About Us

“Fitness is not a look; it’s a state of being . . .

Looking good is just a side effect”

Mubarakah Ibrahim

Our Vision: 

“A healthier Ummah one Muslim woman at a time”

Our Mission:Fit Muslimah Initiative seeks to motivate, educate and inspire Muslim women to lead healthier lives through being physically active and more informed and proactive about the health and wellbeing of themselves and their families.  Through online communities and live events Fit Muslimah will help Muslim women take definitive steps to improve their physical, mental and spiritual health.

Community Impact:

The Fit Muslimah Initiative Project recognizes that women are the backbone of the family and the family is the foundation of society.  Through strengthening women we will strengthen society.  When women care for themselves, they take better care of others and can better benefit their families, friends and the communities as a whole. When Muslim women lead more healthy and fit lifestyles the entire Muslim community will benefit, Inshallah.

About Us

The Fit Muslimah Initiative began in New Haven CT in the spring of 2003 as the brain child of Mubarakah Ibrahim a local personal trainer and Muslimah.  She began hosting local “fun fitness” days for Muslim women by renting the local community center.  She would instruct a fitness class, give a workshop and the women would swim.  We only had one requirement for all of the activities, you had to MOVE!  That meant Scrabble was banned but Twister was welcomed.  The Pocketbook game was replaced with a contest of who could do the most push-ups and the recipes that were shared talked of replacing the white sugar and white flour in our favorite meals.  For 3 summers “fun fitness days” attracted Muslim women throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts area, Alhumdullilah!

With a team of Muslim women throughout the U.S The Fit Muslimah Initiative began a revolutionary call for Muslim women to get us and get moving at the first Health and Fitness Summit for Muslim Women.  The Fit Muslimah Annual Health and Fitness Summit was an international calling for Muslim women to take steps towards improving their physical, mental and spiritual health.  We bought together over 250 Muslim women from 13 different states and Canada to share in 2 full days of fitness classes and health workshops.  From kickboxing and belly dancing to workshops on hypnotherapy and Qur’anic therapy, the wide range of health and fitness options allowed every attendant to “find their own path to wellness”.

Projects/Events

All Fit Muslimah projects and events will aim to motive, educate and inspire Muslim women about health and fitness.  Through this initiative we will gather knowledgeable and experienced health and fitness professionals, both Muslim and non-Muslim to educate Muslim women in the areas of health and fitness.

Events

• Regional Fit  Muslimah Summit
• Annual Fit Muslimah Retreat
• Fit Muslimah Ambassador Certifications
• Fit Muslimah Sports Camp for Girls

Website

Online “Gym” for Muslim Women   September 2007

Fit Muslimah.com is the online “gym” for Muslim Women.  It is the first virtual community dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of Muslim Women.

Why an on-line Gym for Muslim Women?

Muslim women suffer from the same rates of obesity and its related diseases as the non-Muslims.  Obesity, stress, physical, emotional and mental illness affect every nationality, ethnicity and religion.  Muslim women are no exception.  Unfortunately as Muslims in non-Muslim countries our resources are sometimes limited when it comes to getting information, products that do not fall outside the bounds of Islam.  Products and services in the conventional fitness industry are often not appropriate for Muslim due to the attire, music and source of the products.  A diet pill may work well but if it’s enclosed in a gelatin capsule made from pork it won’t do a Muslim much good.  From this realization Fit Muslimah.com was born. Fit Muslimah.com is a project of the Fit Muslimah Initiative Project which is dedicated to developing a health and fitness industry niche that caters to Muslim women.

Through Fit Muslimah.com members

· Read articles and information that speak directly to the wellbeing of Muslim women.

· Tune into monthly tele-conferences with Muslimah personal trainers, psychologist, social workers, doctors, nutritionist, naturopaths, motivational speakers and more.

· View pictures of exercises and video streaming workout allowing you to get in shape in the privacy of your own home.

· Download illustrated exercise routines to take to the gym with you.

· Join support groups to share with other Muslim women with similar goal, be it weight loss, going vegetarian or living gluten free.

· From reduced fat curry chicken to oven fried cat fish, find and share healthy ethnic recipes.

· Purchased Recommended Books and Products that are have been reviewed and recommended by Muslim Health and Fitness Professionals.

Our LIVE Events Include:

· Annual Health and Fitness Summit for Muslim Women

· Live Workshops and certifications specifically for Muslim women from our very own fitness certifications to Tibb-ul-Nabii (Medicines of the Prophet) certifications.  Study under Muslim experts in their fields to increase your knowledge in ways that will enhance your life, Inshallah.

· Muslimah Retreats that are geared towards enhancing your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.

Why an on-line Gym for Muslim Women?

Muslim women suffer from the same rates of obesity and its related diseases as the non-Muslims.  Obesity, Stress, Physical, emotional and mental illness affect every nationality, ethnicity and religion.  Muslim women are no exception.  Unfortunately as Muslims in non-Muslim countries our resources are sometimes limited when it comes to getting information, products that do not fall outside the bounds of Islam.  Products and services in the conventional fitness industry are often not appropriate for Muslim due to the attire, music and source of the products.  A diet pill may work well but if it’s enclosed in a gelatin capsule made from pork it won’t do a Muslim much good.  From this realization Fit Muslimah.com was born.

Fit Muslimah.com is a brain child of the Fit Muslimah Initiative Project which is dedicated to developing a health and fitness industry niche that caters to Muslim women based on four simple foundation rules.

1. The Guide is the Quran and Sunnah and no desire for anything, weight loss, a flatter tummy, or leaner legs over rules them.

2. With this guide the Muslim woman must cover in public everything but her face and hands.  And as long as these rules are held she is free to engage in activities that does not compromise them.

3. Men and women should have a degree of separation to prevent sexual temptation, fitnah and abide by the laws of Allah and his Messenger.

4. Our diets should be from the best of what Allah has provided.  For this sites’ purposes that means a majority a whole food halal diet. Halal = that which is killed by a Muslim, or that which there is no doubt that it has been killed in the proscribed manner.

May Allah give us Tawfeeq (success)