Tony Horton, born Anthony Sawyer Horton, is a well-known fitness instructor. The most famous endeavor of his career is the exercise system called P90X. He was born in Rhode Island but raised in Connecticut. When it was time for him to go to college, he earned his degree from the University of Rhode Island. However, he was drawn to the West Coast and moved to Los Angeles.
Tony wanted an acting career and even dabbled in stand-up comedy routines for a time. He was an avid athlete who wanted to avoid the bulky look of most bodybuilders and his lack of flexibility. Instead, he focused on training himself in areas of speed and endurance and building muscle while maintaining range of motion. Later, Mark Sisson introduced him to interval training.
Horton established his personal training business, called ASH Fitness, in the 1980s. He began developing plans for many well-known artists and different fitness magazines. He was a spokesperson for the Nordic Track machines before starting his famous series.
Before P90X was born, Horton started out by creating a program called Power 90 for fitness company Beachbody in 1998. This contained intense cardio with strengthening exercises. A few other sets were developed before the more intense P90X with the goal of following rigorous exercise and meal plans to achieve fitness goals that are often long-sought.
His program is best known for creating muscle confusion to build strength quickly. He uses a variety of different movements and high energy exercises. It involves controlled but unknown movements to accomplish this task.
Shortly after the original series, P90X+ was made to complement it in 2007. He then created the Ten-Minute Trainer for people on the go. While the workouts were brief, they were effective. In 2008 he also did a series of monthly one-on-one exercises.
Tony will release a book in December this year, proving that he has a lot more to offer. In 2011, the new addition to the P90 series which is titled P90X:MC2.
Tony Horton is known for helping people build strength and endurance and the videos that got him there. However, he was also in movies early in his career: Last Action Hero and then The 13th Warrior. He also made exercise videos for kids.
While it’s hard to believe that anyone can stay that busy, you can also follow his official Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as his self-made blog. He continues to try to motivate people and inform Internet users about the options available to them. He updates people on his travels and his upcoming projects, but also gives advice on things as simple as drinking alcohol and caffeine, all while making it clear that he loves his job. While P90X may have been what made him famous, Tony Horton has a lot more to offer and it doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon.