Chris MacDonald

Professional speaker, writer and former elite oarsman

Chris MacDonald has lived in Denmark since 1999, but is originally from the United States, where he was an elite rower at the American National Team for more than 4 years.

In 2001, Chris MacDonald was awarded Young Scientist of Europe by European College of Sports Medicine for his research in exercise physiology. Chris is still connected to the University of Copenhagen where he teaches exercise physiology and nutrition.

Chris is the founder of the Synergy Cycling concept for indoor cycling and in 2000 Chris launched 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.

Since 2003 Chris has written extremely popular weekly columns and articles in some of Denmark´s largest newspapers, Politiken and Berlingske, and he also writes in some of Denmark´s largest magazines. He has more than 200 publications.

Chris is one of the most wanted speakers in Scandinavia and he is known in Scandinavia and internationally for his inspiring seminars about healthy living, leadership, coaching and team building. Furthermore Chris has inspired many people to a healthy lifestyle and has demonstrated his unique coaching skills in different television programs including at a workplace, in a high school, in a whole Danish town and in a one year weight loss program. Chris coaches elite athletes but also people in their late life who decides to be proactive about their health for the first time.

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.