Full Name John Basedow Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Website johnbasedow.net | Known for "Fitness Made Simple" Weight 190 lb (86 kg) Books Fitness Made Simple | |
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Occupation Fitness personality
Author Movies 6 Minutes of Death, Purification Nominations Shorty Award for Social Fitness Profiles | ||
John Basedow is an American television fitness personality, model, author, and motivational speaker. He produces the Fitness Made Simple video series.
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Career
Basedow started his career as a reporter on a New York nightly news program and then co-created a syndicated television show called Images.
After Images, Basedow, who was then out of shape and described his body as a "bowling pin on legs", set a goal to get in good enough shape to appear in a fitness magazine. After unsuccessfully trying various regimens to become fit, Basedow managed to get into shape through his own program, which he dubbed "Fitness Made Simple." By following his "Fitness Made Simple" program, Basedow achieved his goal and was featured in various exercise-related publications. He subsequently commercialized the "Fitness Made Simple" routine and began selling it through a series of successful DRTV infomercials as a set of DVDs and CDs. Due to their popularity, McGraw-Hill offered Basedow a publishing deal and he authored his first book, Fitness Made Simple : The Power to Change Your Body, the Power to Change Your Life. The marketing success was in part due to Basedow's business strategy of opting for frequency over length, which was a novel approach for fitness infomercials at the time. Basedow made deals for discounted unsold commercial spots enabling an unusually high frequency of the ads. Over time, the availability of unsold airtime decreased as networks decided to promote themselves and some Multiple System Operators (MSO) ceased to exist, in turn reducing the viability of Basedow's "Fitness Made Simple" commercials.
In recent years, Basedow has become an active social media personality. In 2007, an online reality show entitled "John Basedow TV" was launched on YouTube. In 2011, he served as the host for the popular YouTube series, Lesbian Video Speed Dating. Following that, Basedow launched the YouTube series New Media Stew and Culture Pop, covering pop culture and celebrity news. He encourages the use of social media as a form on empowerment and motivation. His #WakeUpWords motivational Vine and Instagram videos, which promote positivity and self-empowerment, have been featured on Fox's Good Day New York.
Basedow has been interviewed by various national media outlets, TV, and radio shows including Covino and Rich, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Live it Up!, Red Eye, Taste this TV, and TMZ among others.
n 2012, Basedow signed on with Buzz60 to produce video reports for major media sites.
Public Advocacy
Basedow is an active advocate for the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.
Published Works
