A native of San Pedro, California, Denise started gymnastics at the age of 12 and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Arizona, graduating in 1979 with an exercise physiology degree. She began her career teaching aerobic exercise classes in the Los Angeles area and went on to cohost the The Jack LaLanne Show, in 1981. (Denise considers Jack LaLanne one of her role models, and she is delighted to still speak regularly with the 94-year-old fitness legend.)During more than 25 years promoting health and fitness, Denise has created 82 workout videos or DVDs. Her enormous number of sales led to her 2003 induction into the Video Hall of Fame.Denise has been married for 25 years to Jeff Austin, a sports attorney and brother of tennis champ Tracy Austin. They share a home with their two teenage daughters, Kelly and Katie.Connect with her on:FacebookFollow:@DeniseAustin_ on Twitter
Her father was a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Browns.
Her sister-in-law is Tracy Austin.
Mother, with Jeff Austin, of 2 daughters: Kelly Austin and Katie Austin.
She has 3 sisters, and a brother.
She was the co-host of Jack LaLanne s show during the early 1980s.
She is a fan of "I Love Lucy" .
Her mother died in 2001, her father is 82 [2007].
Named a 2008 Red Dress Award winner by Womans Day magazine for awareness in the fight against womens heart disease.
She has a dog named Madonna.
Her husband, Jeff Austin, is a sports attorney.
She is serving her second term on the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, a position she was first appointed to by George W. Bush in 2002.
She is the spokeswoman for such major brands as Idaho Potatoes and Nature Made.
Started gymnastics at the age of 12 and earned an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Arizona. In 1979, she graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis on exercise physiology.
Lives in Alexandra, Virginia with her husband, Jeff Austin, and their two daughters, Katie Austin and Kelly Austin.
In 2003, she was inducted into the Video Hall of Fame.
Austin said she was not aware she became the object of perversion on YouTube when asked by a Washington City Paper reporter in 2007.
