16 Badass Female Trainers to Inspire Your Sweat Sessions This Black History Month

Priding herself as "the first full-figured fitness phenomenon," Anowa encourages all of her followers to love their bodies. She wanted to change the idea that being "fit" could only be associated with being super skinny, making health the ultimate goal of her practice. She started her own fitness company, Powerhouse Physiques, LLC, after being rejected from the modeling industry. Anowa's DVD Lose the Gutt, Keep the Butt was her first of many 60-day challenges.