FITNINSPIRING In your experience, what is the most challenging part of starting a new business? Finding your team and raising capital. You want to make sure that when you create a business, you go grab your web domains and your LLCs and make sure you go through the legal process. Remember you're taking a dream idea, but now how do you make it tangible? Sometimes venture capitalists buy you and your team. They look at your business concept. You come in with a sexy beautiful, full color deck to captivate venture capitalists, and you're going to win them over. That's what I did. You've got to have a great team, business plan, gorgeous sexy deck, and go to your venture capitalist. Each time you hear a no, debrief and figure out what went wrong, and fix it immediately. Make sure you close the manufacturing metaphorically. Too many chefs in the kitchen telling you what to do with your business could be detrimental as well. That's your dream — that's your business.
Has fitness always been a part of your life? I have been an athlete from the minute I came out, my momma said. Because my father played for the Lakers, he was a basketball star; he was my full-time athletic coach. My father made me do sit-ups with him when I was a kid. Your core is everything in your gut. If your gut isn't good, your health is bad. I always tell people, go to the mirror lift up your shirt and be honest. Your abs are an indicator of health.
How long have you been a spin instructor at Crunch Fitness, and are you still leading classes? I've been teaching motivational spin classes for over 15 years in Los Angeles. I continue today with Crunch. I stand on stages three or more times a week. I am keeping millions of people in the United States, beautiful, young, sexy, smart, strong and badass. I have touched people’s lives to the point where their doctors write notes thanking me.
As a motivational fitness coach, how do you know what approach to take when motivating someone? I'm a bit of clairvoyant. I say this without being ridiculous. I really feel people; I feel their frequencies, 10
I'm an empath. When you're of service, and you give of yourself, you start to connect with people. I can read it on their faces and body. Because I gave of myself for so many years, I'm really on the same wavelength with people. If someone comes to me, I can see it on their faces, and I snap them out of it.
What do you enjoy the most about being able to help people meet their fitness goals? Their health, their wellness, and their dream. To see their bodies change and their emotional, physical and mental state change is everything to me. I've done my job.
What does your typical personal workout look like? If you decide to go workout like I do, there's no messing around. You better go hard on cardio, at least 45 minutes a day. If you can talk on the telephone or speak after a cardio session, you didn't go hard enough. Look at your neck, if it's pulling and you're gasping for air, that's a cardio workout. I say to everyone, “You're an athlete; now you have to act like one.” Spinning is good for you because you're not pounding and it’s an even distribution of workout on your body. Swimming is also low-impact. Then there are weights. Women have to watch out not to lose their mass muscle. You want to switch over to at least three days of weights, moving around to different body parts, lunges and squats and don't lose muscle.
Tell us your secrets to staying young Exercise is the number one anti-ager ever. Number two you have to have sex women, it keeps you young. Number three, my secrets are water, bone broth, and applying plenty of hyaluronic acid. You can't get enough skin care lotions and potions, hopefully, it will be mine. Live on leafy greens like kale. Make fun and creative salads. Another beauty secret is don't oversleep, but do get enough sleep. Finally, stop talking about getting old — we’re not old; we’re growing up.