As a model and actress, Daisy Feuentes always felt the need to be “rail thin.” But today she’s a proponent for embracing the shape you’re in, and encourages girls and young women to get fit early in life in order to stay fit for a lifetime. During Fitness Magazine’s “Mind, Spirit & Body Games” in New York’s Central Park, Daisy had the opportunity to spread her message. “The message is to get fit, get healthy at an early age, and to start early with a positive mindset for a healthy lifestyle,” Daisy says in a Fitness Magazine interview.

Here’s one striking point made by Daisy in the interview:

When do you feel best about your body?

Daisy: When I’m exercising. For this shoot, I did a lot of circuit training, and I really felt my body working. I didn’t obsess about calories. I just made sure all the basic food groups were in my diet.

I know I feel my best when I’ve fed my body and mind a steady diet of exercise. Exercise is the only diet that really works anyway.

MikeZ – “step by step with no gimmicks”