Meet Joan
Joan Pagano is the author of best-selling fitness books, an informational speaker on health and fitness topics and the owner of Joan Pagano Fitness in New York City. Former trainer to Jacqueline Onassis and Caroline Kennedy, Joan has specialized in strength training for women since 1988. She is an authority on the benefits of exercise for women's health issues such as menopause, osteoporosis and breast cancer, as well as strength training through the decades.
Read her story to learn how she came to be fitness expert she is today.
Aging Gracefully Takes Muscle
I was always proud of my concave abdomen, my belly naturally flat and slightly hollow like a teen-ager’s. I used to feel lucky and wonder how long it would last. Then one day in my early 40’s, it seemed to pop out overnight, becoming rounder. Not only rounder, but firmer, too. I saw the beginning of the belly my mother and grandmother developed with age.
You may be familiar with the well-publicized risk factors for bone loss and osteoporosis, such as being a woman, aging, menopause, family history, being small and thin, an inactive lifestyle, and smoking. But did you know that anxiety can also increase your risk for bone fractures?
I was fortunate to be born with athletic talents; you could say fitness is in my bones. As soon as I could walk I was doing flips off the jungle gym in the backyard and practicing “flying” from the top of a small play house. Every spare minute you could find me playing with jump ropes, pogo sticks, stilts and hula hoops.
Years ago, a friend encouraged me to try running. She made it sound so invigorating to gear up and be out in nature, jogging along the reservoir path in Central Park, under a beautiful canopy of trees that change with the seasons. It looked easy enough, until the first time, when 1.6 miles stretched out before me like a marathon. Plugging away, I made it, and, over time, it gradually became easier to run around the reservoir.
Meet Joan
Joan Pagano is the author of best-selling fitness books, an informational speaker on health and fitness topics and the owner of Joan Pagano Fitness in New York City. Former trainer to Jacqueline Onassis and Caroline Kennedy, Joan has specialized in strength training for women since 1988. She is an authority on the benefits of exercise for women's health issues such as menopause, osteoporosis and breast cancer, as well as strength training through the decades.
Read her story to learn how she came to be fitness expert she is today.
Fitness Books
by Joan Pagano
Featuring at-home exercises for efficient, effective, economical workouts.
Fitness Coaching
Joan designs personalized plans for people of all levels of fitness to reach their exercise goals.
Speaking Engagements
Joan is a sought after speaker in the field of health and fitness.