This month, Opening Ceremony is taking our juice cleanse to the next level with a new edition of Sartorial Snacks, where food and fashion mix (literally) to create the perfect concoction. In the spirit of healthy living and our new produce-inspired Pre-Fall 2015 collection, we’re introducing you to some of our fave juicers, with personal recipes to match.
We all know the feeling (or at least I do) when you take that spin class and the trainer loves life a little too much. Guilt immediately sets in while I think, “I’m an awful person, but I can’t stand how excited this person is.” Fitness artist Nicole Winhoffer has more energy than anyone I’ve ever met, yet I loved Every. Single. Second. Seriously, she’s like a spiritual fitness maven. My new internal thoughts? “Who needs a therapist when there is Nicole Winhoffer?”
The NYC-born world-renowned dancer/trainer is real. She’s got the ambition, sassiness, and strength we all love about a true New Yorker with the kindness of a midwestern heart. Nicole’s authenticity is inspiring: you’d think it would be hard to chat with such a phenomenal athlete and have her understand that life exists outside of working out, but she gets it. She wants you to have fun, eat pizza, get drinks, and most importantly, always listen to a great playlist. But she also wants you to reconnect with those primal roots (aka your body), to feel again, to learn what makes you happy, and to prepare you for when shit gets real… Because just like life, Nicole’s workouts don’t stop.
Below, Nicole reveals the recipe for her #LoveYourself juice that shares her life philosophy.
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CARLY AIMI: Tell us about your career and how you got started.
NICOLE WINHOFFER: I started out as a young child obsessed with people and dance and art, and I always felt really weird in school because no one understood me. Dance was my escape, and I studied all styles of dance. I got into singing and drama, and found myself training people I was in shows with [in dance]. Growing up in a strict house where I couldn’t shave or go to school dances or kiss boys, dance was my way to connect with my body. I became really good at it because it was the only thing I ever did.
I worked with Madonna for a while training her dancers for her tour, then she asked me to be her trainer full time. I did that for six years. I was training a lot of people at that time because my style is very unique; I really wanted to push art and expression through my training. I’m now the adidas by Stella McCartney Global Ambassador. I trained Stella [McCartney] and I am all about art and health and fitness just like her clothes, so it was a perfect fit. Now I travel around the world representing the brand. I’m also working on a few new projects which will come out soon. Basically, I’m trying to change the world.
You’re really into the spiritual aspect of changing your mind and body. How do you suggest improving your life spiritually?
The first mistake people in society, especially New York and America, make is that we identify with our minds way too much—even women. We’re an
We all know the feeling (or at least I do) when you take that spin class and the trainer loves life a little too much. Guilt immediately sets in while I think, “I’m an awful person, but I can’t stand how excited this person is.” Fitness artist Nicole Winhoffer has more energy than anyone I’ve ever met, yet I loved Every. Single. Second. Seriously, she’s like a spiritual fitness maven. My new internal thoughts? “Who needs a therapist when there is Nicole Winhoffer?”
The NYC-born world-renowned dancer/trainer is real. She’s got the ambition, sassiness, and strength we all love about a true New Yorker with the kindness of a midwestern heart. Nicole’s authenticity is inspiring: you’d think it would be hard to chat with such a phenomenal athlete and have her understand that life exists outside of working out, but she gets it. She wants you to have fun, eat pizza, get drinks, and most importantly, always listen to a great playlist. But she also wants you to reconnect with those primal roots (aka your body), to feel again, to learn what makes you happy, and to prepare you for when shit gets real… Because just like life, Nicole’s workouts don’t stop.
Below, Nicole reveals the recipe for her #LoveYourself juice that shares her life philosophy.
Shop all Opening Ceremony men’s and women’s
CARLY AIMI: Tell us about your career and how you got started.
NICOLE WINHOFFER: I started out as a young child obsessed with people and dance and art, and I always felt really weird in school because no one understood me. Dance was my escape, and I studied all styles of dance. I got into singing and drama, and found myself training people I was in shows with [in dance]. Growing up in a strict house where I couldn’t shave or go to school dances or kiss boys, dance was my way to connect with my body. I became really good at it because it was the only thing I ever did.
I worked with Madonna for a while training her dancers for her tour, then she asked me to be her trainer full time. I did that for six years. I was training a lot of people at that time because my style is very unique; I really wanted to push art and expression through my training. I’m now the adidas by Stella McCartney Global Ambassador. I trained Stella [McCartney] and I am all about art and health and fitness just like her clothes, so it was a perfect fit. Now I travel around the world representing the brand. I’m also working on a few new projects which will come out soon. Basically, I’m trying to change the world.
You’re really into the spiritual aspect of changing your mind and body. How do you suggest improving your life spiritually?
The first mistake people in society, especially New York and America, make is that we identify with our minds way too much—even women. We’re an