JOHN ABDO is regarded world wide as an authority on life motivation, health, fitness and athletic conditioning. As a former Olympic trainer, John has trained numerous Olympic and World-Class athletes, including Bonnie Blair, multiple Gold Medal recipient.
From 1985 to 1997, John Abdo produced and hosted his own weekly syndicated television series called Training & Nutrition 2000. With audiences reaching over 50 million households, John established himself as one of the most visible motivational educators for legions of athletes, fitness enthusiasts and coaches nationwide.
Today, John has over 3 Million people in 120 countries using his products and training systems. As a highly demanded editorial consultant John makes regular contributions for popular magazines like Men's Health, Details, Outside, Women's World, and Muscle & Fitness.
John's mission is to become, and remain mentally and physically healthy while striving for success. John knows that energy and health are imperative in achieving success. And with faith and perseverance, along with his trust in God, John has become an award-winning inventor and entrepreneur who has successfully made the transition from athlete to coach to businessman.
In 1999, John was near bankruptcy and $100,000 in debt. By the end of 2001, John's products and services had generated over $320 Million dollars in worldwide sales while John was responsible for creating a new trend within the health and fitness industries.
You may familiar with John from The AB-DOer. With nearly $75 million dollars in media expenditure in 2001, this invention of John's was Voted the #1 Product in 2001 outselling the other top four products, combined!
John has also been the recipient of the "Best Male Presenter" award by the Electronic Retailing Association for generating the most revenue from his live and pre-recorded television appearances. On live shopping channels alone John has generated over $30 Million, and he's just beginning.
An empowering and prolific teacher, mentor, success-coach, writer, speaker, presenter and inventor, John Abdo promotes a myriad of principles for achieving success in all areas of personal and professional life. John's motto is "I'm A Doer, Become a Doer!"
If only one word was needed to describe John Abdo, it would be Dynamic!
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Larry Payne Ph.D. Larry Payne Ph.D. is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. The L.A. Times named Dr. Payne "One of America's most respected Yoga teachers." He is co-author of “Yoga Rx”, “Yoga for Dummies” and “The Business of Teaching Yoga”. Dr. Payne is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of the corporate Yoga program at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the first Yoga teacher to offer Yoga classes at the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the yoga curriculum at The UCLA School of Medicine, and the founding director of the new Yoga therapy certification program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
In 1979 he was an advertising executive, plagued with chronic back pain and stress. His quest for relief led him to study Yoga and health in 11 countries and inspired his career change upon certification in India.
In 1981, Payne founded the Samata Yoga Center in Los Angeles and later earned Doctorate and Masters Degrees in fitness education with emphasis in Hatha Yoga from Pacific Western University. His background is in Psychology, and he has also completed graduate work in Physical Therapy at Cal-State University Long Beach. He was the U.S. representative to the first World Congress of Yoga in Montevideo, Uruguay, and has received Outstanding Achievement Awards for Yoga in Europe and the United States, the Golden Lotus Award from South America, as well as, was a panelist & yoga instructor for the World Economic Forum 2000 in Davos, Switzerland. In addition, he is the founder of the “Healthy Back Program” at the world-famous Rancho La Puerta Fitness Spa.
Dr. Payne has helped thousands of chronic back sufferers and high stress professionals including, Warren Beatty, Michael Keaton, Dolly Parton, Cybill Shepherd, Ringo Starr, Carol Burnett, The Disney Company executives and numerous professional and Olympic athletes.
Payne has been a frequent guest on national television and syndicated radio programs. His work has been featured in numerous national and international magazines, as well as in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Most recently he is featured in six new DVD’s as part of the “Yoga Rx Therapy” series.
Dr. Payne resides in Los Angeles, California and has a thriving practice in Marina del Rey and Malibu. In addition to speaking engagements and workshops, he leads Yoga and health vacations worldwide.
