00:00Here at the Convention Center we have a little bit of something for everyone, young and old.
00:04We even have workouts happening every morning right here.
00:08There are empowerment seminars, special guests, speakers, celebrities all over the place.
00:12So much action, 20th anniversary, we're doing it big at this festival.
00:26What do you do to get people motivated and keep them going?
00:30Well, our class is like a family unit, so we basically work together to inspire each other.
00:37And their progress usually keeps them motivated, you know?
00:40We have a lot of members, over 150, who have lost between 100 to 300 pounds.
00:46And all of these men and women in here were not this size.
00:49A lot of them were 300 and 400 pounds, so each one inspires the other.
00:54Obesity runs into black Americans.
00:56And because what inspired me was I was 317.
01:00I was 317.
01:01And I went over to my neighbor's house one day and they wouldn't allow me to sit on the furniture
01:05because they said it had to be reinforced.
01:07And that's what inspired me to lose the weight.
01:09Plus it's healthy anyway.
01:11So you just witnessed the workout of the century and guess what?
01:15Body Body Needs will be here all weekend and that is not her last workout of the day.
01:20She's hitting several other stages here in the convention center.
01:23So please be sure to check it out on Essence.com, on the app.
01:26Or if you're here in the convention center, grab yourself a schedule.
01:29There's plenty to do here, lots of working out, lots of help for all ages.
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01:36There's plenty to do here.
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