North Bay Woman

40 NORTH BAY WOMAN S P R I N G | S U M M E R 2 0 2 0 more that way." Trim, petite, blonde and with demonstrably high-octane energy palpable even through our FaceTime connection, Dailey, 52, has been proven correct so far. The world of exercise has gone through a revolution in 2020 thanks to the coronavirus. Now, in summer 2020, thousands of fitness studios around the world are featuring online classes that people can take in their living rooms, in their rattiest clothes. Sure, the social element has disappeared. The upside? Just about anyone anywhere who finds out about a fascinating type of movement available online somewhere on earth, can sign up for it. It makes staying stuck at home the perfect opportunity to give into exercise as the way to spend hours a day…if one is inclined that way. As a result, Dailey has found that business is surprisingly strong. "We've had 1,500 new subscribers to our online platform in the last two weeks," she said. "People who have never been part of The Dailey Method before. Online fitness has turned out to be a wonderful way to promote The Dailey Method and our classes. We get to be in the forefront of fitness while we practice how to teach live in front of a camera. It's very different than teaching in front of a room full of people." The self-professed passionate dancer, body sculptor and visionary never set out to become a magnate of movement. That continues to surprise her, Dailey said. Call her an inadvertent entrepreneur. In 2000, after having studied the Lotte Berk method of Above: Jill Dailey with her children Damian, Julius and Nico. Below: Dailey has many interests including travel, cooking, exploring different classes and forms of exercise, and loves playing games with her kids. – Photos by Jennifer Skinner Portraits, in her imagery

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