In our month-to-month profile collection Meet the Trailblazers, Fitbit is searching for to amplify variety on this planet of wellness and health by that includes the voices of POC trailblazers on the helm of those industries—industries which have discredited voices like theirs for too lengthy.
For our November profile, we’re highlighting the unbelievable work of Taylor Walker, licensed private coach, holistic well being coach, health mannequin, and creator of Taylor Walker Match. We’re excited to share the dialog we had with Taylor about how she bought began within the health and wellness trade, her model, and its message to all ladies.
For so long as she will be able to keep in mind Taylor Walker, creator of Taylor Walker Match, has had a ardour for motion and dance. It led her to accumulate a grasp’s diploma in Ok-12 bodily training and grow to be an expert dancer and health mannequin. When she went on to win a nation-wide health mannequin get hold of of three,000 candidates, it impressed her to not solely work with manufacturers in entrance of the digicam however to create legitimacy and a voice of her personal throughout the trade too.
Taylor launched her model as a fitness-focused weblog by which she shared her journey to wholesome residing. As she hit new milestones in her private life, resembling marriage then motherhood, her model adopted these components as nicely. Right now, Taylor Walker Match has developed into a flexible wellness collective and a go-to trusted useful resource for all issues health, wellness, vitamin, and as Taylor places it, “the way to stay conveniently wholesome.”
“Because the conception of Taylor Walker Match (TWF), I’ve had one aim and that’s to attach with all ladies,” says Taylor. “Though I’ve developed in my life over the previous eight years, my mission has remained the identical. I actually hope to encourage people who observe me to embrace the chaos of life, transfer their our bodies, and eat yummy meals!”
Maintain studying to be taught extra about Taylor and the Q&A we had together with her on being “conveniently wholesome” and the significance of illustration within the health and wellness trade.
FITBIT: You describe your self as “conveniently wholesome”. The place did this originate and what does it imply to you?
TAYLOR: After I began TWF, my slogan was truly: “Eat the burger. Do the sit ups and love the pleased wholesome life you like and deserve.” Conveniently wholesome leaves room to be imperfectly good—one thing social media doesn’t do job at. In an area that glorifies perfection and fad diets, I wish to encourage my followers to make tiny but constant modifications in handy and wholesome methods.
FITBIT: Steadiness and having each a holistic and reasonable strategy to wellness are a key a part of your model. What does a balanced life-style imply to you?
Taylor: Steadiness is the final word dream, proper? Sadly, it’s sometimes a tough factor to domesticate. As a substitute, I want to say “stay within the stream.” It means driving the ebbs and flows of life and discovering pleasure all through your day, selecting entire nutrient dense meals the place you possibly can, shifting your physique in a means that feels good for you, getting 7 to eight hours of sleep, but in addition having an amazing glass of wine and the right pasta dish. It’s about coaching since you love your physique, not since you dislike it. It’s freedom to be you, it doesn’t matter what.
FITBIT: What recommendation would you give somebody who’s simply getting began on their health and wellness journey?
TAYLOR: Strive to not examine your self to anybody. Constant tiny habits yield massive modifications over time. Discover a motion model you like and set cheap targets. Don’t count on change to occur in a single day and be mild on your self. Additionally, psychological well being needs to be simply as a lot a precedence because the bodily. Usually, in the event you handle what’s going on upstairs, the motivation and consistency for the bodily will observe.
FITBIT: You’ve written about your journey within the trade as a biracial girl. Why, in your view, is illustration so vital?
Taylor: Shut your eyes and movie slightly lady: All over the place she goes, to the hair salon, to the pharmacy, glancing at magazines, enjoying with dolls, placing on make-up at her associates house, nothing mirrors her. Magnificence as she knew it solely is available in one type. What does that inform her? I’ll let you know. It tells that her brown pores and skin and unruly curls aren’t stunning. So she straightens her hair and solely asks for peachy skinned dolls as a substitute of cherishing those that appeared similar to her.
Rising up as that biracial brown lady, I didn’t have any of these issues, and it’s just like the quote says “you possibly can’t be what you can’t see.” That’s the reason illustration issues in a giant means.
FITBIT: You’re a licensed private coach, holistic well being coach, and health mannequin, all on prime of operating a profitable model. What would you say is essentially the most fulfilling a part of the work you do?
TAYLOR: After I get to assist ladies on a deeper degree. Turning into a mother was essentially the most humbling expertise for me. I suffered from postpartum nervousness with my first and postpartum melancholy with my second.
When I’m keen to get weak with the ladies that observe me and dig into the nitty gritty and encourage them to ask for assist and so they do! They go to remedy, get on treatment, and do the work. Having the respect to normalize that for different ladies is the best present I might have ever dreamed of.
Extra lately, I’ve added hypno-bIrthing childbirth training courses to my schedule and am a doula in coaching. I wish to proceed to help and educate households for years to return!
FITBIT: We’re so pleased that you simply’re part of the Fitbit household! Are you able to inform us your favourite options in your Encourage 3?
TAYLOR: I like the number of train modes. I take all types of courses,carry out at house exercises, and go on walks and runs with my youngsters. So, I like the variety! Additionally, I swim with my youngsters a few instances every week and I don’t have to fret about taking it off.
To be taught extra about Taylor and her model Taylor Walker Match, try her web site and observe her on Instagram at @TaylorWalkerFit.
This data is for academic functions solely and isn’t supposed as an alternative to medical prognosis or remedy. You shouldn’t use this data to diagnose or deal with a well being drawback or situation. All the time verify together with your physician earlier than altering your food plan, altering your sleep habits, taking dietary supplements, or beginning a brand new health routine.
Kelsey Maloney
A New Jersey native, Kelsey Maloney is an Affiliate Editor at Fitbit presently residing out her California dream in San Francisco. After receiving her Bachelor of Artwork’s diploma in Journalism, she backpacked for a 12 months to a number of nations world wide, together with to her favourite metropolis – Cape City, South Africa. She then made the leap to the West Coast to pursue her writing and enhancing profession, previously at Sundown Journal. Kelsey is a journey and scorching yoga fanatic with an adoration for stay music, the good open air, Annie’s mac and cheese, and a Hazy IPA.
