About
Autumn Calabrese is a certified personal trainer, bestselling author, and Beachbody (now BODi) Super Trainer best known for creating the smash‑hit “21 Day Fix” and its color‑coded Portion‑Fix containers. Over the past decade, she has rolled out follow‑ups such as “80 Day Obsession,” “4 Week Gut Protocol,” and, most recently, “Track Pilates,” a low‑impact reformer‑style series that hit the BODi library on September 8, 2025.
Never afraid to reinvent her own playbook, Autumn turned her attention to women’s hormone health in late 2024 with “Belle Vitale,” a 12‑week program that blends Pilates‑inspired strength, cardio, stress‑relief breathing, and two proprietary supplements. Today, the Cleveland‑born coach reaches millions through BODi, her FIXATE cooking show, and a social community that cheers her signature tough‑love pep talks and “control your controllables” mantra.
Before Fame
Raised on Cleveland’s west side, Autumn discovered dance at age 14 and graduated with a fine‑arts degree from Webster University. Her professional dance aspirations were sidetracked by a debilitating back injury during college, but the rehab experience fueled an increased passion for movement science. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked as a personal trainer, instructed group classes at premier gyms, and even prepared bikini competitors for the competition stage—all experiences which later helped shape her portion‑control nutrition system. Those early years also taught her how to take fitness science and put it into everyday language, something that would become her calling card when “21 Day Fix” debuted in 2014.
Trivia
- Holds certifications from NASM, AFPA, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Hormone Health program.
- Her FIXATE cooking show pairs her with younger brother—and chef—Bobby Calabrese, proving healthy food can taste like Sunday dinner.
- Designed the color‑coded containers in a moment of frustration when clients kept asking, “But how much is one serving?”
- Loves coffee, vintage rock playlists for leg day, and unapologetically large sneaker collections. (She once joked that Air Jordans are her “other macros.”)
- Collects superhero memorabilia; Wonder Woman cuffs often cameo in her Instagram Reels.
- She’s just 5’4″, yet can deadlift well over her body weight—living proof that form outperforms size.
Family Life
Family is Autumn’s north star. She was raised alongside older sister Kelli—also a fitness entrepreneur—and brother Bobby in a tight‑knit Italian‑American household where Sunday sauce was sacred. Autumn later married restaurant manager Kent Guzman; although the couple divorced, they co‑parent son Dominic (born January 22, 2008) with a cordial, team‑first approach. Single‑mom life often pops up in her content, whether it’s squeezing workouts between school runs or guiding Dominic through his first push‑up challenge. She credits her parents—still in Ohio—for showing her that perseverance and humor can coexist, and she FaceTimes them regularly for recipe testing and life advice.
Associated With
Inside the BODi universe, Autumn is part of the “Super Trainer” roster that includes Shaun T, Amoila Cesar, Jericho McMatthews, and Sagi Kalev. Early in her career, she produced workout segments for Brooke Burke’s lifestyle site, Modern Mom, gaining exposure to celebrity clients and on‑camera hosting. She has co‑authored programs with Kalev (“The Master’s Hammer & Chisel”) and often swaps podcast guest spots with health‑world friends like Shawn Stevenson and Dr. Will Cole. Beyond the gym, Autumn partners with food companies on portion‑friendly product lines and teams with women’s health physicians to keep Belle Vitale scientifically current.
