Robert Brace - The Brace Life Approach

Known in the fitness community as the Mind-Body-Soul Connector and selected by Verywell.com as one of the top one hundred voices in wellness for 2020, Robert Brace is a celebrity wellness expert, motivational speaker, former soloist ballet dancer and star of the Food Network’s weight-loss reality show “Fat Chef.”  In 2008, he founded what is now known as Brace Life Studios (BLS), New York’s destination for mind-body transformation. 

While attending college on a dance scholarship, he experienced a terrible back injury. Facing the potential loss of his scholarship, Brace discovered a process to heal quickly and returned to peak performance. His personal transformation serves as the foundation for the principles used in his signature “28-Day Challenge” private training program. At the core of all of Brace’s teachings are innovative exercises that reinforce mindfulness, spiritual nutrition and intelligent body work. He is also the creator of the Ballet Burn Out workout and Brace Supermodel Ballet Body Workout which he launched with client and Victoria Secret Model, Alicia Rountree. Robert is also an ordained minister and author of “The Magic” a celebration of the wellness journeys of women of color. An accomplished motivational speaker, Brace has inspired thousands with his story and engaging workshops. Additionally, as an ordained minister, he has delivered Spirit-led health and wellness seminars to various non-profit organizations and congregations. When he’s not guiding clients toward whole body wellness, Brace enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife and two daughters.