Michael George is a passionate, internationally recognized motivational speaker and author who shares from the heart and personal experience. This influential leader and self-made entrepreneur grew up as an overweight underachiever until overwhelming pain and despair motivated him to transform his body through strategic exercise and proper nutrition. He went on to excel in sports and academics, supporting himself through college and earning degrees in marketing management and communications. He rose to the top ranks of the health and wellness field and now is considered an elite leader in the world of fitness. Over the past 25 years, he has dedicated his life and his career to helping others find the motivation to transform their own lives.Michael has helped sculpt the physiques of Hollywood celebrities Reese Witherspoon, Toby Maguire, Julianne Moore, James Spader, Meg Ryan, Christian Slater, Sela Ward, Matt Dillon, Slash, Dennis Quaid, and professional athletes such as boxer Fernando Vargas. Celebrities, athletes, and high-powered executives gravitate towards Michael’s effective and efficient training routines and principles. His intention is to strengthen both the body and the soul for optimal energy and health. Michael uses inspiration and a lifestyle modification approach as the integral components to achieving health and fitness goals. Healthy lifestyle transformation is the end result. His balanced fitness regimes integrate the body-mind-spirit connection through Eastern and Western training modalities that include four types of martial arts, Yoga postures, interval aerobic and strength conditioning, core training, ply metrics, self-defense training/MMA, boxing, and breathing/stress reduction. Find out more at MichaelGeorge.com