This is a YouTube video titled "How the fitness industry could be more empathetic with Drew Manning" containing a monologue by Drew Manning recorded in 2023. He reflects on his experiences with social media changes since 2011, his journey to gain empathy for people struggling with weight and body image, and the importance of empathy in the fitness industry, especially during the challenging year of 2020.
In 2011, social media wasn't what it is today. Like social media is totally different. There's live streaming, there's insta stories, there's TikTok. And so people didn't really get to see the journey as it happened. Most of them heard about it after the fact or maybe like followed me on Facebook. Right. And so I wanted to do it again in 2020 because the first time around I was like I said I was humbled and I learned a lot about the importance of empathy. I gained a lot of empathy for those that struggle with their weight and their body image issues. And so in 2020, you know, how crazy of a year that was with the pandemic and the riots in this country. And it's very divisive and still is unfortunately. But I think empathy is one of those things that can change the world truly. I think the fitness industry is an industry that lacks empathy in a lot of different ways.
