Clipped from: www.latimes.com (share this clip)
This one line reminds me a bit of the Coca-Cola “Vitamin Water Defense” of (paraphrasing) “no intelligent person would think this drink is good for you”.
By making the claim that Jillian is ‘an actress playing a fitness trainer ‘(a claim made by the author, NOT Jillian) it does really remove any accountability and responsibility away from Jillian…
So obviously this comment probably made Jillian angry, it’s actually not a totally bad thought..kinda like being a doctor but also playing one on TV…you get to play doctor without the responsibility. More a thought then anything else, but nonetheless.
Perhaps this is the direction this industry is headed in…after all, have we ever really seen any accountability from diet gurus?
BP
As an update Jillian has responded to this article (The original not mine) with the following:
“Apparently I’m an actress. Shame on the Los Angeles Times for saying I’m a fraud and not a trainer. I currently own two certifications, one of which doesn’t expire. I developed my own continuing education program for trainers, with sports medicine doctors. I’ve been a trainer since I was 17 years old for 19 years.”
– Good for her for sticking up for herself. Regardless of whether or not her ‘form is right’ on her swings, the actress comment was..well..mean.
