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The fitness guru was unconscious for two days
Bob Harper, the fitness guru who was a trainer on and later the host of weight-loss competition The Biggest Loser, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago, according to TMZ.
Harper, 51, was working out at a gym in New York City when he collapsed. A doctor who also happened to be in the gym performed CPR and even used a defibrillator to keep Harper alive. He was taken to a hospital, where he was unconscious for two days.
Harper spent eight days before being released. For now, doctors are limiting his exercise regimen to walking.
Bob Harper
Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesHarper blames genetics for the heart attack, since his mother died from a heart attack. It certainly didn't happen because he's out of shape.
Harper's fans wished him well on social media.
My love to you in this time, @MyTrainerBob. You represent hope and motivation for so many.
— CHISM (@ChizCor) February 27, 2017
Get well, @MyTrainerBob! If you start going toward a light, we're all coming after you to yank you back like a rainbow Poltergeist! https://t.co/m77Xcuh0Xn
— Chad Darnell (@ChadDarnell) February 27, 2017
@MyTrainerBob sending ❣️
— Ed Baran (@edbaran) February 27, 2017