The benefits of fitness are far-reaching, both for the body (like the strength to heave a heavy box onto a shelf or the speed to sprint to a train stop with seconds to spare) and the mind (for those who don’t feel anything). Did you feel less stressed after training? ) The problem is that many people miss out on these perks because they haven’t been welcomed into the fitness world.
Our mission is to change that. SELF truly believes in fitness should It’s good for everyone. We want you to see yourself represented in the stories we cover and the workouts we create. We start with a model to guide them. That’s why Everyday Athlete has been a core part of our fitness content for the past few years. You should be able to approach fitness as easily as you do.
We are excited to introduce our Class of 2024! We scoured New York City’s fitness spaces and hand-picked them across social media to find real-world fitness people who share our belief that everyone deserves to be a part of it. New from Everyday Athlete Powerlifters, pole dancers, yogis, runners and more. They are also passionate about making exercise more welcoming, inclusive, motivating, and just plain fun. Keep scrolling to learn their stories and get ready to see them as the faces of fitness content this year!
morrit summers
katie thompson
Socializing: @moritSummers
Year: 37
position: Brooklyn, New York
Profession: Founder and Personal Trainer form fitness brooklyn
Favorite workout song to repeat: Whitney Houston’s “Higher Love” (Don’t judge me).
Favorite type of training: Weightlifting in any form makes me happy.
Morrit Summers first started doing fitness (cardio, circuit training, full-body strength training) at age 14 as a way to lose weight, fit in and “feel normal,” she says. told SELF. “I hated gym class and was told many times that I was fat,” she says. But soon, her perspective on exercise changed dramatically. “Fitness for me now is about getting stronger,” says Summers, who qualified as a personal trainer in 2007 and has competed in everything from powerlifting to the 13-mile Spartan Race. , which is why she founded FORM Fitness Brooklyn in 2018: to help others build a lasting relationship with movement that makes them feel healthy and powerful, not based on aesthetics or weight loss. She hopes to see this concept become more prominent in other gyms, studios, and virtual spaces. I want it to stop,” she says. “Let’s work to help people feel strong and confident and not feel like trash for not looking like everyone else.”
billy anslow o’rourke
katie thompson