In the News
Kacy Duke's influence on the fitness industry can be seen in every form of media – the web, network and cable TV, newspapers, radio and magazines. This "ultra hip, fitness maven" has been dubbed "New York's top workout guru" by New York Magazine and the best trainer in the city by Allure magazine.
Show It Love to Fight Heart Disease in Women
September 29, 2009 - EXETER, NH - Kacy Duke was a featured panelist September 24 at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women® Tea in Exeter, NH. The tea helped to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer on women, and Kacy was invited to provide insight into how loving yourself and your body is one of the best defenses against this disease.
"Self-love is the source of 'serene beauty,' Duke, a physical trainer who works with celebrities like Denzel Washington, told the group. The first thing she does with a new client is to make them look in the mirror and "love their body."
Workout Secret Revealed on FOX-NY
September 16, 2009 - NEW YORK - Kacy Duke put FOX-NY reporter Dari Alexander through the paces to show her how 30 minutes of exercise a day can increase your energy and boost your mood.
"Kacy Duke, showed me how to get a no-excuses 30-minute workout that focuses on cardio and strengthening and most importantly, she says, body appreciation. As I workout I feel a little winded and tired. I'm thinking, 'What did I get myself into?' And then within minutes, I feel the transformation. More energy, I'm into this."
Read the full article online and watch the news clip.
Underground Groove: A Way to 'Fight Back Against the Recession Blues'
March 23, 2009 - NEW YORK - Kacy Duke was featured in a WABC-TV local news feature. News reporter Kemberly Richardson said, "The recession blues have forced a lot of people to cut back on luxuries... One place many people are cutting back to save some money is the gym."
"Elite trainer Kacy Duke has a long list of celebrity clients who swear by her methods and pay in the ballpark of $200 an hour for her services. Now she's reaching out with a new community-based grassroots campaign. You pay $20 to take the class. 'It's all on e-mail, so you would have to be part of the e-mail,' she said. 'And the messages would update you on the venue, which changes all the time.'"
Read the full article online and watch the news clip.
Kacy Duke shows the moves to get arms like Michelle Obama on NY1
March 18, 2009 – NEW YORK - With Michelle Obama's arms all the rage these days, Kacy Duke has many clients asking for "Michelle Obama arms."
"What they love about her is that her arms are very sinewy. They are muscular but they're very sinewy and very defined," says Duke. "They are not like a bodybuilder's arm. She has beautiful lines in her arm and every woman can have beautiful lines."
While not every woman builds muscle the same way, Duke says anyone can achieve lean arms by combing cardio with lightweight strength training three to four times a week.
"To have beautiful arms, you want to work your biceps, your triceps your front middle and rear deltoids - which is basically the shoulders, the front and the back - to get that nice point here," says Duke.
Read the full article online and check out the workouts Kacy recommends to shape and tone your upper arms and shoulders.
The Show It Love Workout named one of 2008's Best Consumer Health Books
February 1, 2009 - NEW YORK - The Library Journal named Kacy Duke's first book The Show It Love Workout, written with Selene Yeager, one of the Best Consumer Health Books of 2008.
"Duke, a personal trainer to the stars, has devised diet-and-fitness regimens for women. Distinctive to her approah: her encouragement to appreciate our bodies instead of aiming for any ideal that may not exist."
Kacy Duke featured in February issue of Redbook
January 28, 2009 - NEW YORK - While Red-Carpet Fever sweeps the nation during award show season, Redbook sought the advice from celebrity trainers, including Kacy Duke, so people everywhere can be in tip-top shape without the Hollywood address.
Kacy told Redbook, "You have to start by appreciating the body you have. Life is a gift and we must rise to the occasion. You can become your potential if you focus on three things: mindset, motivation and movement. They encompass the emotional, the spiritual and the physical. You have the right and the power to change your body. The more secure you are, the more you love yourself, the easier it is to make physical changes occur. With self-acceptance and clear intention, change will follow."