“Every single morning I look in the mirror and I look at my arms. My arms are huge… I have very muscular arms. The first thing I think is goddamn these big ass arms, a second later I remind myself these big ass arms help me do 10 pull-ups, 20 push-ups, crazy movement every single day. They carry me throughout this life… they do not define me. What my arms look like do not define who I am as a woman.”
In this episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa interviews Kaisa Keranen, a personal trainer, fitness entrepreneur, and social media influencer with over 1 million followers on Instagram and Facebook. Kaisa has been featured in Vogue, Shape, SELF, Harpers Bazaar, Oxygen and ESPNW to name a few. She was featured on the Greatist as one of the most influential people in health and fitness and most notably was asked by Michelle Obama to be one of the go to trainers for her “Let’s Move” digital campaign. In this episode, Kaisa shares why health is a feeling not a look and how she is redefining fitness.
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in the episode:
Kaisa begins the episode by describing why it is not sustainable to practice fitness with the sole intention to lose weight.
She then shares her own journey of overcoming hardship and depression through movement.
Kaisa outlines how she built her 1M following on Instagram and how she leverages her content to build her business.
At the end of the episode, Kaisa shares her audacious vision for the world.