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Spelman Wellness Revolution with AJ JohnsonSpelman's Wellness Revolution launched on November 1st. Enjoy this tweet chat hosted by Spelman College with Spelman Wellness and AJ Johnson. Storified by Spelman College · Fri, Nov 16 2012 11:19:02Need health & fit tips? Join #InsideSpelman Noon-1pm today for chat with @THEAJZONE about @SpelmanWellness Revolution! http://www.insidespelman.com/?p=5159Spelman CollegeTwimgAJ Johnson, C'85, Inspires Students to Live Healthy : Inside SpelmanNov 1, 2012 ... She is best known for her film roles in “School Daze,” “House Party” and “Baby Boy,” but before AJ Johnson, C'85, g...Photo Gallery: Alumna @TheAJZone connected with students about fitness during a Spelman visit in 2011. #InsideSpelman http://www.flickr.com/photos/43152057@N04/sets/72157626188816616/show/Spelman CollegeIn March 2011, Alumna @TheAJZone participated in a discussion at Spelman about #diabetes & its impact. #InsideSpelman http://cascade.11alive.com/news/events/live-stream-spelman-college-hosted-town-hall-meeting-discuss-diabetes-and-its-impact/54065Spelman CollegeWelcome to our Twitter chat w/ alumna @TheAJZone abt #health & @SpelmanWellness Revolution. Please join us. Best tweet wins! #InsideSpelmanSpelman CollegeSpelman Cuts Athletics to Make Room for Wellness Revolution(Special to ) -- When we at Spelman College decided this year to discontinue our participation in intercollegiate athletics, we were not ...Spelman has launched a #WellnessRevolution focused on students having #health & #fitness as a lifestyle. #InsideSpelman http://www.theroot.com/views/spelmans-wellness-revolutionSpelman CollegeIt's time for a revolution!!!! A #WellnessRevolution!! Let's go!! #InsideSpelmanAJ Johnson “@THEAJZONE: It's time for a revolution!!!! A #WellnessRevolution!! Let's go!! #InsideSpelman” Yes!mikkdepriestSpelman eliminates athletics in favor of campus-wide wellness initiative | Inside Higher EdWelcome @TheAJZone! We are excited to have you in this conversation about #health and #wellness! #InsideSpelmanSpelman CollegeFbcdn@SpelmanCollege i'm sooo excited to join this convo!!AJ Johnson Before @TheAJZone starred in films “School Daze,” “House Party” & “Baby Boy,” she studied Psychology and Chemistry at Spelman.Spelman CollegeAJ Johnson is also a celebrity life changer, president & founder of The AJ Zone, sharing her passion about healthy living. #InsideSpelmanSpelman College@TheAJZone, please share the life changing event you had as a Spelman student that inspired your wellness focus. #InsideSpelman #AskAJSpelman College@SpelmanCollege my mom unexpectedly died of thyroid cancer 10/31 my freshman year. It changed my life 4ever starting w/ my own health watchAJ Johnson @TheAJZone, how did your experience at Spelman prepare you for a life of health & wellness advocacy? #AskAJ #InsideSpelmanSpelman College@SpelmanCollege Spelman taught me I cld do anything-hence becoming an actress after being a pre med major lol! My passions were fed there!AJ Johnson @SpelmanCollege Spelman taught me to be fearless and to go for what I wanted!AJ Johnson @SpelmanCollege i've always liked helping people! Using my pre med background/extended studies since Spelman to do that is effortless!AJ Johnson @THEAJZONE #insidespelman We've noticed a lot of celebs have personal trainers. How do you continue to be so self motivated and self-driven?Spelman Wellness@SpelmanWellness i want 2 b the best me I can be! That's the healthiest me in my opinion!Also avoiding disease is my motivation!AJ Johnson @SpelmanCollege & @TheAJZONE I stay healthy by teaching Jazzercise four times a week and doing yoga. But I love sweets! Help! #insideSpelmanlottieHbcuathletes@lorecia @SpelmanCollege craving sweets usually means a vitamin/nutrient defficiency! Also-more focus on ur goals is needed!xoAJ Johnson #insidespelman @THEAJZONE Thx 4 everything u are doing for Spelman, AJ! What tips do you have for avoiding weight gain over the holidays?Coach Reed-Johnson@makebareed #insideSpelman avoiding holiday wt gain means preparation! Follow my pre holiday tips here! Get ready now and enjoy later!AJ Johnson @THEAJZONE @SpelmanCollege: What strategies can you offer those who have to attend many holiday parties for biz purposesmikkdepriest@mikkdepriest @SpelmanCollege ooowee-holiday parties r tuff! Eat b4 u go! Don't fill a plate simply taste! Carry ur own snacks 2 the party!AJ Johnson @mikkdepriest @SpelmanCollege i always have raw almonds in my purse to snack on when food choices don't fit my lifestyle!AJ Johnson Be #preparedRT @mikkdepriest: @THEAJZONE: Never thought 2 take healthy snacks 2 holiday parties 4 self control #SCWellness @SpelmanCollegeAJ Johnson Apples, bananas, oranges too! Eat like me and be healthy too! These chants keep ME healthy ツ #insideSpelman @SpelmanCollege December 23rd Exercise your mind and the body follows. Do it right and you look right!! @SpelmanCollege #insidespelman December 23rd In with the veggies, in with the fruits. Do some crunches and tighten those glutes! How I stay healthy ツ #insideSpelman @SpelmanCollege December 23rd #insidespelman @THEAJZONE How will you be participating in Spelman's Wellness Revolution going forward?Spelman Wellness@SpelmanWellness I am co creating/designing alot of wellness plans/classes/programs for Spelman! Helping to publicize the revolution!AJ Johnson @SpelmanCollege:Diet, sleep & exercise is about health&survival, not being cute-although that can happen in the process. #SpelmanWellnessmikkdepriest@TheAJZone, How did you enjoy the convocation about wellness with President @BDTSpelman & students at @SpelmanCollege? #InsideSpelman #AskAJSpelman CollegeFbcdn@SpelmanCollege @BDTSpelman the #WellnessRevolution convocation was WOW! So many interested students! Shows the revolution's needed #itstimeAJ Johnson @SpelmanCollege @BDTSpelman After 2 years of work and research on campus-I'm thrilled to see this happen n take part in the revolution!AJ Johnson @SpelmanWellness what are some of the most popular fitness classes attended by Spelman students, faculty & staff? #InsideSpelmanSpelman CollegeMadamenoire@SpelmanCollege Zumba, Boom, Shock & Lock, Boot Camp, Women's Boxing, Yoga, and Aqua Zumba! #insidespelmanSpelman WellnessFbcdn#insidespelman @THEAJZONE Awesome "guns"! Do you do training splits (i.e., arm/shoulder day) or total body workouts? http://pic.twitter.com/ClidWhe7Spelman Wellness@SpelmanWellness LOL! I change my workout daily-hence no DVD's/videos on the shelves by me! My focus is 90/10-food-90%/fitness 10%AJ Johnson @TheAJZone @SpelmanWellness What are some wellness challenges most people would find surprising abt college-age Black women? #InsideSpelmanSpelman College@SpelmanCollege @THEAJZONE Our students overall lack of knowledge- nutrition/blood pressure/BMI norms. This is why we r excited about this!Spelman Wellness@SpelmanCollege @SpelmanWellness surprising wellness challenges of college age are high blood pressure/diabetes! Obesity/stress too! CRAY!!AJ Johnson RT @THEAJZONE @SpelmanCollege alot of college-age women are bringing home issues to school so they aren't taught healthy at home! #sadSpelman College@SpelmanWellness @SpelmanCollege healthy requires a lifestyle NOT a diet or pills! I like being an example for them! Show it's possible!AJ Johnson @TheAJZone, @SpelmanWellness What is the most common question you are asked by young Black women about #fitness & #wellness? #InsideSpelmanSpelman College@SpelmanCollege @SpelmanWellness most common ?s from college women-how do I get abs like urs!! Lol! And how is workout/fly hair possible!AJ Johnson Last question @TheAJZone @SpelmanWellness What are easy ways to infuse of wellness into your life that people often overlook? #InsideSpelmanSpelman College@SpelmanCollege one doesnt infuse wellness one LIVES wellness as a lifestyle-all else happens around one's wellness life committment!AJ Johnson We would like to thank our alumna @TheAJZone for the great conversation about #health, #fitness & @SpelmanWellness Revolution #InsideSpelmanSpelman Collegeu!!RT @SpelmanCollege: We thank our alumna @TheAJZone for the great conversation about #health, #fitness @SpelmanWellness #InsideSpelmanAJ Johnson Thank you for sharing in our #InsideSpelman tweet chat. Stay tuned for the winner. More Spelman news, photos & videos: http://InsideSpelman.comSpelman College@THEAJZONE @SpelmanCollege Your tweetchat was awesome!! Thanks for encouraging the Pretty Brown Girls to make healthy choices!Pretty Brown Girl @PrettyBrwnGirls @theajzone @spelmancollege Amen on #healthyliving #healthyhabits cont to teach #EndObesity & other #healthchallengesAde Oluyemisi

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