Walk into an exercise class or turn on a workout video and odds are you’ll see a familiar sight: An instructor who’s young, super-energetic, ultra-thin and white.
There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. But for some people, it’s hard to feel as if they belong in an exercise class when the instructor looks nothing like them.
Now, an online fitness site, AcaciaTV, is offering a much wider-than-usual range of instructors. Roughly half are Asian or black. A number are over 35. Some grew up eating bacon cheeseburgers and pursuing careers far from the gym.
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