shirleyarcher

Shirley Archer, JD, MA, NSCA-CPT, is a popular wellness educator, award-winning author of 15 books, media spokesperson, mind body columnist and contributing editor and international professional speaker based in Palm Beach, Florida and Zurich, Switzerland. She left her Wall Street life after being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Fighting her way back to wellness impassioned her to help others. Her mission is to provide credible information and resources that empower people to create optimal well-being in body, mind and spirit. She worked for the Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University for over 15 years. Her books include Busting Out, Fitness 9 to 5, The Pilates Deck, The Strength & Toning Deck, The Walking Deck, and Pilates Fusion: Well Being for Body, Mind, and Spirit (Chronicle Books), The Everything® Low Cholesterol Book (Adams Media)) and (co-author) Weight Training for Dummies® 3rd edition (Wiley), are translated into 6 languages and have sold over 200,000 in the U.S. alone. She’s appeared on television and radio worldwide and was a featured trainer on season 7 of America’s Next Top Model. Shirley is an honors graduate of Stanford University, has a master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a law degree from Georgetown University. She practiced law in New York, California and Washington, D.C.