When I think of a genetically giften person, Heather Locklear comes to mind. Her body hasn't changed much at all since she first started acting, even after a pregnancy. Sarah Jessica Parker too. I am sure they had trainers post-partum, but the genetics were already there to bounce back quickly and it would have happened without the trainers. They will always be small.
Then there is the other camp (myself included) who are small and fit, but have to work very hard to maintan it. Obesity runs in my family and I have been overweight more years of my life than I have been thin.
I have never really understood why exercise video leaders work so hard to look so fit before a shoot, aside from the fact that the camera adds some weight. I would rather they show us how they look on an everyday basis, not after they have spent a month or two eating clean in an effort to look perfect for the camera.
In both corporate places I have worked, I had a really hard time reaching out to the women. They seemed a little bit distant at first, a little bit frustrated. It wasn't until I shared my age (40's) and the fact that I was once 60 lbs overweight, that they embraced me. The comments were all the same: "We thought you were in your 20's and assumed you always looked like this." They didn't see me as a role model at all until they realized I was just like them. Now our rapport is completely different and many are embracing fitness with a real passion.
When I look at myself in the mirror, I see a person who still needs to lose another 5-8 lbs. But I would never tell my clients that. It's a sickness I need to get over. :7
-Roe
Then there is the other camp (myself included) who are small and fit, but have to work very hard to maintan it. Obesity runs in my family and I have been overweight more years of my life than I have been thin.
I have never really understood why exercise video leaders work so hard to look so fit before a shoot, aside from the fact that the camera adds some weight. I would rather they show us how they look on an everyday basis, not after they have spent a month or two eating clean in an effort to look perfect for the camera.
In both corporate places I have worked, I had a really hard time reaching out to the women. They seemed a little bit distant at first, a little bit frustrated. It wasn't until I shared my age (40's) and the fact that I was once 60 lbs overweight, that they embraced me. The comments were all the same: "We thought you were in your 20's and assumed you always looked like this." They didn't see me as a role model at all until they realized I was just like them. Now our rapport is completely different and many are embracing fitness with a real passion.
When I look at myself in the mirror, I see a person who still needs to lose another 5-8 lbs. But I would never tell my clients that. It's a sickness I need to get over. :7
-Roe