This week I had the opportunity to meet the one and only Gabrielle Reece at the Idea Fitness BlogFest! Now, let me start off by saying that I am not someone who gets starstruck. I can appreciate people for their talent or craft, but I don’t get butterflies or anything and with Gabrielle it was no different. However, after meeting many well-known fitness professionals and athletes I must say that Gabrielle was the sweetest and nicest public figure that I have ever met. She was down-to-earth, easy to talk to, and friendly.
The BlogFest provided an amazing opportunity to listen to Gabrielle’s story about how she became an Olympic athlete. It was very inspiring, and she gave a very candid Q&A session. She was so real and down-to-earth. What I loved the most was how she stressed that, “You can’t simply phone in health and fitness, you have to put the effort in.” I wish more people spoke that candidly. I can’t tell you how many people I know that just want the easy secret. The secret is–there is no secret! It is about making your health a priority, and until you do there won’t ever be a long-term solution…oh and she believes in REAL food! Can I get an AMEN!! After that we got to take part in her kick-butt circuit class.
It was a true honor to meet her. Seeing people with a platform like hers who are then using it to help people is what I aspire to do.
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