EXCLUSIVE: Nia Long, Kelly Rowland, Nicole Ari Parker, Anika Noni Rose, & More GET FIT At Jeanette Jenkins' ESSENCE/NIKE Event

Feb 23 | by Natasha

These YBF chicks are new moms, professionals, wives, and more...and they spent their time before today's annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood luncheon getting it right and tight with celebrity fitness trainer Jeanette Jenkins.

Pics inside of Nia Long's post baby bod, Eva Marcille, Kelly Rowland, and more working it out NIKE style inside...

Yesterday afternoon on the rooftop of the L'Hermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, plenty of YBF chicks hit up the Nike Fuel Band Rooftop Yoga Sculpt Workout for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon. With the help of celeb trainer Jeanette Jenkins, all of the women received a NikeFuel Band as they enjoyed a Yoga Sculpt class...topped off with spa treatments and breakfast. Nice!

In attendance: (l-r in pic above) Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Constance White, Nia Long, Robi Reed (leading Hollywood Casting Director), Anika Noni Rose, Kelly Rowland, Eva Marcille, Kimberly Elise, Jeanette Jenkins & Nicole Ari Parker.

Nicole also handed out her new Save Your Do hair bands she created with hubby Boris Kodjoe. And the ladies kept it cute even while sweating it out.

Actress (and newlywed) Jurnee Smollett also hit up the event.

Nia's looking great after birthing 3-month-old Kez Sunday.

NIKE FUEL measures your daily athletic movement and calculates your Nike Fuel earned for the day, calories burned, steps per day and more.

Fab! Today all these ladies and plenty more will be in attendance at the annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood luncheon honoring Kerry Washington, Octavia Spencer, Paula Patton, & Pam Grier at the Beverly Hills Hotel

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11:08 am - Feb 25, '13

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by Anonymous
10:22 pm - Feb 25, '12

WOW! This is truly a

WOW! This is truly a news-worthy post. Beautiful to see sisters coming together on a positive tip and uplifting one another with smiles, hugs, and being healthy (no drink throwing, fussing up a storm with their veins popping out of their necks ugh). Just classy ladies. One thing: where's Sanaa Lathan? (I'm not even going to front she is my "girl crush" for real)

by let's get it together 2012, sistahs
2:23 pm - Feb 25, '12

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agreed this is a refreshing article: ALL the wonderful shades of black, beaming smiles (look at Elise's cute dimples, Kelly of course is gorg, Nia is always just going to be drop dead beautiful, Animal our Disney princess Dreamgirl, Jurnee grew up to be as pretty as I thght she would be with a good head on her shoulders, and Jeanette is a mad cutie too) just all around fresh-faced fabulousness. I LOVE IT TOO, you go queens!

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2:38 pm - Feb 25, '12

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2:45 pm - Feb 25, '12

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2:22 pm - Feb 25, '12

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9:20 am - Feb 24, '12

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by lunatic
8:32 am - Feb 24, '12

YOU HAVE NEVER LIED ABOUT

YOU HAVE NEVER LIED ABOUT THIS!!!!! this women are gorgeous.....everyone in their own way...sexiness....keep it up sisters!!!! YOU FEATURES ARE BEAUTIFUL....DO NOT LET WHITE WOMEN TRY AND MAKE YOU FEEL UGLY....THEY WANT YOUR FEATURES.......( NOT THE OVERWEIGHT ONES...THE FIT BLACK WOMEN)

by Shannon
3:33 am - Feb 26, '12

I want to know how the hair

I want to know how the hair looked AFTER Nicole Ari's sweat bands! Cuz I am getting my hair done and want to work out and need to figure out a way to keep it preserved.

by cocoapuff
6:28 am - Feb 24, '12

They ladies look fab, sweat

They ladies look fab, sweat and all! Is Jeanette allergic to working out with non skinny women?!

by Kimmy
1:15 am - Feb 24, '12

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WOW! i love the black girl power in this post! so amazing to see these amazing women do their thing and NONE OF THEM are the soulful foolery that people would like us to believe black women are like i.e. nicki minaj/rihanna etc etc LOVE THIS!

by ooooimTELLIN
11:20 pm - Feb 23, '12

My, my, my... How can such a

My, my, my... How can such a uplift post about beautiful, successful black women staying in shape contain such ugly comments? It really makes no sense. Stay healthy and stay positive yall. Negativity can make the prettiest woman ugly as sh*t.

by All Together Now
10:11 pm - Feb 23, '12

Where's Halle? LOL..

by Jen
8:35 pm - Feb 23, '12

Black is beautiful, we as

Black is beautiful, we as sister's need to workout. Many of us don't it is a personal preference, I enjoy working out. It's one of the best stress relievers.

by DKPEACH
6:34 pm - Feb 23, '12

This person lied... read this

This person lied... read this CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Black women are so sexy when they don't fuck they face and nose up trying to look white. God these black women are beautiful AND THEY FITTTTTTT!!!!Beautiful complexion, nose , lips ,the shape , they body!!! The Black woman Is Goddess!!!!! If only most black women were like this, the BLACK MAN WOULD BE HAPPY Shout out to All my African Sistas , All my African Descendents , Afro Cubans , Afro Brazilians The Fulani women, Naiji women, Ghana ladies, South African Ladies, Ethiopian women, Somalians women, Ashanti women, The list goes on I love my black women, I MIGHT GO HARD ON YOU, BUT I LOVE U BLACK WOMEN!!! When you black women are natural you can't be DUPLICATED OR RECYCLED YOU SELF HATING, NOSE CHOPPIN, WHITE MAN LOVING, WHITE WOMEN COPYING, BLEACHED SKIN HAVIN, CONTACT WEARING BLACK WOMEN BETTER STOP PLAYING GODDAMNIT!!!!BECAUSE YALL MAKIN THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF GOOD BLACK WOMEN LOOK BAD AINT THAT SOME BULLCRAP IF I EVER HEARD ANY

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5:05 pm - Feb 23, '12

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What the hell , how did i lie, and how is it bullcrap??? Explain!!!!

by LetsGetIt
6:27 pm - Feb 23, '12

They ladies look fab, sweat

They ladies look fab, sweat and all! Is Jeanette allergic to working out with non skinny women?!

by Kimmy
5:03 pm - Feb 23, '12

They ladies look fab, sweat

They ladies look fab, sweat and all! Is Jeanette allergic to working out with non skinny women?!

by Kimmy
5:03 pm - Feb 23, '12

They ladies look fab, sweat

They ladies look fab, sweat and all! Is Jeanette allergic to working out with non skinny women?!

by Kimmy
5:02 pm - Feb 23, '12

Chicks are beautiful and

Chicks are beautiful and fit--can't beat it.

by Anonymous
5:01 pm - Feb 23, '12

It is simply ridiculous how

It is simply ridiculous how amazingly beautiful all of these women look and are! Gorgeous! Perfection!

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4:21 pm - Feb 23, '12

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by Anonymous
3:12 pm - Feb 23, '12

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by Lucypearl!#@
3:05 pm - Feb 23, '12

I am amazed at how amazing

I am amazed at how amazing Kimberly Elise looks! She's turning 45 this year and still looks like she's in her 20s.

by Bella
2:55 pm - Feb 23, '12

Black women are so sexy when

Black women are so sexy when they don't fuck they face and nose up trying to look white. God these black women are beautiful AND THEY FITTTTTTT!!!!Beautiful complexion, nose , lips ,the shape , they body!!! The Black woman Is Goddess!!!!! If only most black women were like this, the BLACK MAN WOULD BE HAPPY Shout out to All my African Sistas , All my African Descendents , Afro Cubans , Afro Brazilians The Fulani women, Naiji women, Ghana ladies, South African Ladies, Ethiopian women, Somalians women, Ashanti women, The list goes on I love my black women, I MIGHT GO HARD ON YOU, BUT I LOVE U BLACK WOMEN!!! When you black women are natural you can't be DUPLICATED OR RECYCLED YOU SELF HATING, NOSE CHOPPIN, WHITE MAN LOVING, WHITE WOMEN COPYING, BLEACHED SKIN HAVIN, CONTACT WEARING BLACK WOMEN BETTER STOP PLAYING GODDAMNIT!!!!BECAUSE YALL MAKIN THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF GOOD BLACK WOMEN LOOK BAD

by LetsGetIt
2:54 pm - Feb 23, '12

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@ LetsGetit How old are you? Just curious. Yes, we are the most beautiful in our natural state. LOVE IT.

by Africanpride
7:43 pm - Feb 23, '12

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by LetsGetIt
9:22 pm - Feb 23, '12

Very Positive statement, but

Very Positive statement, but I am West African, from the Ashanti Region.... The Ashanti Region is also Located in GHANA

by Anonymous
4:53 pm - Feb 23, '12

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Love West Africa!!!!!!!! Im over at a Ghana blog right now :)

by LetsGetIt
5:25 pm - Feb 23, '12

Again stop genaralizing all

Again stop genaralizing all black women because the women you are around are hot ass messes..GTFOH Convinced you have mother issues

by Tay tay
4:49 pm - Feb 23, '12

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lol, tayyyyyy tayyyyyy love u sistaaa hahaha. Im not generalizing all black women , i even GAVE PRAISE TO BLACK WOMEN , but you still find a way to see the negative. It's all good though

by LetsGetIt
5:39 pm - Feb 23, '12

you said most black women and

you said most black women and that is genarlizing... i have no idea where you live but you need to move becuase I dont know many black women who act in this manor your always speaking of..And the ones that do I dont F with them!!

by Tay tay
8:24 pm - Feb 23, '12

lol iight i don't even argue

lol iight i don't even argue so i aint even gone reply. But where do u suggest i move, where black women aren't feminist!!

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by Anonymous
4:33 pm - Feb 23, '12

you have issues that run deep

you have issues that run deep & will take years of therapy. GO BACK TO AFRICA & see how FAST U wanna come BACK to live with the WHITE MAN (your daddy)

by White America (We still own U)
4:03 pm - Feb 23, '12

lol.. Crakka I HAVE LIVED IN

lol.. Crakka I HAVE LIVED IN NAIROBI, CAPE TOWN AND IN GHANA AND LOVED IT AND PLAN ON LIVING THERE WHEN I GET ENOUGH MONEY!!!!!!!!You crakkkas aint living all that damn grand!!!The hell you're talking about some see how fast i wanna come back, I NEVER WANTED TO LIVE AROUND YOU WEAK ASS RECESSIVE, FRECKLE BACK , PALE CAVE APES!!!! Goddamn snow chimp!!! Your women are ugly, you smell like dogs , you got no rhythm, you crakkas love making black people think you're the best.. And most negros believe it, but goddamnit . You whites are scared of a thriving black community that why you killed all our leaders , you had the cia all over the damn world, just so the darker people of the world would surpass your SAVAGE FUCKING ASS!!!!!!! You crakkas are the worse!!!!! Think twice before commenting to me , especially at a black blog, take yo pale ass over to Katy Perry site, or go look for Taylor Swift fan blog!!!

by LetsGetIt
4:33 pm - Feb 23, '12

We will ALWAYS be your Daddy

We will ALWAYS be your Daddy & run planet earth (by the way....U should be happy that America went to Civil War to FREE black folks. The ENTIRE Country went to WAR to STOP Slavery. Give most white people SOME credit dude)

by White America (We still own U)
5:29 pm - Feb 23, '12

Congratulations Mr White man

Congratulations Mr White man for being the most SAVAGE, INHUMANE, UNCONTROLLABLE, UNTAMABLE, DEVIANT TROGLODYTE on the face of the fucking planet!!! You crakkkas had one of the worst type of cattle slavery in history , were you robbed the people of their language, their culture, they way of life, YOU BREED THEM!!!!!!But you want credit for so called "freeing the slaves" but afterward put JIM CROW LAWS ON THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU MR WHITE MAN And the civil war wasn't about slavery JACK ASS ofcourse alot of you whites and ignorant negros may think so, but the Civil War was about the north being afraid that the south's breaking off would take away from the alternate line of production that the south cotton and north textile mills had created. The war was started to ensure that they did not lose their organizations.

by LetsGetIt
5:56 pm - Feb 23, '12