Chris Powell is the trainer and transformation specialist on ABC’s highly rated documentary style series “Extreme Weight Loss.” With an unyielding dedication to helping others, Chris travels the country using his innovative techniques, education and expertise to guide extremely overweight individuals as they shed hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. In addition, Chris has filmed three special companion-piece editions entitled “Extreme Weight Loss: Love Can’t Weight,” where he and his wife, Heidi Powell, help transform real-life couples in the months leading up to their weddings. 

Adding best-selling author to his list of accolades, Chris has written three books that have soared to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list: “Extreme Transformation: Lifelong Weight Loss in 21 Days,” “Choose to Lose,” which provides motivation, nutrition, exercise, tips, and tricks to help anyone lose those last twenty pounds.  and “Choose More Lose More, For Life,” which offers readers four different carb cycles, and twenty workouts called Nine-Minute Missions that pack maximum results into minimum time.

Chris holds a degree in Exercise Science, with concentrations in biomechanics and physiology and the training accreditation: The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).  He has written numerous articles for publication, and is a regular contributor to “Good Morning America” and “The Doctor Oz Show.”  Additionally, Chris frequently appears as a health and fitness expert for nationally syndicated shows including “The View,” “Live with Kelly and Michael,” and “20/20.”