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Ep. 0014: Honoring Your Plus Size Body, Personal Training + Business Ownership with Morit Summers
Meet Morit Summers - Founder of Form Fitness Brooklyn, author of Big and Bold: Strength Training for Plus -Size Woman, social media content creator and a powerhouse personal trainer with a host of certifications. Morit Summers has over a decade of expertise in the fitness world and made it her personal mission to make this space more inclusive. Her strong energy is a necessary force in this space as we navigate through body politics surrounding conversations around shape, size, weight and identity. This athlete was seen on Lululemon during Women's History Month, Shape, SELF and countless others.
On this episode, Morit Summers and Latoya Shauntay Snell explore parts of Morit's origin story on her love for fitness and honoring her plus size body as a personal trainer. Summers talk about the differences between some of the fitness content creation that shown online versus hiring a fitness professional that can tailor specific goals according your individual needs. Additionally, they talk about how COVID-19 impacted Morit as a business owner and how to adapt as an athlete to the unpredictable changes during this period.
FOLLOW MORIT SUMMERS:
Instagram: moritsummers
Instagram: formfitnessbk
Pre-Order Morit's New Book: Big and Bold: Strength Training for the Plus-Size Woman
YouTube: Form Fitness Brooklyn
BoostCamp: Morit Summers
GoFundMe: Form Fitness Brooklyn
Hire Morit + the Form Fitness Brooklyn Team: Form Fitness Brooklyn Website
Facebook: Form Fitness Brooklyn
Website: Morit Summers Personal Training
Linked In: Morit Summers
REFERENCES:
- Morit Summers Didn't Let Body-Shaming Stop Her from Becoming a Celebrity Trainer
- Goals! Inside Danielle Brooks’ Fierce Spartan Training Regimen and How You Can Do It Too
- Why Fitness Influencer Morit Summers Decided to Open a Body Positive Gym in Brooklyn
- Can Gyms Be A Safe Space? This Personal Trainer Thinks So
On this episode, Morit Summers and Latoya Shauntay Snell explore parts of Morit's origin story on her love for fitness and honoring her plus size body as a personal trainer. Summers talk about the differences between some of the fitness content creation that shown online versus hiring a fitness professional that can tailor specific goals according your individual needs. Additionally, they talk about how COVID-19 impacted Morit as a business owner and how to adapt as an athlete to the unpredictable changes during this period.
FOLLOW MORIT SUMMERS:
Instagram: moritsummers
Instagram: formfitnessbk
Pre-Order Morit's New Book: Big and Bold: Strength Training for the Plus-Size Woman
YouTube: Form Fitness Brooklyn
BoostCamp: Morit Summers
GoFundMe: Form Fitness Brooklyn
Hire Morit + the Form Fitness Brooklyn Team: Form Fitness Brooklyn Website
Facebook: Form Fitness Brooklyn
Website: Morit Summers Personal Training
Linked In: Morit Summers
REFERENCES:
- Morit Summers Didn't Let Body-Shaming Stop Her from Becoming a Celebrity Trainer
- Goals! Inside Danielle Brooks’ Fierce Spartan Training Regimen and How You Can Do It Too
- Why Fitness Influencer Morit Summers Decided to Open a Body Positive Gym in Brooklyn
- Can Gyms Be A Safe Space? This Personal Trainer Thinks So
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