March 21, 2023

What Does Fitness Without Diet Culture Look Like for YOU? With Ashantis Jones

1 hour 9 minutes

This week I am thrilled to be interviewing Ashantis Jones, who is not only a kick ass HAES aligned personal trainer, but my social media assistant! This interview was inspired by an old IG post that she suggested I re-share that blew up and sparked the question "What does fitness without diet culture look like for YOU?"

Ashantis Jones is a trained Master’s level Counselor, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, and Coach that focuses on both the mind and body - both of which are equally important to one’s health. By using an intersectional approach, self-love becomes the tool that heals and educates.

On this episode we talk about:

Ashantis' history with exercise, disordered eating, and diet culture and what drove them to start doing things differently.

What it was it like for her to let go of diet culture while working in an industry that was full of it. (Including several big name fitness chains.)

What fitness can look like when you're not doing it from a place of trying to shrink yourself from their perspective and mine.

Some hot takes on the way that the anti-diet movement portrays fitness vs. what it actually is.

The harsh reality of healing your relationship with your body/food/movement when you work in industries that sometimes require you to look a certain way to get hired.

Why body positivity needs to dig deeper into things like anti-racism and fat liberation.

How she's the best person to have in your corner if you need a trainer or coach, or are one yourself and want a virtual assistant who actually understands anti-diet culture.

So many other great things!

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