs to help the nation's youth lay the foundation for active and fit lives. This momentous opportunity to represent the President in getting American adults and children fit and healthy is a tremendous honor for Denise. So far she has visited schools in 10 different states, and her goal is to visit and work with the youth of every state in America.

In February 2005, Denise launched her green-tea-based skin-care line, Skin Fit for Life, to help people fulfill their inner and outer beauty needs.

A dynamo of energy in a size 5, Denise Austin is a true motivator. She has become a veritable fitness empire, complete with books, shows, magazine columns, videos, and DVDs, as well as her own line of workout equipment, a signature shoe, bodywear by Danskin, and a skincare line. But Denise believes her greatest achievement yet is being mom to her two daughters, Kelly and Katie, who are now 13 and 10 years old, respectively. "I celebrate my career," Denise says, "but my family is my biggest joy in life."