Lose It! adds TODAY Show's Jenna Wolfe to its advisory board

BOSTON, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lose It!, the fastest-growing consumer weight loss company, has added Jenna Wolfe, The TODAY Show's Lifestyle and Fitness Correspondent, and ACE certified personal trainer, to its advisory board. Known for her #NoExcusesTODAY series and for whipping co-anchor Lester Holt into shape on air, Jenna brings her health & fitness expertise to Lose It!.

"On behalf of the Lose It! team, I want to welcome Jenna to the board," says Dr. Roshini Raj, MD, who is also an advisor to Lose It!. "Through her role on The TODAY Show as well as her role as a personal trainer, she has been an incredible role model inspiring millions of people on their weight loss journey. Jenna will be an incredible asset to Lose It! and we're thrilled to have her on board."

In this clip Jenna shares her enthusiasm about joining the Lose It! team.

Jenna will kick off her role as an advisor with Lose It! by joining the Make Healthy Happen Facebook chat hosted by EatingWell magazine on Jan 12 at 12pm EST.

Jenna explains how excited she is about her new role as an advisor to Lose It!, "TODAY Show segments are often focused on people struggling to lose weight and I've seen the struggle firsthand," she says. "From the moment I met the Lose It! team, I knew working with them would be an opportunity to change the way people think about weight loss. Working together we have the chance to help millions of Americans lose the weight, keep it off and live healthier lifestyles."

"From the moment we met Jenna, it was clear that Jenna's passion for health & fitness is infectious. Her enthusiasm for helping people set and achieve their goals made for a perfect partnership with Lose It!," says Charles Teague, CEO of Lose It!. "We are excited to bring her expertise and energy into the Lose It! community."

Jenna joins Lose It!'s board of distinguished advisors: Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD, a nationally recognized nutrition expert and advisory board member for The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Roshini Raj, MD, a board certified gastroenterologist and internist and TODAY Show contributor, and Deborah McConnell, MS, CES, the Global Master Trainer for Life Fitness and Hammer Strength.

About Jenna Wolfe:
Jenna is The TODAY Show's go-to person on how to make health & fitness an organic part of any lifestyle. Jenna spent 12 years as a sportscaster before joining The TODAY Show in 2007. Jenna's passion has spurred her to become a personal trainer. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she moved to the United States in 1989. She is fluent in French and Creole. When she's not indulging her love of health & fitness, she's in search of her next adventure. She says motherhood has been her favorite adventure so far. Jenna, her partner Stephanie Gosk and their two young children live in Manhattan, NY. Follow Jenna on Instagram: instagram.com/jennawolfe or on Twitter: twitter.com/jennawolfe

About Lose It!:
Lose It! (www.loseit.com) empowers people to discover and embrace life-changing habits that make it easier to live a healthier lifestyle and achieve their weight loss goals. With millions of successful members, Lose It! is the most comprehensive, personal weight loss program, giving members the ability to create goals, track nutrition and exercise, start and participate in challenges and achieve and maintain success. Members benefit from a convenient weight loss experience that delivers personal recommendations, insights and results to meet each unique lifestyle. Lose It! is powered by proven nutrition science, robust behavioral data and customer-centered software development, making it one of the top grossing Health and Fitness apps in the App Store. The Boston-based company was founded in 2008 by J.J. Allaire, Paul Dicristina, and Charles Teague and continues to be privately held.www.loseit.com

About Dr. Raj
Dr. Roshini Raj is a board certified gastroenterologist and internist. Dr. Raj is also a nationally-known media personality; she is a TODAY Show contributor, the Good Day NY Medical Correspondent (Fox5) and the Medical Editor of Health magazine. She has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, and Women's Health and FITNESS. Dr. Raj is an attending physician at NYU Medical Center/Tisch Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and her BA from Harvard College. Dr. Raj is the author of What the Yuck?! The Freaky & Fabulous Truth About Your Body. Dr. Raj also recently co-founded Tula, tulaforlife.com, a healthy-living brand that includes a skincare line. It is the first of a series of wellness products that the brand will offer.

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