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Chris MacDonald

Professional speaker, fitness guru, writer and former elite oarsman

Chris MacDonald has lived in Denmark for the last 8 years, but is originally from the United States, where he was an elite rower on the American National Team for more than 4 years.

With a background in exercise physiology, psychology and nutrition, and as founder of the Balanced Health and StrongBODY StrongMIND concepts, Chris MacDonald has become a pioneer in the area of healthy and active living.

Since 2003, Chris has written an extremely popular weekly column in Denmark’s largest newspaper, Politiken, and writes in many of Denmark’s largest magazines.
He has over 200 publications.

In 2001, Chris MacDonald was awarded the Young Scientist of Europe award by European College of Sports Medicine for his research in exercise physiology. Now, he teaches at the University of Copenhagen in exercise physiology and nutrition.

Chris MacDonald is one of the most sought after public speakers in Scandinavia, and he is known in Scandinavia and internationally for his inspiring seminars about healthy living, leadership, coaching and team building, and he coaches people from all walks of life in personal development and life style changes - from Olympic athletes to people in their seventies who are proactive about their health for the first time in their lives.

He is a sought after presenter at conventions in Scandinavia and internationally. He is also the founder of the Synergy Cycling concept for indoor cycling. In 2000, Chris MacDonald founded Denmark’s first professional female cycling team under UCI, which came to be one of the strongest teams in the World winning several stages in major international races like the Tour de France.

In 2005, Chris MacDonald competed in the World’s toughest sporting event, the Race Across America. 3100 miles on a bike across the American continent - in only 10 days! 21-22 hours a day in the saddle through the merciless Mojave Desert, across the Rocky Mountains and through endless American highways. Chris finished in an impressive 2nd place and won the prestigious ”Rookie of the Year”-award.


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