You know those websites that you stumble upon and just fall in love with? That was
Fit Bottomed Girls for me.
The first time I ended up on their site -- probably because of some fitness hashtag I was scrolling through on Twitter -- I was enamored. Here was this website that was completely devoted to everything I was about: staying active, eating in moderation and still enjoying life.
I couldn't believe something like this excited. I told my friends about it. I kept reading. It was like I struck internet gold.
Flash forward a few years from now, and I'm still a FBG follower -- despite the fact that my online-fitness fan girl love has spread to other healthy-in-moderation-type websites. Some things never change...
Why, do you ask, is any of this important?
Well, a few weeks ago I reached out to the FBG team to see if I could e-interview them for a series that I've been working on for
Spright, about how fitfluential people are just normal people looking to find balance in life.
And, to my delight, the FBG said yes to my interview request.
I don't want give away too much of my interview with the ladies, but I will say this: it was very grounding for me to hear that all these wonderful, inspired and influential ladies are really just like you and me. Sometimes, its these kind of stories that help me to remember that everyone is really just trying to do and achieve the exact same thing and, at the end of the day, we're all just trying to be the best versions of ourselves.
Anyway, here's a snippet of my story about them, which you should totally check out on
Spright!
If you’ve been around the fitness internet, you may have encountered a site called Fit Bottomed Girls.
Yep, the name is inspired Queen song “Fat Bottomed Girls.” The site,
which also features the catchy tagline “Keeping a Lid on the Junk in the
Trunk,” was launched by friends Jenn Walters and Erin Whitehead in 2008
in order to provide practical fitness and nutrition advice to real
women trying to live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
Now seven years since its start, the FBG empire has grown to include two sister sites (Fit Bottomed Mamas and Fit Bottomed Eats), a newly published book (The Fit Bottomed Girls Anti-Diet),
a third member of the FBG core team (contributing editor and writer
Kristen Green Seymour), and a tens of thousands of loyal followers and
fans. Talk about a busy few years in business!
Despite the FBG brand’s growing popularity, the dedicated trio of
Jenn, Erin, and Kristen has managed to find that sweet balance between
running a highly successful health and fitness site and achieving their
own fitness, eating, and personal goals.
I reached out to Jenn, Erin, and Kristen to hear more about their
lives as the Fit Bottomed Girls core team and how they, as everyday
women, find the balance between fitness, food, and fun in their lives.
Here’s a look at what they had to say:
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