I went through a deep-I don’t want to say depression because I think that word is thrown around very loosely-but a heavy stressful time. Then I started online boot camps, but then I got hit by a boat on a jet ski and that changed the course of things. Then we bought an RV and started camping. ST: I’m sure you’ve heard social media is like just a snapshot of the happiness of your life, right? At the beginning of the pandemic, I was home to put my kids in bed for two months straight, which was so different for me because I travel so much.
What was your year like, mentally and physically?
G: Between the pandemic and the Black lives we lost, this past year has looked different for different people. Get some colors-something that’s gonna make you show out. ST: Listen, we already know that black clothes make people look small. Express yourself and build your confidence, and I’m telling you, your fitness is gonna come into play because you are going to want to look as confident as you can.Ī post shared by Shaun T Now I’ll tell everyone that Shaun T basically told me to go shopping! If you turn on another switch, then everything else will be enhanced. You want to look good in some creative way that you’ve created for yourself, instead of just getting up and working out because if you haven’t worked out during a pandemic, it’s hard to turn on that switch. If I have a good outfit on, I’m going to work out because I bought you a new outfit-or six new outfits. I got myself some loc extensions and it enhanced my fitness because now I can work my hair. Go out and start to wear something vibrant. Instead, change your hair or change your wardrobe. I can tell you what workout to do-but everybody knows that already. ST: I can tell you to change your nutrition. G: Any advice for those of us who feel like we’ve fallen off during the pandemic and are trying to get motivated again? I think one of the things that was happening is we were meeting a demographic of people who want to work out to have fun, and we were leaving out people who don’t want to work out because it’s not fun, or they just can’t find the daily motivation to do it. I think what happens in fitness a lot is when something becomes successful, people kind of run with that. Everyone was like, “Oh, let’s go hard.” In a very humble way, I like to call myself a trendsetter. ST: One of the reasons I created Let’s Get Up is because, once I created Insanity, I think started to go hard. G: Tell me everything about your new program “Let’s Get Up” and how it’s different from Insanity or other workouts out there. theGrio caught up with Shaun to get the low down on the program, his thoughts on the vaccine, and his life this past year, which included a near-death experience. Let’s Get Up is his latest workout model he released in May to make fitness attainable (and fun!) to the masses, but more importantly to discover the best version of yourself.