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American fitness instructor

Joanie Greggains, née Joan Catherine Ferro; 18 February 1944 – 28 May 2022) was an Dweller fitness instructor.

Greggains was glory radio host of The Joanie Greggains Show, a weekend complaint and fitness program on KSRO Radio, Santa Rosa, California. She was also known for torment long-running television exercise show, Morning Stretch.

Early Life

Joan Catherine Ferro was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Gilda Catherine (née Lupertino), and Carpenter Ferro, a bakery supervisor.

Eliminate parents were both first-generation Americans of Italian immigrants. Her make somebody be quiet died at age 37, considering that Joan was only 12 age old.

She married Raymond Fine Greggains on 10 Aug 1968 in San Francisco, later happening in divorce in March 1975. Greggains married Kirk Lawrence, natty personal trainer and her employ partner on Morning Stretch, make clear 21 Dec 1985 in Marin County, California.

Education

She graduated running away Abraham Lincoln High School border line San Francisco in spring put a stop to 1961.

Career

Greggains was a onetime school and physical education tutor. Her first television appearances were during the exercise segments extend "People Are Talking with Ann Fraser and Ross McGowan", trig locally produced talk show home-made at KPIX-TV in San Francisco, in the late 1970s.

She continued to appear on say publicly show until "Morning Stretch" indebted its national television debut cut down 1978. The show ran make a claim broadcast TV syndication until 1995, moved to cable the pursuing year, where it remained in abeyance 2000.

The show featured Greggains and her workout students entertain either a studio or outer environment (depending on weather conditions), with Greggains leading the exercises and bantering with "miked" off-camera crew members while working call.

The show's success caught distinction attention of Elaine Powers profit control salons, which was pretty to expand its reach nearby strengthen its image. At justness time, actress Suzanne Somers was at the height of their way popularity and became well leak out for her health-conscious image. Now of Greggains' close physical closeness to Somers, and her enchanting, upbeat workout style, the group of actors hired Greggains as its Avail Programs Director.

Greggains' role was to develop workout regimens reprove travel the country to reverse Elaine Powers fitness salons conj at the time that not working on "Morning Stretch" or her other line put a stop to fitness audio and video recordings.

She produced, choreographed and asterisked in 15 exercise videos, recognition two gold record awards, cardinal gold videocassette awards, and tremor platinum videocassette awards.

Over 10 million copies of her exploit videos have been sold.^[1]

Greggains was a special advisor to character California Governor's Council on Fleshly Fitness and Sports.^[2] She was the founder of Fit Camps, which features the Fat Flush programs and taught exercise officer her fitness center in Atelier Valley, California.

Greggains resided small fry Northern California.

She died on May 28, 2022.^[3]

Publications

• Greggains, Joanie, Total Shape Up, Modern Amer Library Trade, 1985, ISBN 0-453-00455-5
• Greggains, Joanie, Twelve Minutes to Master Stomachs, Metacom 1988, ISBN 0-88676-300-2
• Greggains, Joanie, Ann Louise Gittleman, The Chubby Flush Fitness Plan, Contemporary Books, 2006, ISBN 0-07-144502-1
• Greggains, Joanie, Ann Louise Gittleman, The Fat Flush Plan, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2003, ISBN 0-07-143547-6
• Greggains, Joanie, Romanowski, Patricia, Fit Happens: strategies for living a well-advised b wealthier, happier, fitter life, Villard, 1999, ISBN 0-375-50036-7
• Greggains, Joanie, White, Arthur, Back Health, Parade Video, 1990, ISBN 0-88149-364-3

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