CBS Sunday Morning is one of my favorite shows, and I set my DVR so I can watch it AND sleep in every weekend. It?s such a great show that covers so many topics. This last Sunday, there was a feature on ubiquitous fitness personality Jillian Michaels (click to watch it if you want to). It was about her many many DVDs, and fitness pills and potions she endorses, and how hard she?s worked to build her brand, and how ? despite what we see on The Biggest Loser ? Jillian Michaels is at heart, a misunderstood woman who takes the tough love method we see on television to heart because she once was a bigger teenager and knows tough love works.
I was fascinated by the story, but still somehow unmoved. I?m not meaning to disparage Jillian Michaels at all ? her DVDs and fitness books stay in the top 10 for a reason, but hers is not a journey I can personally relate to, and her method that has ever worked for me. My goal?isn?t?dramatic weight loss or physical reinvention. My goal is an overall improvement in my health and fitness. I completely disagree with yelling and using anger as a motivating tool in working out, that?doesn?t?inspire me at all. What does inspire me, is seeing real role models with real results that have come from consistently putting in work. No surgery. No pills. No crazy diet plans. Nothing unhealthy or extreme.
Top ? Erika of A Black Girl?s Guide to Weight Loss, bottom left Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey, right Renisha James
I am inspired by women who I know, who have transformed themselves both externally and internally, with hard work and exercise and consistent effort. I am inspired by women who I know, who have managed to put fitness at the forefront of their lives despite the difficulties and demands of real life. Let me tell you about the three women who are my personal fitness inspirations, and hopefully they can inspire you too. Because of these ladies, I know my own fitness journey is possible if I dedicate myself to it.
Erika of A Black Girl?s Guide To Weight Loss.
When I first heard about Erika?s weight loss journey ? you can see it right at the top of her blog, first of all. And she did it all with consistent hard work and teaching herself healthier ways to eat. When I first heard about Erika?s weight loss journey, it seemed impossible. But she did it, without gimmicky diets or unhealthy exercise habits. Erika?isn?t?one who believes in fads or programs with fancy names. She?doesn?t?get caught up in crazes. Her blog tackles the psychological aspects of fitness and what it takes to dedicate yourself to changing your physique. A LOT of what she?s written about resonates with me, and her recipes are amazing! You can follow her on Twitter @BGG2WL and here?s her Facebook page. And she just started a YouTube channel which is as amazing as I expected it to be! Check her out there, and on Ebony.com!
Click here to visit her official site. And you can follow her @BGG2WL on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey AKA ?Beautiful Brown Baby Doll? .
Anyone who?s managed to lose more than 100 pounds by changing their life to include a healthy diet and exercise gets major kudos from me, and not only has Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey done that, she?s managed to keep the weight off and inspire others while doing it. She?s a force to be reckoned with. On Facebook she keeps her followers on track throughout the day by asking them what they?re eating and sharing positive messages. Her YouTube channel is vibrant, fun, touching and always honest and relatable. She tackles tough topics, like how to heal from unsupportive friends and family, and the difference in how the opposite sex treats her now. She?s not afraid to be emotionally honest about her experience, and I love that about her. Encouragement, positivity, and honesty!
Click here to visit her official site. And you can follow her @ButflBrwnBabyDoll on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Renisha James of Renewed Fitness
Renisha is SUCH an inspiration to me on so many levels. I know her personally and have seen how fitness has transformed her life, her personality, and her outlook on the future. But that alone isn?t what has made her one of my fitness inspirations. Renisha didn?t have a dramatic weight loss story of her own, but making fitness and healthy living the focus of her life has taken her to some incredible places, and her life?s work is to inspire other people to be fit and healthy as well. From Renisha, I?ve learned how taking fitness seriously can change your personality for the better and make you a more focused, centered and confident person. I?ve worked out with Renisha, talked to her about my life and my own journey, and she?s really helped me to get my mind right about my health. Her blog is awesome and she?s about to star in French art film Bobby Seale Polyptych. Click here for details on that!
Click here to visit her official site. And you can follow her @RenewedFitness on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
My goals aren?t to?metamorphosize?into a different person, it?s just to take better care of this body that is my temple. Currently I am working out regularly with a personal trainer ? the awesome Jen Zea, who teaches classes at PhyziqueChicago.com.?When I work out with her, I feel positive, recharged, capable and BETTER.?The three women above inspire me to do better and try harder. It?s a journey, but I?m back on it. And I feel good about it!
Who are your biggest fitness inspirations?
Category: Body, Featured, Issues, Life
Source: http://www.afrobella.com/2013/03/28/my-biggest-fitness-inspirations/
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