NBC's Biggest Loser Winner of Season 17 ROBERTO HERNANDEZ

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview NBC's Biggest Loser Finale Winner Season 17  ROBERTO HERNANDEZ.

ROBERTO HERNANDEZ

Hometown: Burbank, IL

Occupation: Physical/health/driver’s education teacher

Roberto Hernandez was born and raised in Cicero, Ill., growing up with his twin brother and teammate, Luis, and two older brothers. Though he has been overweight his whole life, he was active in sports, playing football for four years in high school, two years in college and three years on a semi-pro football team.  He and his twin were the first in their family to attend college. Roberto got his undergraduate degree in exercise science at Milliken University and then studied school administration in graduate school at Governor State University. “I have wanted to get healthy every day of my life,” he says, “but it never seemed reachable.” Now he’s ready to lose weight for his family and for his career since it is difficult as a PE teacher to encourage his students to be fit and active when he is not a healthy role model. The husband and father of three boys is 36 years old, 348 pounds and suffering from high cholesterol and hypertension. Once he loses the weight, Roberto looks forward to training for an Iron Man competition, running a marathon and riding a motorcycle without people laughing at him.