Meet the Judges of SELF’s 2024 Activewear Awards

The 2024 SELF Activewear Awards are right here! This 12 months, we tapped seven knowledgeable judges to find out the most effective sports activities bras and leggings available on the market. Our judges are a very superior group—they’re trainers, group organizers, moms, yogis, runners, and authors who all share a love of feel-good motion for each physique. 

Throughout our testing and evaluate course of, everybody you may meet beneath weighed in on the objects and types they love and depend on, keeping track of items which are comfy, sturdy, moderately priced, and, in fact, cute. They shared when and the way they put on their gear (for a marathon? to jump over to Dealer Joe’s?), notable options they love, and even downsides anybody purchasing would possibly wish to know. 

We’re excited to introduce you to all of our 2024 Activewear Awards judges beneath. And don’t neglect to take a look at all of our winners right here!  

Alison Mariella Désir

Alison Mariella Désir is the creator of Working Whereas Black; host and producer of the award-winning PBS present Out & Again with Alison Mariella Désir; and the host of Out & Again’s companion podcast. She is the founding father of Harlem Run, Run 4 All Girls, and the Working Business Variety Coalition.

Cameron Oaks Rogers

Cameron Oaks Rogers is a psychological well being champion, group curator, and mother of two who’s captivated with spotlighting the challenges of being pregnant, postpartum melancholy, and motherhood which are typically unstated or neglected. Cameron is the founder and host of Freckled Foodie & Mates, a weekly podcast produced by Expensive Media.

Chrissy King

Chrissy King is a author, speaker, educator, and former energy coach with a ardour for creating a various and inclusive wellness trade. She can also be the creator of The Physique Liberation Challenge. With levels in social justice and sociology from Marquette College, Chrissy seeks to encourage members of the health trade to create areas that enable everybody to really feel seen, welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated.

Jessica Rihal 

Jessica Rihal is a plus-size yoga teacher and advocate who believes that each one our bodies will be (and need to be) celebrated via motion. She is devoted to serving to others rebuild and redefine their connection to train and is predicated in Irvine, California.

Laura Burns

Laura Burns is a licensed yoga instructor and coach (E-RYT200/YACEP), an envoy for the Yoga & Physique Picture Coalition, and the chief of the Houston chapter of Fats Ladies Mountain climbing. Because the founding father of Radical Physique Love, she helps people heal from physique disgrace and oppression to allow them to empower themselves to reside the lives they deserve. Her e book, Massive and Daring: Yoga for the Plus Dimension Lady, is accessible in every single place books are bought.

Lauren Leavell

Lauren Leavell is a NASM-certified private coach and group health teacher based mostly in Philadelphia. She began working in health seven years in the past with the objective of constructing motion extra accessible and joyful for all and is now the proprietor of a digital health platform that features barre, HIIT, and energy lessons reside and on demand.

Lianne Saffer

Lianne Saffer is a founding teacher at Barry’s Portland. She has been educating Spin, Lagree, and HIIT lessons since 2013. She can also be the creator of Please, Don’t Ship Me Flowers, a memoir about her expertise going via divorce, popping out, and being identified with most cancers.