more preventative measures as it relates to
preserving our health.
tested that there is a demand for it and if I
continue to build it, they will come.
I believe if I continue to encourage Black
women and women in general around the
world to begin to take a particular interest in
a lifestyle change this will spark their interest
in activities that are not only energetic and
fun to engage in, but maximizes alternatives in
exercise awareness.
HimPower: What can others do to help you
achieve your mission?
We will soon begin to see women who have
never tried dance as a way of fitness, for
instance, Zumba, Belly and Timbuk African
Dance, find joy in these exercises because it
makes them aware
of the natural movements that goes along
with culture and heritage all while unknowingly burning up to
hundreds of calories
an hour.
Adventurous women
who are curious about
biking, kayaking, boxing, or indoor rock
wall climbing will find
themselves connecting
to like-minded individuals looking for the
same.
Crystal Adell: Stay positive and encourage
one another and stop it with all of the negativity, PLEASE! I want everyone to know that
encouragement is everything. By turning a
negative phrase into a positive, I am now able
to communicate positive reinforcements to a
large following by simply writing the benefits
of exercises through inspirational messages
that I know will one day change the world.
Proverbs 29:18 tell
us where there is no
vision, the people
perish. With Crystal
Adell’s vision and the
movement she has
created in BWDWO,
there is no reason for
any to perish.
These are just some of the changes I have
seen through some of the events that Black
Women Do Workout has already provided in
various cities around the U.S. with a considerable amount of turnouts. So it is tried and
HimPower: If there
was someone that
you could meet living
or could have met
(now deceased), who
would that be and
why?
Crystal Adell: Oprah
Winfrey. One of the
most flattering compliments I have every
received was by a
former colleague and
Cardiologist as being
“The Oprah Winfrey
of Fitness.” I would
like to meet Oprah
one day so that I can have an hour long discussion with her as the interviewer. Oprah
was quoted as saying “I had no idea that
being your authentic self could make me as
rich as I’ve become. If I had, I’d have done it
www.pneupathforliving.com 15