Our September/October 2015 cover model is 40-year-old IFBB fitness champion Tanji Johnson. The impressive athlete placed in the top five in the past nine Olympias and took second place at the Olympia this September. Find out how Johnson got started in the fitness industry, what she loves about being a fitness competitor, and her goals for the future in this video.

(Video by Mark Chadwick.)

Hair and makeup by Amerlee Schoneweis.

Top and bottom by Elisabetta Rogiani