Well hello! I hope everyone has had an amazing weekend! I apologize for the delay in this week's post. I was working the DC Rock N Roll Marathon Expo this past week and finished up yesterday in Baltimore for Fox 45's Baltimore Healthy Expo. It was probably one of my most memorable St. Patrick's Days. Conventionally, the day is spent raising a glass of green beer, but yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to educate, inspire, and be inspired.
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| Baltimore's best is getting healthy! |
Baltimore was a great city to spend the day in with so many people coming out to learn about how to be healthier. I have been fortunate to work many expos, but most of them are geared towards competitors, body builders, runners, cyclists, etc. And these are great experiences: a bunch of like-minded people in the same place. But yesterday's expo was different. Yes, there were fit fanatics like myself, but the majority of were normal American people taking the opportunity to learn more about how to be healthy.
The best part of the day was having the chance to talk to the kids and teach them about healthy snacks. And event better was watching them smile as they were trying out their new "treats." Parents were eager and excited to learn about ways to feed their kids better even on a budget. The questions about working out, eating healthy, and taking better care of themselves were an endless stream and it was so fulfilling to be able to answer and provide a little insight.
As I was working and talking to people I looked over to see this gorgeous, fit, older woman. We immediately started speaking about training and I learned I was speaking to Ernestine Shepherd, the world's oldest female competitive body builder (look her up in the Guinness Book of World's Records). Ernestine is 77 years old and still living a fit and healthy life! Ernestine has kind and gentle personality, and her passion and love for fitness shined through her smile and voice. Thank you Ernestine for the inspiration - I hope I can live up to your record and who knows maybe be next to you in the GBWR someday :).
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| Myself, Ernestine Shepherd, & Kayla |
As a fitness professional I think all too often we get frustrated with "normal Americans." Glad to here that people were out making an effort to be healthy, and I'm happy you were able to help them out.
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