Training for the New York Marathon paired with her long-time modelling experience provided Barbara with the inspiration to write her first book. The entertaining how-to book, “Your Path to Your Happy Weight”, published by the top selling publisher Dorling Kindersley, is an immense success with women as a unique motivational tool.

The self-help book with the motto is “stay slender without going hungry”, brings remarkable tips about movement, nutrition and health in a highly entertaining format. In addition Barbara reveals how you can be completely happy in your own skin without beating up on yourself.

She writes a bi-weekly column on fitness for the online magazine, Refinery 29,, is a member of the team of experts at the popular German magazine, Freundin, responsible for Beauty and Styling and together with Schaebens she developed the 30 minute beauty program combining fitness and yoga.