A new documentary will shine a light on famed ’90s fitness instructor Susan Powter’s public disappearance. In a trailer for ...

Thirty years ago Powter's company made millions with her fitness infomercial, program and books. But Hollywood tried to change and control her Susan Powter in 1993 (left) and in July 2024 for a PEOPLE ...

Powter's "Stop the Insanity!" infomercial made her a household name in the '90s, but she said she 'didn't have any way' in how she was produced on her 1994 talk show. After previously revealing that, ...

"If sadness could kill you, I'd be dead," Powter said in a new interview ahead of her comeback that includes a memoir and Jamie Lee Curtis-produced documentary. Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at ...

Susan Powter lost her multimillion-dollar fitness empire when her finances were mismanaged. The ’90s fitness guru said she turned to delivering food for GrubHub and Uber Eats to make ends meet. “I’ve ...

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, celebrities such as Raquel Welch, Suzanne Somers, Jane Fonda, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more used their voices – and toned physiques – to kick-start what would become ...

“You’re about to meet someone you’ll never forget,” a narrator says, opening a live Stop the Insanity! seminar taping recorded in 1993. “Her name is Susan Powter.” Today, that line feels ironic, ...

Susan Powter is stopping the insanity. The '90s fitness guru revealed in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday that she lost millions of dollars after the success of her iconic "Stop ...

Susan Powter never expected to become a fitness guru when she first started teaching exercise and nutrition to fellow homemakers in Texas. Powter, 66, was just hoping to connect with other women who ...

Powter's "Stop the Insanity!" infomercial made her a household name in the '90s, but she said she 'didn't have any way' in how she was produced on her 1994 talk show. Fitness queen Susan Powter, whose ...