Gunnar Peterson is an American personal trainer, author, businessman, and actor best known for his work with professional athletes and celebrities.
18 Facts About Gunnar Peterson
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Gunnar Peterson is a speaker, creator of major fitness programs, and developer of fitness equipment with a focus on functional training.
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Gunnar Peterson's known best students are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Billy Dee Williams.
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Gunnar Peterson is a graduate of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina with degrees in Physical Fitness, Psychology and Nutrition.
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Gunnar Peterson is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer, and is certified by the American Council on Exercise.
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Gunnar Peterson owns and operates a private training facility in Beverly Hills, California where he works out up to 9 clients per day.
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Gunnar Peterson told Sports Illustrated, "My main focus is function" - a reference to his emphasis on functional training modalities.
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Gunnar Peterson is widely recognized for his expertise in functional training and his commitment to developing and implementing innovative fitness techniques.
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In 2022, Gunnar Peterson became the Chief of Athletics for the functional fitness franchise F45, where he partnered with David Beckham to create the DB45 workout.
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Gunnar Peterson has worked with athletes from the NBA, NHL, NFL, USTA, professional boxing and various NCAA sports, as well as guided Film and television actors in preparing for roles.
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J-Lo says he's the best trainer she's ever had, Sly Stallone was so grateful for Gunnar Peterson's help he cast the trainer in Rocky Balboa, and after Pete Sampras won the 2002 US Open he gave Gunnar Peterson a racquet signed THANKS FOR EXTENDING MY CAREER.
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Gunnar Peterson released his first book, G-Force, in January 2005.
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Gunnar Peterson serves as an editor and writes a regular column for Muscle and Fitness magazine, is on the advisory board for Fitness magazine, and has been a contributing editor for Glamour magazine as well as a contributor for Clean Eating.
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Gunnar Peterson is regularly featured in Allure, Elle, InStyle, In Touch Weekly, US Weekly, Men's Health, Women's Health, Self and other magazines.
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Gunnar Peterson teamed up with Molly Sims for the National PetFit Challenge and has created pet and pet owner videos with exercise programs for dogs and cats.
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In 2017, Gunnar Peterson was hired as a celebrity trainer to promote telepresence fitness instruction offered by a Maryland-based company.
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Gunnar Peterson is divorced from Janet Crown, daughter of billionaire Lester Crown and granddaughter of Junius Myer Schine.
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Gunnar Peterson then married Jessica Friedman and had 2 more children before taking his personal training career and newly completed family to Nashville, TN.