The Time I Trained influencer Alexis Ren
Superbowl Sunday 2021 was an especially SUPER special day for me. I had the chance to train model and influencer, Alexis Ren, in an ab workout! It was my first time going live with someone with as big of a following as Alexis. Actually, it was my first time going live on Instagram with Alexis! There was a lot that went in behind the scenes to make this happen.
Planning is key.
Planning anything with someone as busy as Alexis involves a lot of preparation in advance! We worked out a set plan where we both can make it, plus keeping in mind the time difference. Since it was a Sunday, it was a less busy day for the both of us to make time to do this Instagram Live ab workout. We forgot about the Superbowl oops!
After settling on a time, I put together a 20 minute ab workout for us to do. Putting together workouts comes very easily to me since I’ve been doing it for a few years now. I like to have a lesson that I teach within all my live workouts, so that’s what I think about first. The lesson for this 20 minute ab workout was progressions. This is where you have three sets of the same workout, but within each set, you add something to make the exercise harder. I did three sets of five different exercises for a minute each. These exercise I come up with in advance and write down on my computer so I can follow along.
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Make sure your set up is picture perfect-literally.
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Whenever you host something online, you should make sure that your set up is good and prepare for anything that technology might throw at you! I bought a ring light phone holder so I can put my phone on a higher surface. I have never done an Instagram live before. Now, I have done more within the past 2 months than I have my entire life! I have also learned to make sure there is a mat where you are working out, so the camera and viewers have a set space to focus on.
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Ignore those before frights.
Before I go up in front of people, I always get a little nervous. No matter if its 4 people or 50, I always get butterflies in my stomach. For this, there were about 6,000 people who joined. I taught 6,000 people! I knew that ahead of time, which made me overthink. Once I got started, I knew I would be fine. The video started with about 40 viewers, which is what I was used to. When Alexis joined the call, I saw the viewers go from 50 to 3,500 in a matter of seconds! I was in awe, but kept my focus on the workout and talking to Alexis as if it was just the two of us.
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Just keep your cool!!
I have been talking to Alexis Ren since she started her program in March, so about 10 months. I have messaged her through Telegram (similar to Whatsapp where it’s international) and talked to her on Zoom literally every week (every Friday to be exact). I knew it was the same thing, but different because there would be all of her followers tuning in as well. As much as she has followers who love and support her, she also has the ones that are not so supportive and creepy (lol). You can’t filter who can view the live workouts so there were some creepers, but also SO many supporters and people cheering us on. I had all the warriors to support me!
Plus there was another Warrior, Sahar, who was doing the live workout with me that also made the workout SO much fun! Before we started the workout, we chatted a bit about exercise and the Warriors program before we started. We talked about what the workout was going to be like and the goal for the exercise routine. It was so much fun having her on! I first met her the same time I met Alexis around 10 months ago and we have had the special OG warriors bond ever since!
What’s Alexis Ren really like?
First of all, sweet and knowledgable is an understatement. Besides her gorgeous looks, she has the most sincere and personable heart I’ve ever met. She is so passionate about all of her projects and is probably the most relatable celebrity I have ever met. I knew of her for her picture perfect trips and amazing poses. Now, I know her for her constant love and value she gives me and each member of the Warriors Community. I always fan girl about how I know her not because of her name and reputation, but because she is definitely the coolest person I’ve ever met! She has given me the opportunity to teach her a workout, along with 6,000 other people. I never thought that was possible!
Check out my IG live workout with Alexis Ren
Here is the link to the Instagram live workout with Alexis Ren.
