Harley Pasternak
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Harley Pasternak is a Los Angeles-based Canadian personal trainer, public speaker and NY Times best-selling author known for the 5-Factor Diet, a popular diet and fitness lifestyle.
and an Honours Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario
. He is also certified by the American College of Sports Medicine
and The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology. It is his formal training that distinguishes him from his peers and has made him a popular guest on the Today show and others.
Pasternak founded the 5-Factor Fitness program based on his nutrition and fitness philosophy. The 5-Factor methodology was originally created for Pasternak’s celebrity clientele, who needed him to create brief, yet effective, fitness programs to be implemented while touring or on location. He designed healthy meals with short preparation using a few simple ingredients that fit the space challenges of a movie and television sets. Pasternak’s clients eat five-ingredient meals, five times a day and engage in a signature fitness program that consists of five-minute sets.
He currently has a project in development with ABC Television and is developing an offshoot of his World Diet for the small screen.
Pasternak’s 5-Factor Fitness shows the five moves for the five/five-minute workout cycles (totaling twenty-five minutes) five days a week. Pasternak explains how to do this at home or at the gym. He includes recipes and a five week meal plan for the five meals a day, and each meal takes five minutes to prepare.
5-Factor Fitness DVD Workout With Meal Plan
Five DVD's are broken down into workouts to be done five days a week along with lifestyle and nutritional advice and culinary tips.
The 5-Factor Diet
The 5-Factor Diet Book details Pasternak's fitness plan..
The 5-Factor World Diet
THE 5-FACTOR WORLD DIET extracts the essence of the world’s healthiest cultures and reveals their regimens for living healthy lives. This management program combines the healthiest nutritional and lifestyle habits of the world’s leanest and longest-living nations: Japan, Singapore, China, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Greece and Israel. With each country, he outlines what their residents eat, how they prepare it and how they burn it. Pasternak then adapts more than 120 recipes to his popular 5-Factor technique, amplifying the fat-burning and health-boosting benefits through 5 weeks of menu recommendations.
Harley Paternak “Harley Bar” 3-in-1 Workout Bar
The bar can be used as a traditional weightlifting bar or disassembled to have the ends function as hand weights. Extra weight can be added to the bar and hand weights to increase the intensity of your workout (weight ranges from 2-20 lbs).
Harley will soon be introducing 5-Factor Diet Nutritional Bars via The Shopping Channel and HSN.
, CNN
, Access Hollywood
, Extra
, VH1
, E!
, The Rachel Ray Show, The Tyra Banks Show
, and America's Next Top Model
and is a frequent guest on The Today Show.
Pasternak and the 5-Factor Diet have also been featured in a wide array of print publications such as New York Post
, The Los Angeles Times, People
, Us Weekly
, OK! Magazine, Glamour
, Elle
, Allure
, Fitness, Shape
, Seventeen
, Self
, Marie Claire
, Teen People, Men's Health
, The Washington Post
and Woman's World
About Harley
Harley Pasternak is a fitness and nutrition expert and an acclaimed celebrity trainer. He holds a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Sciences from the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and an Honours Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
. He is also certified by the American College of Sports Medicine
American College of Sports Medicine
The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 40,000 international, national and regional members and certified professionals are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and...
and The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology. It is his formal training that distinguishes him from his peers and has made him a popular guest on the Today show and others.
Career
Besides training clients including celebrities Lady Gaga, Hilary Duff and Katy Perry, Pasternak's books have been published worldwide in multiple languages. He is a spokesperson for New Balance athletic footwear, SoyJoy nutrition bars, Coca-Cola's sugar-free beverages such as Fuze and Powerade Zero and Ace Bandage. He often makes international speaking appearances.Pasternak founded the 5-Factor Fitness program based on his nutrition and fitness philosophy. The 5-Factor methodology was originally created for Pasternak’s celebrity clientele, who needed him to create brief, yet effective, fitness programs to be implemented while touring or on location. He designed healthy meals with short preparation using a few simple ingredients that fit the space challenges of a movie and television sets. Pasternak’s clients eat five-ingredient meals, five times a day and engage in a signature fitness program that consists of five-minute sets.
He currently has a project in development with ABC Television and is developing an offshoot of his World Diet for the small screen.
5-Factor Product Line
5-Factor FitnessPasternak’s 5-Factor Fitness shows the five moves for the five/five-minute workout cycles (totaling twenty-five minutes) five days a week. Pasternak explains how to do this at home or at the gym. He includes recipes and a five week meal plan for the five meals a day, and each meal takes five minutes to prepare.
5-Factor Fitness DVD Workout With Meal Plan
Five DVD's are broken down into workouts to be done five days a week along with lifestyle and nutritional advice and culinary tips.
The 5-Factor Diet
The 5-Factor Diet Book details Pasternak's fitness plan..
The 5-Factor World Diet
THE 5-FACTOR WORLD DIET extracts the essence of the world’s healthiest cultures and reveals their regimens for living healthy lives. This management program combines the healthiest nutritional and lifestyle habits of the world’s leanest and longest-living nations: Japan, Singapore, China, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Greece and Israel. With each country, he outlines what their residents eat, how they prepare it and how they burn it. Pasternak then adapts more than 120 recipes to his popular 5-Factor technique, amplifying the fat-burning and health-boosting benefits through 5 weeks of menu recommendations.
Harley Paternak “Harley Bar” 3-in-1 Workout Bar
The bar can be used as a traditional weightlifting bar or disassembled to have the ends function as hand weights. Extra weight can be added to the bar and hand weights to increase the intensity of your workout (weight ranges from 2-20 lbs).
Harley will soon be introducing 5-Factor Diet Nutritional Bars via The Shopping Channel and HSN.
Media appearances
In his capacity as a fitness and nutrition specialist, Pasternak has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
, Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
, E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
, The Rachel Ray Show, The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, and America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
and is a frequent guest on The Today Show.
Pasternak and the 5-Factor Diet have also been featured in a wide array of print publications such as New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, The Los Angeles Times, People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
, Us Weekly
Us Weekly
Us Weekly is a celebrity gossip magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment...
, OK! Magazine, Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Allure
Allure (magazine)
Allure is the leading U.S. women’s beauty magazine, published monthly by Condé Nast in New York City. It was founded in 1991 by editor in chief Linda Wells, who has been at the helm of the magazine ever since. From its inception, the magazine has been widely recognized for its intelligent,...
, Fitness, Shape
Shape Magazine
Shape Magazine is a monthly English language fitness magazine started by Weider Publications in 1981, founded by Christine MacIntyre and became the #1 women's fitness magazine...
, Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
, Self
Self (magazine)
Self magazine is an American magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness. Published by Condé Nast Publications 12 times a year, it has a circulation of 1,486,992 and a total audience of 5,541,000 readers, according to its corporate media kit. The...
, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, Teen People, Men's Health
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
and Woman's World
Woman's World
Woman's World is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Generally marketed with other tabloid papers, it concentrates on short stories about popular woman-focused subjects such as weight loss , relationship advice and cooking, though also...