Name Kathy Smith | Spouse Stephen Grace (m. 1982) | |
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Movies Kathy Smith: Step Workout Books Feed Muscle - Shrink Fa, Kathy Smith's Moving T, Kathy Smith's Flex App, Kathy Smith's Fitness M, Kathy Smith's Walkfit for Profiles | ||
Kathy Smith (born December 11, 1951) is a personal trainer who became well known for her workout videos during the late 1980s and 1990s. She has sold over 16 million workout videos since 1980. Her exercise and nutrition program Project:You! Type 2 was created in association with the American Diabetes Association as a complete lifestyle system to help manage Type 2 diabetes. Her daughter is Kate Grace, a Yale University All American and participant as a runner in the 800-meter event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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Early life
Smith was born in Tucson, Arizona, United States. She is the daughter of an Air Force pilot, and grew up in Brazil, Alabama, Hawaii, Texas and Illinois. When Smith was 17, her father died of a heart attack, and a year and a half later her mother died in a plane crash. Following the loss of her parents, Smith began exercising to combat depression. Smith enrolled at the University of Hawaii, and graduated with a degree in business administration. Smith has stated that following the loss of her parents, and her sister's descent into substance abuse, she developed a wild lifestyle and feared her athlete boyfriend might leave her; she took up running to be near him, and found it to be a life-changing experience. Smith was one of a few women to complete the Honolulu marathon in 1975, and Runner's World magazine listed her as one of the top 100 marathon runners in the country. Her fitness videos made her a multi-millionaire by her mid thirties, and she has been awarded numerous accolades, including induction into the Video Hall of Fame.
Smith has two daughters.
Videography
Personal Trainer: Total Body Workout (DVD, 1999, ISBN 0-7389-2149-1) available in the US.