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Jun 17, 2026
91. Body Trust, Weight-Inclusive Fitness, and Intersectionality with Ashantis Jones
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3:42Ashantis JonesGUEST
I've been teaching group fitness, I started back in 2012, so it's been a minute at this point.
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3:47Ashantis JonesGUEST
Yeah, and you know, had some time off in there, too, but yeah, I really enjoy being able to work with folks not only as a therapist, but also as a fitness professional, and I think that particularly within the body image, body dysmorphia, eating disorder space, it is actually been so beneficial for all of my clients that I have this background in both areas because while I think there are a lot more weight inclusive, body neutral therapists, there are not a lot of us in the fitness space, and I would say more often it's group fitness, which is initially how I got into fitness as well.
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4:31Ashantis JonesGUEST
But I realize a lot of folks need that one-on-one support, too, which is why when I was finishing my degree, I decided to go ahead and be- get that certification as well.
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4:42Ashantis JonesGUEST
So in the midst of just starting yoga teacher training, too, so gonna be adding another, [laughs] another fun little thing because, like, I, of course, can't stop getting certifications.
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9:46Ashantis JonesGUEST
... had that not happened, and because it, it was still a little bit after that then I started to get the concern from family or friends of like, "Okay, no, you look like really tiny." And, you know, the reality is I was, I was going through what was the most difficult transition in my life to that point.
