fitness
time, I was Superwoman with fake legs
making me look like I was flying over
the city. The kids saw that adversity
didn’t stop me; that was the coolest.
And they loved helping. If I needed
something from the equipment closet,
they jumped up wanting to help.
How did you get involved in
the “America’s Most Inspiring
Trainer” competition?
“IF YOU’RE NOT
HAVING FUN,
DO SOME OTHER
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.”
You recently launched a new business
called FITtrips. What do you do on
a FITtrips?
The trips are monthly women’s only fitness-
inspired field trips. It’s for women who want to
try a fitness class but don’t have friends who’ll
go with them, so they don’t do it. We go to a
different studio, work out and have brunch
afterwards. I give out goodie bags from corpora-
tions promoting new trendy food products, jewel-
ry, skin care and other brands I feel aligned with.
There are one or two raffle prizes that are donated
— for example, backpacks made by a new start-up
company where you can store your yoga mat or
stinky clothes. Now we’re expanding to include
things like cooking classes and cocktails. In January,
we made dream boards for our goals; in February,
we had a Galentine’s Day celebration. In 2018, we’ll
be in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Costa Rica.
What’s the benefit of mixing
fitness and socializing?
(From top) Glazer on Halloween;
appearing on New York’s Fox 5 TV; at
rest; leading a Fit Trip in New York.
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When the women come in, they’re all stressed and
standing around, but after they take an hour-long
boxing class, they’re chatting and sweating, taking
pictures. When you break yourself down physically,
you drop your guard.
GETTING FIT
GLAZER’S TIPS GO
BEYOND EXERCISES
AND REPETITIONS.
DON’T THINK ABOUT TAKING
AWAY WHAT’S BAD IN YOUR
DIET. Instead, add what’s good. Add
10 minutes of moving your body to
your day; add an extra serving of
vegetables. The stuff that’s not good
tends to lose space in your routine.
FIND A BETTER REWARD SYSTEM
THAN EATING. I try to set goals
where if I succeed in doing something,
I treat myself to a manicure, or I buy a
new pair of sneakers.
DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO THE
NUMBERS ON YOUR SCALE. It
doesn’t tell you anything except how
much gravitational pull the earth has
on you. It’s better to focus on what
your body is telling you. For example,
if you’re breaking out, something’s
going on with your health.
Since the ’80s, health and fitness has
been a multi-billion-dollar industry.
You don’t have to have a gym, or lift
weights, or do triathlons. JUST
MOVE YOUR BODY!
You might sign up for spin class and
get bored after five months. But
DON’T BE SCARED TO QUIT. It’s
not failing. The beauty of fitness is
that as you grow, your interests will
change. If you’re not having fun, do
some other physical activity.
GLAZER
I left my teaching job last year and moved to
Manhattan with my husband to pursue a full-time
career in fitness, writing for fitness magazines
and teaching personal training. A bunch of
clients, some whom I’ve known for 15 or 16 years,
nominated me. Then, I received an email saying
that I was one of the 12 finalists. I sent in a two-
minute video explaining my story — how I have a
ton of experience, studied fitness, overcame close
to a decade of bulimia, and competed in body-
building competitions. There were more than 1,000
nominations and 23,000 votes for a winner. [Trainer
Pat Gilles of Madison, Wis. nabbed the title.]