ACSM<\/a> cert and then people will back off. She didn\u2019t bother. She could have increased her level of professionalism and everyone would have supported her. I, for one, would have been ecstatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo to some extent she really did this to herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Proposal to You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease question where your fitness advice is coming from. If you go to a fitness expert\u2019s website and look at their \u201cAbout\u201d page if it lists zero certifications it\u2019s probably because they don\u2019t have any. Please keep in mind that these shows are really just marketing vehicles for sales of product. Always keep that in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Proposal to the Fitness Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you are a fitness professional, the barrier to becoming a SAG member is high. It\u2019s a bit of a \u201cchicken-egg\u201d situation in that to shoot these shows, you need to be a SAG member, but in order to become a member of the Guild, you need to have worked on one of these shows. And, the initiation fee is more than $2200 (even gyms can\u2019t charge that much).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what can you do? Get content out there, be it through blogs like this one, or YouTube videos or podcasts or any other number of channels that exist in today\u2019s wired world. The challenge becomes working to get your message heard, but if you\u2019re passionate about the topic like I am, then it\u2019s worth the time, effort, and energy. And who knows? Maybe a casting agent will see your content and contact you for a future project that is looking to focus on proper fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Proposal to the Entertainment Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease seek us fitness professionals out. Please ask for our help. Please go to universities to look for your experts, not to your filing cabinets for headshots. We give great advice, and some of us are cute enough to meet your needs and great on camera too. Please let us help you produce quality shows that will actually have a real impact on the obesity epidemic that the US is facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you think? I would love your feedback here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lisa<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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