Press
The Mountains
“Madeline Hooper of GardenFit is on a mission to help gardeners learn strategies and techniques to move with freedom, prevent injury and stay in the game. Follow Hooper online for helpful tips or watch episodes of her vibrant PBS show GardenFit.”
The Flower PodcastPODCAST
“Whether you’re planting, weeding, hauling buckets, or marathon wedding installations, Madeline’s tips will help you move smarter, avoid aches, and enjoy the work we love for years to come. It’s all about self-care and taking care of our bodies to let them continue to take care of us.”
The BeetPODCAST
“Madeline Hooper found that proper and consistent body movement dispels the myth that gardening is inevitably strenuous. Madeline and Kevin discuss this most important topic and explore how you can garden in a healthier, more mindful way.”
Great Day Connecticut
Madeline joins Great Day hosts Scot Hanley and Kara Sundlun, demonstrating several easy movements to do while gardening that will ease aches and pains and help everyone get GardenFit!
Real Simple
BY WENDY ROSE GOULD
Water Gardens Are a Dreamy Addition to Any Yard—Here’s How to Make One
“When I think of a water garden, I think of peace,” says gardener Madeline Hooper, host of the PBS show GardenFit. “It’s a restful experience for the senses and visually beautiful.”
8 Low-Maintenance Perennials That’ll Thrive Year After Year
“They don’t self-sow or invade other plants, so they make great companions at the border,” notes gardening expert Madeline Hooper”
The Best Way to Germinate Seeds Indoors for a Successful Growing Season
“Starting plants like vegetables indoors gives you weeks of extra plant growth before temperatures are right to plant outdoors,” explains Madeline Hooper, gardening expert and host of the PBS show Garden Fit.”
A Way to GardenPODCAST
“Let’s get GardenFit by learning how to fine-tune our movements to maximize performance and minimize injury. Season 2 of the GardenFit public television show has just debuted, and creator and host Madeline Hooper shares some of the tuneups she learned along the way.”
BY MARGARET ROACH
The New York Times
“Come for the gardens, stay for the hope of relief from aches and pains.”
BY MARGARET ROACH
The B
“Madeline Hooper is on a mission: To show us how to take care of our bodies while taking care of our gardens.”
BY FELIX CARROLL
Flower Magazine
“As the GardenFit movement gains traction, gardeners seeking solutions to problems are finding answers.”
BY MARION LAFFEY FOX
A Way to GardenPODCAST
“A new public television series reminds us that our most important gardening tool is not a trowel or pruner or spade, but our body.”
BY MARGARET ROACH
Cultivating PlacePODCAST
“A fascinating and innovative new approach to engaging gardeners around the concept of lifelong garden-based fitness.”
BY JENNIFER JEWELL
The Berkshire Eagle
“But what if you could garden without those aches and pains? A new television show, “GardenFit,” hosted by expert gardener Madeline Hooper and fitness trainer Jeff Hughes, aims to help gardeners do just that.”
By JENNIFER HUBERDEAU
The Press Democrat
“GardenFit visits 13 gardens across the country, including saffron farm Peace & Plenty Farm in Lake County, to show gardeners how to ease aches and pains.”