Fitness Model Brooke Griffin appears in Maxim
March 30, 2010 by Brooke Griffin
Filed under Events, Featured
Fitness Model Brooke Griffin appears in Maxim
Brooke Griffin, fitness expert, fitness model, and author is featured on Maxim Online. Brooke worked with renown photographer Sarah lyons and make-up artist Alison Penn on location in Scottsdale, Arizona. Check out the full feature at Brooke Griffin on Maxim.
Fitness Model Brooke Griffin in Status Magazine
February 5, 2010 by Brooke Griffin
Filed under Events, Featured
Brooke Griffin, fitness expert, fitness model, and author appears in the new issue of Status Magazine. Brooke worked with renown photographer David Ford at the November Fitness America Show in Las Vegas. In addition to appearing in the new issue of Status, Brooke is also a contributer to the new Status Fitness Magazine website. You can check out Brooke’s blog posts at www.statusfitnessmagazine.com
Up Close with Fitness Celeb, Jheri Marie Turnley
November 10, 2009 by Brooke Griffin
Filed under Featured, Fitness, Fitness Celebrities
As part of a new series, I will be featuring a variety of Fitness Celebrities who are transforming the fitness industry with their talent, beauty, and amazing skills, to inspire those of you thinking about competing or making a change in your lifestyle.
This week I am featuring the rising fitness modeling star, Jheri Marie Turnley. This Southern Beauty and Texas Model Universe Champion has already appeared on the big screen and is making a name for herself in the fitness industry not only for her striking good looks but with her passion to help others. Jheri, most recently, became a state representative for the American College of Sports Medicine and will soon be involved in how schools are addressing fitness and physical education in students’ lives. Here is what the actress and model had to say……
Name: Jheri Marie Turnley
Age: 32
Claim to Fame: featured in 11 TV commercials and 3 movies, Texas Model Universe Champion
Hometown: Port Barre, LA
How did you get involved in the fitness industry? I have always been an athlete through high school and college. During the last few years, I competed in triathlons. A back injury caused me to hang up my running shoes. My husband encouraged me to set up a meeting with Katie Uter and talk to her about getting into the Figure competitions, etc. Once I met her and her team, I was hooked and started focusing on my first competition (August 2008).
Occupation: Full time physician recruiter; part time Performance Lab Director and Personal Trainer
On your time….How do you balance your time between family, work, and your fitness career? Sticky notes and my BlackBerry!! It’s hard but it does help to have a very supportive and motivating husband. I also have some great friends who help to keep me going and stay focused. It is easy to keep things moving along when you are passionate about something and you have a great support group.
In your fridge? Grilled chicken, grilled chicken, grilled chicken 
I do cook a lot. So, we always have a variety of things to choose from in addition to grilled chicken. I prepare the common staples on Sunday afternoons for quick fixes during the week. We get a variety for dinner each night anywhere from grilled Sirloin steaks and veggies to my low fat/high protein and fiber burritos.
What keeps you motivated? I feel great when I eat clean and exercise. It keeps my mind fresh and keeps me young. I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease 10 years ago. If I stray off course from my eating regimen and exercise routine, I start to feel terrible and daily routines and chores become laboring.
What is your proudest moment? Wow. Tough question…. I have many simply due to the fact that when I set my mind to something, I do not stop at anything until I accomplish my goal or figure out it was not a good choice to head down that certain path. But, my most memorable was getting accepted and attending Phillips Academy in Andover, MA during my Sophomore summer in High School. That summer session opened my eyes to many things and really set my focus in a more positive direction. I came back to Louisiana a changed and more motivated 16 year old that summer and never looked back.
Is there anything left that you still want to accomplish in the fitness industry? I want to make a difference in the lives around me, especially children. We are in the midst of a terrible epidemic that encorporates childhood obesity. I have teamed up with ACSM to become a State Coordinator for the President’s Council on Fitness. I am hoping to get started on my projects soon and eventually start to make a difference in how elementary and secondary schools look at fitness and health in our future leaders.
What advice would you offer to someone looking to compete? I would suggest that they seek out the professionals, do their research, set an obtainable and legitamate goal and GET FOCUSED.
Anything else that you have in the works, (magazines, books, sites, appearances, etc.) or anything else that you would like to share about yourself. I just started working with an Agent in New York. I hope to see good things soon come out of this partnership. I also just completed a Theory Workshop with an Instructor from The Strausburg Institute. I am actually looking forward to more acting auditions and excited about what the future holds!
We can all look forward to follow Jheri and the wonderful things she is doing for the fitness industry. Be sure to check out Jheri’s Amazing Burritos Recipe (these are delicious and so easy to make) and for more information about Jheri, make sure to check out her site at jheriturnley.com
Be sure to stop by next week as I catch up with the stunning Oxygen Model, Lori Harder. For more fitness celebrities follow Brooke on Twitter.
