News and Trends Celebrity News Your Fave Fitness Celebs Get Real About Why They Love Their Bodies Body-love #goals from Julianne Hough, the Tone It Up girls, Jen Widerstrom, and more By Lauren Mazzo Lauren Mazzo Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Lauren Mazzo has been working as a health and fitness writer and editor since 2015 — including six years at Shape, where she was formerly the senior editor. She's certified as a personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist through the American Council on Exercise, and is currently working on her health coach certification. In 2015, she graduated from Ithaca College with a B.A. in Journalism and minors in Writing and Honors, and while there, she also studied Sex, Gender, and Desire and The Science and Philosophy of Sex and Love. Prior to Shape, she worked for the digital team at Self Magazine and interned at Marie Claire. Her passion for all things health and fitness began as a teenager, when she first started learning about nutrition and training as a competitive cheerleader. Since then, she's explored a variety of workouts, from weightlifting, running, and cycling to yoga, and continued cheering on the nonprofit team Cheer New York in New York City. While she's currently traveling the world as a nomad, you can catch her learning about the psychology of dating, attempting new adventure sports, and embracing the Blue Zone way of life. Shape's editorial guidelines Published on August 4, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email What happens when you throw some of the hottest fitness celebs, trainers, and workout enthusiasts into one space and tell them to get their sweat on? You have an epic celebration of girl power, strength, and overall boss-ness. ICYMI, we're all about loving who you are, what you look like, and how your body is shaped. After all, true fitness isn't about how you look, but about how good you feel. And feeling confident, healthy, and badass is for everyone. That's why we're all about the #LoveMyShape movement, which aims to nix negative body shaming and encourages #bodylove instead. Our Los Angeles Shape Body Shop event in June was the perfect time to ask all our fave trainers and fit celebs exactly why they love their bodies. We chatted with Julianne Hough (dancer and fit-human extraordinaire who has a new activewear line with MPG), Jen Widerstrom (your favorite kickass trainer on The Biggest Loser and creator of our Fitness burpee challenge), and the Tone It Up Girls (if you haven't tried their workouts, you need to, stat). Also on the fit-list: Astrid Swan (the trainer Julianne swears by), Lacey Stone (celeb trainer and fitness pro), and Jenny Gaither (founder of the Movement Foundation). Let their answers inspire you to love, challenge, and take care of your body...however you see fit. Sad you missed the chance to mingle with these inspirational ladies? Stayed tuned for deets on our next Shape Body Shop event on October 22, this time in NYC! Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit