Celebrity Trainer Jason Wimberly Answers the Socialite Seven

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

With clients including Selma Blair and Jane Lynch, among others, Jason Wimberly is no stranger to the world of health and fitness. If youโ€™re looking for motivation to get fit and get in shape during the quarantine, Jason is here to bring his expertise โ€“ along with some fun and sass to your at-home workouts. ย 

Jasonโ€™s new web series, Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly premieres Wednesday, May 6th on WOW Presents Plus.

Each week, Jason coaches top RuPaulโ€™s Drag Race queens through a step-by-step workout thatโ€™s equal parts fun and fitness. Raja, Monique Heart, Laganja Estranja, Sonique, and Kameron Michaels join Jason inin easy-to-follow routines that prove working out doesnโ€™t have to be a drag.ย 

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

Jason took time out from his fitness pursuits to answer the Socialite Seven. Learn more about him and how heโ€™s staying healthy and sane during the lockdown. ย 

How are you doing during the quarantine?ย 

My heart breaks for those suffering so much, and I know itโ€™s a scary time for all of us. I feel for the planet and all the pain being felt, I only hope we see this as an opportunity as well โ€“ a chance to reprioritize, readjust, and refocus on what really matters. Iโ€™m lucky to have the support of my family to get me through this harrowing time.ย 

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

What do you miss the most?

I work with bodies for a living, so I miss connecting. Iโ€™ve taught over 7500 classes in my career. Imagine how many people Iโ€™ve given sweaty hugs to. I miss them all.ย 

What are you watching or binging right now?ย 

Ugh donโ€™t hate me but Iโ€™m not watching tv. Iโ€™ve been reading or drawing, and I also just downloaded lifetime access to Babbel โ€“ Iโ€™m hoping to learn Japanese.ย 

Whatโ€™s keeping you sane?

Movement. I have a little fitness studio in my home, and I spend at least 4 hours in there a day just moving around. Some days I stretch and dance, some days I lift and jump. For me, fitness always allowed me to control my own reality, especially when things were out of control otherwise. Fitness was a way to create for me, a way to master my own little universe. So, as long as I can sweat, Iโ€™m sane.ย 

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

What are your healthy go-to quarantine snacks?

I am a Costco Queen and I LOVE the dried Mangos there. They are pure sugar, but I donโ€™t care as I devour the whole thing in a week or less. Wait, you said healthy?

What advice would you give to people struggling to find motivation to workout?

Listen, motivation is hard. If it was easy, I wouldnโ€™t have a job. For me, itโ€™s all about self-worth. I believe I deserve to be the best, receive the best, experience the best. I believe I am worthy of that, and so that means being my best physical self.

It seems so obvious to me as itโ€™s really the only thing we have control over. But if that still wonโ€™t get me off my ass, I remind myself itโ€™s not just for me. I need to be my best for the people in my life that I love. I donโ€™t ever want to miss out on life because I wasnโ€™t physically able, and Iโ€™m grateful for every single day that I am.

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

Whatโ€™s the first thing youโ€™re going to do when all of this is over?

Well, Iโ€™m not sure it will ever really โ€œbe over,โ€ the way we wish it was. Sort of how 9/11 changed air travel, I think this will change a lot of our reality. That being said, Iโ€™m trying to not put any exceptions on the future and just stay present in the day to day, because thatโ€™s all we know. The first thing I will do though is hug and kiss every person I loveโ€ฆand probably a few I donโ€™t.

Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly

Watch the Working Out is a Drag with Jason Wimberly trailer below

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Donโ€™t miss the premiere of Working Out is a Drag this Wednesday on WOW Presents Plus โ€“ and for more tips and inspiration, follow Jason on Instagram and Twitter.