May 1st
I am sooooo happy it’s over and sooo happy with how it went. Let me quote what my young student friend at Arizona State University just wrote me…this is the sort of response that makes me know we need to keep doing this every year:
It’s 8:48 phoenix time and World Fitness Day just wrapped. Maaaaan, that was DOPE!! I loved it. I got up at 6 am to catch it live from the beginning. The chat was great. People from all over the world was online, UK, Russia, everywhere. Dr. Sanjay got on and was talking to us. Debbie Allen had me sweatin’ up a storm, so did Billy Blanks. The Pointer Sisters came on then LUDACRIS!!!! Damn, he’s fine! I wish I was there. The Pointer Sisters were singing “Jump” and I got a knock on my door (i’m at the dorms) they said that I was disturbing the people down stairs and for me to knock it off. I told this to the people in the chat room and someone asked me, “Did you invite them in?” I didn’t. They were pissed at me and I at them for interrupting my groove! I feel so energized and excited right now! I feel alert and pumped up. I tell you one thing, I’m gonna work out every day. World Fitness Day has inspired me to work out. Last Spring I joined the basketball team and boxing club. I felt good about myself and did well. Something happened, had a set back and stopped working out all-together. I noticed I get depressed and agitated easily since I stopped working out. It’s been 5 months. I’m gonna get back into it. No doubt.
Peace,
Kelly
There were 12 year olds and some over eighty…all working out together with Denise Austin, Debbie Allen, Billy Blanks, Richard Simmons and me. This celeb fitness team went above and beyond the call of duty, showing up, giving it their all, being nice and generous with everyone, signing autographs, taking pictures, giving me confidence. These are truly good people who are deeply committed to helping people get fit and healthy. It comes from deep in them. Everyone I spoke to said they had a blast, that they found it all very fun and doable, and want to come back next year.
The Pointer Sisters were incredible…they were the sound so many of us worked out to in the eighties (my boyfriend, Richard, produced their music!!) Their voices are still so strong and their dance moves…wow, still hot and amazing. Ludacris rocked everyone. It was so cool that he came from his busy tour schedule promoting his new album to perform for us in the Georgia Dome. It made a huge difference and it was a fun bonus to have the mini concert after the workout.
I will be putting a lot more photos up over the next few days but, in the meantime, here are some shots from the patron part last night at the headquarters of the Arthur and Stephanie Blank Foundation. The Blanks together with Ginny and Charles Brewer were the co-chairs of today’s World Fitness Day.
Many thanks to our sponsors who made it all possible: Delta, Coca Cola, Kaiser Permanente, Lionsgate, Health Compare, Exercise TV, Jeanette Jenkins, the Hollywood Trainer, The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation, A Legendary Event, Grey Goose and Barefoot Wines and Bubbly.
See you next time…I’m going to take a nap. Tonight I am taking the winning team to dinner. Jason Sellards of the Scissor Sisters said he’s joining us. Truly nice guy.
karen averitt
What a great event you have created!!! Wish I could have been there – great music and great energy – WOW – inspirational to young and old – BRAVO Jane
Timothy Dougherty
From what I could view and get the event was very well done. A good job across the board, for this type of special event, so happy for you. You need not to be a social media specialist , to see the Social Fresh about the concept.To be focused purely the new terrain of social media and how networks have emerged, taking this concept to a new level. As a Artist and communication media specialist of over thrity years, pertaining to your current events, this has allowed people the ability to share. Events like this has amplified human potential and has changed the world we live in today. Good Job , Jane.
We have come a long way from video podcast on social media marketing to nonprofit event with Facebook’s new Live Stream plugin and new “social TV” Widgets. For me I look at the creative future.
Patty
Jane,
I was not familiar with UStream and stuff like that. I had to wake up at 5:30AM yesterday morning (I live in Jacksonville, FL) and took a crash course on it and learned as much as I could before I could watch you guys live. The chat room was incredible and people from all over the world were friendly. One of them even sent me congrats on my quitting smoking. The only one thing negative about UStream is no captions. I am deaf. I did watched the World Fit and excerised with you guys. I really enjoyed the whole UStream experience very much because it was very new to me.
I am going to order your DVDs online as soon as possible and start excerising again.
I just wanted to thank you, James Andrews and others for sharing it with me and others.
You all ROCK!!
Love,
Patty
Trudy Stoddert, aka Hurtie Gertie with the Atlanta Rollergirls
Dear Jane,
What a wonderful event. Many of the Atlanta Rollergirls were in attendance and we absolutely loved the work out, as well as the concert. You’ve done so much to get people motivated to live a healthy lifestyle and many of us empowered women owe it all to you. You and your team did a great job organizing this event and we are definitely looking forward to participating in the second annual World Fitness Day!
Hugs and bruises,
Trudy Stoddert, aka Hurtie Gertie
Atlanta Rollergirls
Kelsey
WOW!!! Amazing. Congratulations to all on such success!!
Teresa
Jane,
I’m a long time fan of your workouts! I was introduced to your Aerobic workout by an instructor in 1986.
I’m sad because I missed this World Fitness Day. 🙁
I live in West GA and I didn’t see any advertisements. I just picked up a free copy of “Bestself Magazine” at my gym in Buckhead and I saw the Official Guide to World Fitness Day. I kept looking for the date of when this wonderful event would occur and I didn’t see it. So, I Google World Fitness Day and saw that I missed it. Dang! This would have been an excellent event for me and my 13 year old son.
My son, Malique is struggling with fitness and I’m trying to get him motivated. He can’t even run a mile in less than 15 minutes.
I will be on the lookout for this event next year for sure and I’m going to keep motivating Malique with roller skating, bike riding, running, and hopefully one of the middle school sporting activities.
Thanks,
Teresa
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