For the sake of our hair....I'm guilty of doing it. I just didn't realize that I still did it even with natural hair!
First off, I have to say that I meant to write this post weeks ago. I wrote "Our Health and Our Hair" down as a potential subject right after I attended the Bronner Brothers Hair Show, but then decided to take on some other subjects instead. MISTAKE - over the next few days, all I saw were posts and news articles about the Surgeon General and her take on hair, health and exercise.
But I digress....I attended the UnitedHealthCare and Bronner Brothers sponsored Healthy Hair Contest held during the Bronner Brothers Hair Show. I originally thought the contest was about hairdressers demonstrating how they styled their clients' hair in ways that encouraged growth and maintenance, and it wasn't until I actually attended that I realized that its purpose was to display hairstyles that allowed people to exercise while keeping their hair looking good.
Prior to the judging a panel comprised of our Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Elgin Charles and Amy Hilliard, owner of ComfortCake Co., spoke about their personal experiences with hair and exercise. Elgin shared that he did not like exercising right after a fresh do, a sentiment that is common to people that have invested time, energy, and often a good amount of money in their hair, and one that the Surgeon General also noted as a deterrent to many women adding exercise to part of their routine. The Surgeon General went on to state that she wanted stylists to be ambassadors for good health by encouraging their clients to invest in their health, and talk to them about wellness. I though that it was a good idea especially after hearing that most people see their stylists more often than their doctors. However, in order to modify our routines everyone is going to have to agree that health and exercise are more important than having a continually fresh do, or stylists are going to have to show their clients how to do good looking interim washes and styles that they can do themselves in between visits.
Ultimately the winning style was done on a woman with a relaxer, with a style that I described later as somewhere between Bantu Knots and a French Braid, but during the contest there were a lot of natural styles shown, including two-strand twists and twist-outs, flat twists, cornrows, etc. They were all really cute styles for those without relaxers, and I feel that some women with natural hair have been able to minimize the worries of hair and exercise because the styles worn allow for sweat without it ruining the hairstyle, or taking hours to repair after a good workout. I realized that my belief may not be completely accurate...I thought that I was immune to thinking that working out would affect my hair - until this week when I realized that I missed hot yoga because I was retwisting my hair and I didn't want to sweat out my newly redone twists! It seemed like a waste of my time, energy, and new products to exercise despite the fact that I do my hair myself AND I hadn't done any exercise that week.
In any event, I realize that I have to get over those thoughts, suck it up, and try to exercise under any and every circumstance because it is important to my peace of mind and my overall fitness. I haven't exercised yet - but I will. Have you put off exercise to preserve a style? Even as a natural?
Here is a picture from the event - with the panel and the winning style.
First off, I have to say that I meant to write this post weeks ago. I wrote "Our Health and Our Hair" down as a potential subject right after I attended the Bronner Brothers Hair Show, but then decided to take on some other subjects instead. MISTAKE - over the next few days, all I saw were posts and news articles about the Surgeon General and her take on hair, health and exercise.
But I digress....I attended the UnitedHealthCare and Bronner Brothers sponsored Healthy Hair Contest held during the Bronner Brothers Hair Show. I originally thought the contest was about hairdressers demonstrating how they styled their clients' hair in ways that encouraged growth and maintenance, and it wasn't until I actually attended that I realized that its purpose was to display hairstyles that allowed people to exercise while keeping their hair looking good.
Prior to the judging a panel comprised of our Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Elgin Charles and Amy Hilliard, owner of ComfortCake Co., spoke about their personal experiences with hair and exercise. Elgin shared that he did not like exercising right after a fresh do, a sentiment that is common to people that have invested time, energy, and often a good amount of money in their hair, and one that the Surgeon General also noted as a deterrent to many women adding exercise to part of their routine. The Surgeon General went on to state that she wanted stylists to be ambassadors for good health by encouraging their clients to invest in their health, and talk to them about wellness. I though that it was a good idea especially after hearing that most people see their stylists more often than their doctors. However, in order to modify our routines everyone is going to have to agree that health and exercise are more important than having a continually fresh do, or stylists are going to have to show their clients how to do good looking interim washes and styles that they can do themselves in between visits.
Ultimately the winning style was done on a woman with a relaxer, with a style that I described later as somewhere between Bantu Knots and a French Braid, but during the contest there were a lot of natural styles shown, including two-strand twists and twist-outs, flat twists, cornrows, etc. They were all really cute styles for those without relaxers, and I feel that some women with natural hair have been able to minimize the worries of hair and exercise because the styles worn allow for sweat without it ruining the hairstyle, or taking hours to repair after a good workout. I realized that my belief may not be completely accurate...I thought that I was immune to thinking that working out would affect my hair - until this week when I realized that I missed hot yoga because I was retwisting my hair and I didn't want to sweat out my newly redone twists! It seemed like a waste of my time, energy, and new products to exercise despite the fact that I do my hair myself AND I hadn't done any exercise that week.
In any event, I realize that I have to get over those thoughts, suck it up, and try to exercise under any and every circumstance because it is important to my peace of mind and my overall fitness. I haven't exercised yet - but I will. Have you put off exercise to preserve a style? Even as a natural?
Here is a picture from the event - with the panel and the winning style.
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