Courtesy of Ashley Joi
Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports.
A former Division I track and field athlete, personal trainer Ashley Joi is on a mission to make her brand of fitness accessible and all-encompassing, centering mental health and prioritizing (you guessed it) joy through movement.
Before Joi utilized social media to build her following, she relied on the strength and example of her mother, who struggles with the autoimmune disease Lupus.