Fitness Time as a Family

April 5, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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It’s important for every member of your family to get their share of physical activity in their daily lives. Exercise is not only a ‘must’ for people who are trying to lose weight, or get a more sculpted body. One of the best ways to have ‘family time’ and stay healthy is to schedule a family fitness time.

These days, even our kids are busy. They have homework, afterschool activities and friends they want to hang out with. Our days are super-busy too. When we actually do get the chance to get together, this family time is important. To ensure that you get family time each day, even though everyone is busy with their own thing, let that time do double-duty.

When your schedule is packed, any time that can serve dual purposes is a ray of light. Instead of trying to find time to exercise by yourself, why not get the entire family together to exercise? This way, each person gets the physical activity they need, and you can use the time for bonding as well.

Hold Each Other Accountable

One of the downfalls of working out by yourself is the lack of motivation or accountability. Friends may work out with you on occasion, but they have families and other responsibilities too. When you include your own family, you have built-in motivators for each other. What used to be seen as a chore is now fun family time together, because you are tackling it as a team.

The many benefits of family fitness:

• Everyone participates together to gain better fitness

• It’s easy to create challenges for one another

• You’re tackling eating well as a family, and are more likely to pay more attention to it

• You can schedule family fitness around other commitments

When you take on family fitness habits, you end up with constant support 24/7. If your schedule only permits 30 minutes several days a week, that’s fine. However, Instead of thirty according to the time you have to spend together, you can stretch that time to an hour if you want to. Let’s take a look at some ideas for family fitness workouts:

• Work out to a DVD or video

• Go bike riding together

• Lift weights together

• Play video or other games which allow you to get up and move during play.

Each member of your family can pick an exercise they love to do, introducing it to everyone else. On different days, let a different member of the family decide on the workout routine. This way, each member of the family stays involved AND has a chance to show off a new favourite exercise.

By turning exercise and fitness into a family affair, chances are you’ll stick with it longer and enjoy it more than if you were to simply do it on your own. Why not give it a try, and get everyone in your household fit at the same time?

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Couch to 5k Fitness

March 29, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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Running is a highly beneficial form of exercise, can easily be turned into a

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HIIT routine and also costs very little to achieve. It provides a great workout for weight loss, toning and cardiac health. Unfortunately, more often than not some women can’t run across the front yard without becoming winded. This can often leads to mistaken beliefs that we just can’t be successful runners.

The truth is, almost anyone who can walk can run for exercise. Those of us who are out of shape just need to build up slowly but steadily. Too many people try to run long distances at top speed when starting out, and that only leaves them out of breath and makes them more susceptible to injury. A better approach is found in great fitness plan, such as the the Couch to 5k.

How it Works

Couch to 5k is designed with couch potatoes in mind. It starts out at a slow pace, at first doing more walking than jogging. The same amount of exertion is used consistently for a week, then add a little more jogging to the workout. If the program is followed, anyone can be will be running 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) or 30 minutes after two months.

The Couch to 5k program is easy enough for anyone to follow. I chose to talk about this one today as it only requires working out for 20 to 30 minutes three times a week. Each level begins with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk, and progresses as follows:

* Week 1 – Alternate 1 minute of jogging and 1 1/2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
* Week 2 – Alternate 1 1/2 minutes of jogging and 2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
* Week 3 – Jog 200 yards (or 1 1/2 minutes), walk 200 yards (or 1 1/2 minutes), jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes), and walk 400 yards (or 3 minutes). Repeat.
* Week 4 – Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), walk 1/8 mile (or 1 1/2 minutes), jog 1/2 mile or 5 minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or 2 1/2 minutes), jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), walk 1/8 mile (or 1 1/2 minutes), and jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes).
* Week 5 – Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes).
* Week 6 – Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes), and jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes).
* Week 7 – Jog 2 1/2 miles (or 25 minutes).
* Week 8 – Jog 2 3/4 miles (or 28 minutes).
* Week 9 – Jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).

Couch to 5k provides a way for even the most experienced couch potato to get fit. It requires no classes or special skills, just a pair of running shoes and some motivation. A good idea might be to bring along your MP3 player, and listen to music or even a motivational speaker while you’re working out. By the time you reach your goal, chances are you’ll be ready to come up with all new fitness challenges for yourself.

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Fitness, Dieting and Weight Loss

March 24, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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There’s a lot of general information about fitness, dieting and weight loss that people, especially women, aren’t aware of. Being that my goal is to help get everyone healthy and active, I thought I would take some time today to go over some important facts that you may not be aware of.

When it comes to dieting, some of the statistics are pretty scary. First of all, for those who are frequent dieters, they are putting themselves in the line of fire for long term health issues. The worst part is, most women who follow the fad diets, or are frequent dieters don’t even need to lose weight. The yo-yo dieting practiced by many women is frequently a short-term solution. They don’t make permanent changes – they diet until they lose those few pounds they want to lose, and then start to eat as they were before.

The ‘dieting’ industry is now a massive, global industry. From books to plans, courses to pre-packaged servings, this billion dollar industry is aiming their sales pitches to an audience of 90% women.

Women often will diet due to social pressures, or because of preconceived notions of how they should look. Fortunately, as Muslim women this is not an issue for us as much as it is for the rest of the population.

In comparative testing, women are twice as likely as men to develop eating disorders are a result of yo-yo dieting and social pressures. And on any given day in the United States, half of the female population (women and girls alike) are on some sort of diet – usually some fad that will claim they will lose X number of pounds in 4 weeks guaranteed.

For women with a BMI (body mass index) over 28, their chances of developing serious illnesses such as diabetes, fertility issues, polycystic ovarian syndrome, hypertension, heart disease or a very serious combination of any of these.

Obese and overweight women are more likely to receive unclear or suspicious results from breast screening and mammograms.

Weight problems and obesity levels are higher among women of minority groups. Those who are not Caucasian Americans have a much higher risk of obesity – that includes us ladies!!

Exercise, Fitness and Working on Your Weight

Did you know that more than 60% of the US population of women don’t get the required amount of physical exercise recommended daily? For a simple matter of 30 minutes a day, many women are walking into a trap they don’t need to. And one in four women aren’t active at all!

Some examples of the bonuses of regular exercise are as follows:

- Reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes

- Lowering blood pressure and bad cholesterol

- Exercise reduces the amount of stress put on your heart

- Women who exercise regularly are less likely to suffer severe symptoms of PMS and/or menopause

- Walking and riding a bike are just two of the simple ways you can increase the density of your bones

- Those suffering from back or other pain can find relief in exercise, instead of having to resort to medication for their chronic pain

We’ve discussed before how you can exercise without having to go to the gym. While that’s always the best motivator, it’s understandable that you may not be able to attend every day. For those days that you can’t make it, try these exercises at home or outdoors instead; yoga, pilates, walking, running or jogging, cycling, rollerblading, swimming and many other available options. They don’t need to cost a fortune in order to be helpful to you.

There are even things you can do to get yourself moving that don’t involve sports or actual ‘fitness’ training at all. Did you know that you can burn many calories by doing your household chores to a fast-beat music? Or how about taking the stairs instead of the elevator?

Outside work, such as raking the leaves, working in the garden and even mowing the lawn are great forms of physical activity. And if none of these seem to be right for you, be creative! There must be some chore or activity you can be spontaneous with, turning it into a physical activity as well as a chore. Dusting to music makes this tedious task much more fun, don’t you think?

Get out there, get active…and get HEALTHY!

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The 30 Minute Exercise Motivator

February 26, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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If you’re like many other women out there, you have already made that oh-so-easy to make decision that you just don’t have the time to exercise. Why, there are the kids, your job, errands, chores, just being plain tired…these are all perfectly good reasons not to get that exercising into your day, right? Wrong! There is time; and we’re about to help you find it.

Managing Your Time

Anyone who has worked in a fair sized company, or any company at all for that matter, has probably had their share of experiences with time management. The concept of getting the most done in the least amount of time is something most companies strive for. It not only saves them money, it also allows them to see where there is time and/or resources being wasted.

Now, what if you were to apply these same tactics to your own daily life? Calculate how much down time you have, and how often you have it. This could be any amount of time you spend waiting on something, or someone. Such as the time  it takes your assistant to draft the report you asked for. Or the time it takes for the casserole in the oven to finish cooking. It could even be that amount of time (however short it may seem) that your baby has finally fallen asleep for her nap. With enough though, I’m sure you can come up with, at the very least, 30 minutes a day where you have absolutely nothing life-threatening which needs to be done.

Is there any reason why you can’t make that chunk of time your personal exercise time? Nobody ever said you needed to work out 2 hours a day in order to keep fit. You just need to realize that time is available, and then you can schedule some exercise in to fill the slot.

What Type of Exercise do YOU like?

Think of an exercise that you don’t mind doing. It could be as simple as dancing or as complex as martial arts. The fact of the matter is, if you engage in a physical activity you enjoy, the chances are much more likely that you’ll stick to it. If you really aren’t fond of bicycle riding, I really can’t recommend that you choose that as a way to use your 30 minutes of exercise time. You’ll get tired of it, bored, discouraged…you’ll find any number of reasons NOT to have to go out there and ride that bicycle.

If you like to dance however, it will be much easier to keep up with this new routine of adding 30 minutes of physical activity to your day. Why? Because it’s human nature to make time to do the things we actually enjoy. Besides, dancing is an easy one. You can dance with your kids, you can dance around the kitchen while drying the dishes (ok, maybe not with the good china), or you can even dance while your ironing your husband’s shirts.

And do you want to know the best thing about exercise?  It’s cumulative. Take your thirty minutes while ironing shirts, plus another fifteen there while you walk up and down the stairs with laundry baskets and it all beautifully adds up to an increase in your personal fitness level. There is absolutely no reason to let the factor of time be discouraging. Short bursts of more intense exercises often work better for overall fitness. So, if all you have is 10 minutes to spare, go for it, and give it all you’ve got. Run in place as fast as you can, or take the stairs at a faster pace, instead of waiting for the elevator. Just remember if you’re going for short, intense workouts to give it your all the entire time.

Making time for exercise might not be the easiest thing you do today, but it is probably the one which is the most necessary. Sit and think of where you can save a few minutes here and there from your schedule, and make yourself and your health an earnest commitment to use that time for exercise. Once your mind is set, and your habit well cemented into your lifestyle you will find additional opportunities for working out popping up all over the place!

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The Basics of Fitness Bootcamps

February 15, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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Not that long ago, the term “boot camp” was normally reserved for those entering the military or police force, or a location where parents sent their delinquent children and teens to get them ‘straightened out’. Things have changed quite a bit since then.

Today just about anyone can go to “boot camp” to get in shape. The question many people ask however, is WHY would one want to do this? The answer has been repeated time and again by both participants and coordinators – because the method works.

When most of us picture boot camp in our minds, we have visions of uniformed officers, yelling at people from a nose-length away, or while exhausted recruits work themselves to the end of their ropes. While there may be some trainers who use a variety of such intimidation tactics, most are much more pleasant to deal with. Their expectations are realistic, as long as participants show up for their designated instruction period, and try their best while they are there. For the most part, they tend to be very approachable too.

Why Boot Camps Are Effective

There are several reasons why this type of fitness regime actually works. For one thing, they encourage healthy competition between participants. Activities are often designed so that there is a clear winner, and this brings out everyone’s competitive spirit. Winning provides you with a wonderful feeling, and it has been proven that people are more likely to give it everything they’ve got when up against others. Yet there’s also a sense of camaraderie and encouragement among participants which results from facing these challenges together.

Boot camp will often offer types of exercise you may not find in other programs. Many of these boot camps are held outdoors, and they may include a wide variety of activities such as hiking, wall climbing, obstacle courses and team competitions. This makes exercise something to look forward to, keeping us motivated and on our toes.

There are boot camps available which have been designed for specific groups, or those with common goals. Some are targeted toward general fitness, while others are designed to promote weight loss. There are boot camps for every age group, gender and preferred activity or sports. No matter where you fall into things, there is almost definitely a fitness boot camp out there for you and your personal needs.

Your Own Personal Boot Camp

A boot camp can be highly effective, and you are almost certain to find on which can suit your needs. If you can’t find once however, you can still apply some of the principles to your own workout.

Boot camp participants are often expected to perform exercises in rapid succession in order to maximize cardiac benefits and calorie burning. This is something you can just as easily do on your own. Just start out with some all-imortant stretching, then do some running or other intense exercise for 5 to 10 minutes. Move on to some strength building exercises, then alternate between intensity levels for the remainder of your workout.

And don’t forget to add a little adventure to your regimen. You could create your own obstacle course in your yard, try a new piece of bought or borrowed exercise equipment, or look into new hiking trails. A little bit of change can help keep things interesting.

Boot camp fitness programs have very quickly gained quite a bit of popularity in a relatively short period of time. They are a great choice for anyone who realizes they lack motivation to keep up with an exercise program on their own, or thrive better with an aspect of teamwork surrounding their exercise. And as many people are finding out, they can whip themselves into shape very quickly, with boot camp as their stepping stone to a new fitness routine.

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No Better Day to Start Than Today

February 6, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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Okay I am trying this blogging thing.  Mostly because I realize that many people get their inspiration and information from online resources.  Today was the beginning of my yearly “Get Ready for my Birthday” routine.  Yeah even trainers do it too.  My birthday is March 13 and that’s right after the winter hibernation period.  I always put on 5-10lbs over the winter.  Mostly because despite my attempts to learn how to cross country ski, snowboard and just “grin N bare it”, I still dislike being cold. So I do much less activity in the winter.

My goal this year is to drop 5lbs by my birthday in six weeks.  That’s normally a very easy thing to do however with Fit Muslimah Summit Atlanta GA and the stress that comes with planning a conference it’s going to be challenging to stay on track.  But I don’t believe in waiting for “events” or situations to pass before getting on track.  Life will happen despite of everything and health and fitness has to be a priority.  If I waited until after the Summit then I will never start.  Because there is another summit being planned for July and then another in September.  Needless to say there is no better day to start then today.

So this morning I woke up and was determined to exercise first thing before anyone got up to side track me.  Instead of looking for my workout journal as I normally would I saw an oxygen magazine lying on the coffee table so picked it up and saw the “Beyond 300 workout”. 

This is what I did

One Arm Clean Press                       25 reps each side           15lbs (the only dumbbell  I have in the house)

Box Jumps                                             50 reps                          (Used a sturdy chair)

Lying Leg Raise with Dumbbells     50 reps                              15lbs (the only dumbbell  I have in the house)

Romanian Deadlifts                          50 reps                              50lbs  (found two 25lb weight plates laying around)

Elevated Push Up                               50 reps                          (Used the same  sturdy chair)

Bent over  Row                                  50 reps                              50lbs  (used  two 25lb weight plates laying around)

In the magazine they listed a wide grip pull up as the back exercise but I have nowhere in the house to do a pull up so substituted a Bent-over row.  I could have went heavier that 15lbs for the clean press and lying raise but I don’t have heavier weights in the house.

This was a GREAT workout!  I know I am going to feel this tomorrow.  I might have to just go running instead of lifting again.

I followed my workout with 1 quart of water and a vegetable (mushrooms, onions and peppers) omelet (1 egg + 1 egg white). 

Until next time

Mubarakah

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Losing Weight as a Family – Getting Everyone Involved

January 15, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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It’s not always the easiest task to get your family interested and willing to participate in weight loss and healthy eating. But once you do get them involved, they can be the best support you’ll find when you’re working on losing weight and getting healthy together.

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Before starting any new diet plan for yourself and your family, it’s important to talk to your physician. Not only do you need to be sure it’s a good choice for you, but that it suits your family’s needs as well. Of course your husband will require larger portion sizes than you, and you have to take into consideration the nutritional needs of your children as well.

A good place to start for many people wanting to begin eating a healthier diet is to go through the fridge and pantry. This is a project you might want to do with some extra back-up. Your job is to clear the house of all the “junk” food. No more potato chips, ice cream, chocolate…you get the picture. Once everything is out of the house, take a family trip to the grocery store so you can all stock up on healthier foods and snacks like fruits and vegetables, low-fat desserts, and even baked chips instead of those old fried ones.

This whole process is going to take some getting used to. If your family is used to McDonald’s and I-hop every week, getting them into the habit of eating foods that are better for them is not likely to happen overnight. However, if you stick with it, you’ll notice soon enough they don’t mind snacking on carrots, or eating homemade food instead of fast food all the time.

Turn menu planning into a game. You can put healthy meal choices on pieces of paper and have each member pick one out of a hat or box one at a time until all of your choices for the week are filled in. Sit together and have each person choose the healthy main course, while everyone else helps choose side dishes and a dessert which go well with it. You can even try and come up with low calorie versions of your family’s high calorie favorites.

It can be a challenge to find healthy foods that the whole family will like. But this is also a great opportunity to teach them about good nutritional habits, and how the food pyramid works. Starting when your children are young will help them to make the right choices in the future.  But remember, it’s never too late to start a healthy eating plan. Start where you are and keep with it.

And just to add the perfect ending to your new healthy eating plan, why not add family exercise to the whole experience? There’s nothing like some quality family time, and this can easily be achieved by taking a walk while the dinner dishes soak. It’s a lot better for you, both physically and emotionally as a family unit than fast food and television, that’s for sure!

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Fitness after Pregnancy

January 1, 2010 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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Many women ask the same questions after having given birth to their wonderful new baby. “How do I get my old body back? During the last 9 months, your body made continuous changes in order to protect the baby (or babies) you had growing in your womb. Some of these changes may not have been very pleasant at all. Others you are finding now, post-delivery, and you want to do something about them. The most prominent change new mothers want to make is returning to their pre-baby weight and shape. Exercise is one surefire way of speeding up the process.

Chances are that exercise isn’t going to help with those stretch marks. But exercise will definitely help you to find the body you had before you got pregnant. Many new moms have several questions in regards to exercise. Some of the more frequent ones are “How soon can I start an exercise program after delivering my baby?” or “How long will it take to get my figure back?” The answer to these questions, along with many others depends on exactly how healthy you were, physically and mentally, while you were pregnant.

The first rule when considering how to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight and shape is to NOT use celebrities as role models or guides to how you should look after giving birth. Not only do they have the means to pay for private trainers and nannies, they’ve probably been careful almost to the point of obsession about what they ate during their pregnancy.

The majority of new moms have to deal with the other aspects of daily life. Some work outside the home, while others have errands, other children and household maintenance to care for. Hopefully despite all of these duties, you found the time and desire during your pregnancy to get active with some sort of exercise. Any type of regular exercise during your pregnancy will make losing the extra weight that much easier after the baby is born.

Many different types of exercise can assist in the loss of extra pregnancy weight. Not only will it speed up the process, but you will feel better at the end of the day as well. Walking, jogging, yoga and even aerobics can help you build up more stamina and energy for the new responsibility of caring for a baby and your regular responsibilities too.

Most doctors will tell you to wait six weeks after the delivery of your child before beginning any regular exercise plan or routine. However, activities such as walking can be started in moderation shortly after your baby is born. You want to be careful about how fast you begin to exercise, as well as how hard you push yourself. You want to make sure of the safety of an exercise, as well as reduce any potential complications from pushing yourself too hard too fast. It’s important to allow your body to heal before you start any strenuous activities, to avoid complications.

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The Online Fitness Coaching Program with a LIVE Personal Trainer

October 15, 2009 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
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Personal Trainer and Fat Loss Expert Reveals ALL!  

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 Warning: This is not an automated program where you put in some stuff about yourself and get the same fitness and diet program 1000 women before your got.  This is a fitness coaching program with LIVE weekly phone calls, emails and videos.  I only accept 10 women every 12 weeks for this EXCLUSIVE fitness coaching program.

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 My name is Mubarakah (pronounced moo-ba-ra-ka) and I am a certified personal trainer and fitness expert  (you can read my bio here) .  I have a personal mission to help Muslim women become more healthy and fit so you can, as Oprah says, “live your best life ever”.  I believe with the proper motivation, information and dedication anyone can create the body they desire.  It doesn’t matter if you have been “big all your life” or have “tried to lose weight” countless of times.  With the proper guidance YOU CAN DO IT!

 

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I have been working with women and wellness related issues for the last 10 years.  But more importantly than that 

  • I am also a mother of four, a wife, a sister, and a daughter so I understand the burdens and joys of being a woman.
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October 15, 2009 by Mubarakah Ibrahim AFAA CPT  
Filed under Blog

Finally a Body Reshaping Program for Busy Women Who Want To Shed Unwanted Fat  

 ”If You’re Longing To Wear The Clothes You Want But You Settle For Whatever Fits Because You’re Disgusted and Embarrassed With How You’re Body Looks But You Think You Don’t Have The Time to Exercise Then This Is The Most Important Letter You’ll Ever Read”

 

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My name is Mubarakah (pronounced moo-ba-ra-ka) and I am a certified personal trainer and fitness expert  (you can read my bio here) . I’ve been on the Oprah Winfrey Show, contributed to articles in Prevention Magazine and The New Yorks Times on women and fitness but today  I am here to give you the key to unlocking a life of health and fitness tht doesn’t take 5 hours a day to achieve. I have a personal mission to help women become more healthy and fit so you can, as Oprah says, “live your best life ever”.  I believe with the proper motivation, information and dedication anyone can create the body they desire.  It doesn’t matter if you have been “big all your life” or have “tried to lose weight” countless of times.  With the proper guidance YOU CAN DO IT!

 

 “No matter where you choose to worship, all women want to know the same thing . . . how do you get rid of cellulite”

– Mubarakah Ibrahim on the Oprah Show (July 4, 2008)

 I have been working with women and wellness related issues for the last 10 years.  But more importantly than that 

  • I am also a mother of four, a wife, a sister, and a daughter so I understand the burdens and joys of being a woman.
  • I am a business owner and president of an organization and I know what responsibility, deadlines and unexpected turns can create in life. 
  • I am also a fitness enthusiast and recreational athlete so I know what it’s like to have personal health and fitness goals. 

 

And I’ve been where you are at some point in my life.  Here are few phases of my life’s journey that you may be able to relate to. . .

 

  • Gained 80lbs after complications with my first pregnancy
  • Gain between 20-30lbs of extra weight with each of my other 3 children
  • Stay at home mom for 10 years, home schooling all of them.
  • Working full time, going to school full time, in addition to raising 4 children and a husband (Okay we know that’s really 5 children
  • Own a business, going to school part time and trying to lose that last 10lbs I’ve promised myself I wouldn’t gain this winter (it happen to the best of us)

 

If you are ready to finally lose fat and gain a toned and tight body

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I own New Haven CT’s ONLY all women’s personal training studio and Fitness Boot Camp Program for Women.  I’ve help hundred of women burn fat, increase their strength, and improve their fitness level.  The body shaping that happens along the way “ain’t no accident either”. 

 ·         Toned arms

·         Slimmer Thighs

·         Firmer Butt

·         Flatter Abs

 

 Why most have a hard time losing weight….

and keeping it off.

  Reason” Treason:

Do you have a “reason” you don’t exercise as often as you should?  Or eat as healthy as you should Or eat as healthy as you should

 

  • “I’m too tired at the end of the day”
  • “I had to do ________________ for my hubsand/ kids”
  • “I had a hard day so I broke down and had ________________”. ( fill in with your favorite comfort food)

And the list of “reasons” go on. 

If you are ready to finally lose fat and gain a toned and tight body

30 Minute Fat burn Cover

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You can spend all day searching the internet for information and articles about fat loss but who has time for all that?  I have put it all at your finger tips to show you the same program I have used with hundred of women just like you.  To help them lose the weight for good! 

You don’t have to take my word

  

  

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This site does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Use of this site is subject to our terms of service and privacy policy. All material provided on this website is provided for informational or educational purposes only. Consult a physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.

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