Black Women In Fitness 1

Marisa Hughes & Lunelle Bellmore speak on health.

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[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

Why don't BLACK WOMEN who are qualified fitness trainers, make DVDs on fitness? Damn... all you lot ever do is CHAT about getting fit. GO MAKE SOME DVDs and make yourself some money in the process. Black women like me want to workout with my fellow Sistas. I want to do cardiovascular exercises, weight training and Yoga... WITH MY SISTAS. 99% of my exercise vids and DVDs are of white women. Sistas this is a great OPPORTUNITY for you to help your Sistas get into shape for 2012 and beyond.

[Musicvegan01]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica Melanie Brown from the Spice Girls has some exercise videos out. So does Donna Richardson. Unless someone has a "name" (ie Jane Fonda, Jillian Michaels, Tamilee Webb) an exercise video is not likely to sell much, so video companies are not going to spend money if there is no profit. It's not as simple as just filming some exercises. Look at Billy Blanks, he was somewhat known as a martial artist and actor. So he had a built in audience to begin with when he started Tae Bo.

[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

@Musicvegan01 Thanks for your reply Sis, but I’m not looking to buy fitness DVDs from women who are already established in the fitness industry, I’m looking to support a Sista who is just starting out. I don’t see how creating a comfortable stage-set in your home to film two 20 minute vids with some simple drumbeats can be a difficult thing to do. If I were a qualified fitness trainer I would do it. If the response was positive to overwhelming I would make a DVD and sell it over the Internet.

[Musicvegan01]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica I understand what you're saying, but how big of an audience is there besides yourself and maybe a few others? Someone would have to invest money to produce and market videos and then make a profit. There's some Sistas with exercise videos on Youtube, but they don't get many views, yet "Charlie James 1975" get millions. There's not many non white workout videos with men or women. Most people are not going to buy someone unknown. Serena Williams has name recognition and is fit

[Vindicator58]

@Vindicator58 Marisa is the one I am talking about, what a fitness babe:)

[Vindicator58]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica -----I think the trade would be fine, the whites leave Africa and the blacks leave North America, is that what you are saying? If not, I would not mind seeing more of the chic on the left! I am white, so am I wrong? I think the one on the left is hotter than heck!

[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

@SEEKIN4BENEFIT Thanks. I've seen the Donna Richardson video too - very dated and I didn't like what she was wearing... her leotard was quite vulgar.

[SEEKIN4BENEFIT]

@Musicvegan01 you have a good point as well, you are doing the right thing! First we have to get our black women into fitness by creating video's about it as you have done, then the trainers have to be willing to start from scratch, you know make a couple of video's and just post them on youtube, kind of like these ppl who sing do, a lot of them get discovered, so the trainers can at least make some internet video's and start some where. hopefully we are on our way to being better!

[SEEKIN4BENEFIT]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica Thats a good point! althought there are some there are not many, ive seen donna richardson and that's old as dirt lol. so very good point!

[Sassymarkrep]

Great points.

[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

@nognilk You're welcome Sis.

[MrWorldbefree]

Now this is what I'm talking about. I love black woman

[nognilk]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica good answer thanks!