Joel Harper

Joel Harper, celebrity fitness trainer based in New York City. He is creator of the workout DVD series Fit Pack, the PBS programs Slim & Fit and Firming After 50 and of the workout chapters in The New York Times best-selling YOU book series and accompanying DVDs. He is author of Mind Your Body. JoelHarperFitness.com

Toss Your Fat Clothes and Other Ways to Stick to Your Plan
Your Personal Mind-Body Coach

Toss Your Fat Clothes and Other Ways to Stick to Your Plan

Having the tenacity to stick to your goals requires that you clearly know and are deeply passionate about what you…

Starting a New Workout Plan? Here’s Step One
Your Personal Mind-Body Coach

Starting a New Workout Plan? Here’s Step One

One of the most common mistakes I see people make is jumping into a new diet or exercise program without…

Master Your Mind-Set to Lose Weight, Get Fit—and Stay Fit
Your Personal Mind-Body Coach

Master Your Mind-Set to Lose Weight, Get Fit—and Stay Fit

Many people, not just models and celebrities, suffer from insecurity, anxiety, and sometimes erratic and extreme mood swings that keep…

How to Quiet the Noise of Negative Thoughts
Your Personal Mind-Body Coach

How to Quiet the Noise of Negative Thoughts

“Noise” is my way of describing the constant stream of negative thoughts or defeating distractions that plague many people. Before…

Maximize Inner Motivation and Grit
Your Personal Mind-Body Coach

Maximize Inner Motivation and Grit

Self-­motivation is fueled by an intimately personal and deep-rooted desire for change. If your reasons for losing weight are grounded…

The Wall Workout
Routines

The Wall Workout

5 exercises to improve your strength, balance, flexibility and posture… Forget crowded gyms, clunky dumbbells and fancy exercise machines. If…

Stretch Like an Olympic Athlete
Pain Relief

Stretch Like an Olympic Athlete

If your neck pain, back pain and/or carpal tunnel pain have you turning to drugs or surgery for relief, try…

A Personal Trainer for Olympians Shares His Favorite Stretches
Routines

A Personal Trainer for Olympians Shares His Favorite Stretches

They can help your nagging back, hip or knee pain… You may not be surprised if you feel a little…

How You Can Stand Taller As You Age
Anti-Aging

How You Can Stand Taller As You Age

Here’s a simple antiaging trick that will make you look and feel much younger (and costs nothing at all!)—stand straight…

The Best Thing I Did in 2011 That You Can Do in 2012
Self-Improvement

The Best Thing I Did in 2011 That You Can Do in 2012

Inspiring Ideas from Bottom Line’s Experts Each year, we ask a diverse group of our experts to reflect back on…