After living in LA for a period, Autumn began
giving in-home training. She initially began
advertising her work by word of mouth and then
moved on to seek other promotional options. When
TV personality Brooke Burke started a new website
she reached out. Autumn quickly received an
email asking her to write for the site and a followup phone call one week later asking if she would
be interested in shooting short workout videos
with Brooke for the site. From there, she started
training at Equinox, which is a very high-end gym
with celebrity clients. “My reputation was growing,
I had been written up in a few magazines and
newspapers and had been on Brooks’ website for
a few years, and people started asking for me.”
fter training for ten years, she created
a product that was designed to help
people with portion control. The fitness
company Beachbody saw it and was interested.
They brought her in for a meet and greet and
the rest is history. Three years later they have
the fastest selling program in Beachbody history
and the number one infomercial. “My goal with
Beachbody is to help as many people as I can to
lead healthy fulfilling lives. She hopes to teach what
it means to be healthy, to workout smart and to
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start healthy, clean eating, “I want to inspire others,
make a difference, and Beachbody is by far the
best platform for me to do this.”
Autumn’s personal workouts depend on
what she is preparing for. Preparing for bikini
competitions, for example, requires very specific
workouts. “If I’m prepping to film a workout
program I am usually doing the workouts that I
have written and will be filming so that I am in peak
performance for the shoot.” Autumn eats clean the
majority of the time because, “[She] can get a call
at any moment that I have a photo shoot in a day
or two, so I always have to be on point and camera
ready.” She also drinks Shakeology almost every
day, “This isn’t a protein shake it is more of a meal
replacement shake made by Beachbody.” Her
personal favorite? Vegan Chocolate. She also uses
amino acid BCAA and L-glutamine to help with
muscle recovery. A rigorous workout and nutritional
plan that serve Autumn well. The fitness expert
never lets herself get too far off track, though she
does allow herself a treat now and then.
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