Powell Power

Heidi and Chris Powell are not just a couple — they are an empire. Read on to see what they have been up to in the last year, and find out how they can help you and your significant other get into the best shape of your lives — before the new year even begins!

- Lara Mcglashan, MFA, CPT

HEIDI AND CHRIS POWELL are best-known as transformation experts on the long-running show Extreme Weight Loss, having helped severely overweight individuals lose hundreds of pounds while inspiring millions to get off the couch and get healthy. Now EWL is in syndication on TLC and OWN, and the Powells have been afforded some quality time to spend with their four kids and to expand their wellness empire in new directions. Check out what they’ve been up to lately, and get some of their exclusive tips and tricks for making your holidays fat-free.

THE TRANSFORM APP

“We spent five or six years shooting Extreme Weight Loss, training people one-on-one,” Heidi Powell says. “That was great, but we only got to work with 15 to 20 individuals a year. There are hundreds of thousands of people — millions — who need help.” With these millions in mind, the Powells created an app called Transform.

“This is the most complete transformation app ever created, and I don’t say that lightly — it is insanely robust,” Chris Powell says. “There are more than 1,000 videos, 13 different transformation paths and built-in logic that can ID when your progress is slowing and automatically adjust your training and nutrition to accelerate you toward that goal.” You will also never do the same workout twice because the app continually reorganizes the exercises and plugs them into a schematic of progressive overload.

Nutrition is a big component of the app, and you get more than 350 recipes — everything from grab-and-go to gourmet. “Once the app determines your biometric blueprint, it scales all the portions in the recipes specifically for you, adjusting your calories up or down to get you moving toward your goal again,” Chris says.