Yahoo! Beauty did a feature on Ronda Rousey earlier this week. The Q&A with Cosmetics guru Bobby Brown asked about how she keeps her figure, MMA and her budding film career.
The piece devotes a lot of time to Rousey as “the new body ideal.”
Here is a sample:
BB: Strong is the new sexy, and strong is the new thin. I am 5” tall, with a muscular build, and all I wanted to do growing up was be really long and tall and thin, like the models, but now I am really proud of how strong I am. I read that you also struggled because you were so muscular. How and when did you come to peace with your shape?
RR: Well it’s been a long process. What I really realized I was doing wrong was dieting and training and doing all of these things that I didn’t even like to get this idea of the body that I wanted. I was focused on the results, instead of the process. I was unhappy and thought that when I got the right body I would be happy. But I was going at it backwards. I had to make myself happy first and then the body came.
And if we are to believe that Rousey will be centered around the impending UFC clothing deal, Lululemon might be a contender (ok, maybe not).
BB: What do you wear to work out?
RR: All Lululemon. I destroy clothes—you have no idea. I do some rough stuff when I am training and my clothes only last a little while. Those Lululemons, man, they really last. It might cost $80 for a pair of pants, but you’ll have them for six years.
In addition, Rousey admits that she struggled with bulimia for years and also confesses to her love of pro wrestling.
Payout Perspective:
Most in the “UFC demo” probably missed this interview because its geared more for women. The topics covered are those that would interest women trying to get in or stay in shape. It’s a good feature for Rousey’s brand as she expands her appeal outside of the Octagon.
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