DONT QUIT YOUR 9-5 FOR A FULL TIME FITNESS CAREER UNTIL YOU READ THIS!

Fabila at the 2018 Shape Up Naija Fitness Carnival

So you are passionate about fitness, congratulations!

The fitness industry has become increasingly attractive for people searching for entrepreneurship adventures. With the aid of Instagram and other social apps, people are often swayed by the huge followings, likes and comments and led to believe that a career in fitness would be a walk in the park.

I resigned from a decent paying 9-5 to go full-time as a fitness instructor. I have no regrets, it's been 6 years of learning and progression. However, I do see people who hurry out of the 9-5 only to hurry back in desperate need of a job!

So before you decide to take that big leap and quit your 9-5, kindly pause and consider the following:

1. Is this a fluke? We humans are fickle minded. One minute we want to go to fashion school, and the next you want to isolate yourself on an island! How long have you been thinking about this? Is it just the next best thing to do because everyone seems to be going in that direction? Or perhaps it looks easier than waking up for a 9-5 daily!

2. Fitness is diverse. Which direction are you going? Do you want to be a personal trainer or a group fitness instructor, a health coach or a nutritionist? What specialties would you teach, Zumba, Pilates, yoga, Crossfit, etc. Knowing which direction you are going would help you with the next point below.

3. Although it may seem less capital intensive, anyone looking to be professional would look to take certifications. Some of these certifications cost over $400 and most of them need to be renewed on a yearly, biannual basis. Most have memberships beyond the certification fee which needs to be paid annually.

4. Are you prepared for the down times and possible lifestyle changes? So you quit your job and then your classes take 6 months or more to fill up. You schedule classes, no one shows up, 9 months down the line and you think, that 9-5 doesn't look so bad After-all! Now you really wish you could earn some salary!

This is not to discourage you but to get you thinking about the decision you are about to make. There will be days the passion in you will not be enough, you need to pay bills and it's money that will pay them. Consider the above carefully and make an informed decision to better prepare yourself.

I wish you a successful fitness career!

HEALING POWER OF CELERY

I bought a green smoothie some months back which had celery as one of its ingredients. While placing my order, I was a bit skeptical about how a celery smoothie would taste, but my oh my did I enjoy it. Now, I am busy making celery smoothies and even cooking celery soup. I know I tend to go overboard with new discoveries. Well, all of this made me wonder what my body was benefiting from my new found love. After all, it is a vegetable, so it should have loads of nutritional and health benefits right?

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ZOBO/SORREL DRINK

z obo/sorrel was a must have during family gatherings. As children, we loved drinking it, not only because of how nice it tasted, but also because it coloured our lips and tongues red. Zobo (Nigerian) or Sorrel (Jamaican) is a red coloured drink made from a flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. The sorrel plant contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and a group of compounds called flavonoids. Flavanoids not only gives the sorrel plant its deep red colour, but, are also rich in antioxidants which rids the body of toxins. The sorrel plant also contains nutraceleuticals, which are said to be helpful to the health. Nutraceleuticals can help prevent and treat several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

SOME OF YOUR EXERCISE IN PREGNANCY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

I t’s been a long time I wrote, but trust me I have not been idle. I recently had a baby and I am glad I have some pregnancy fitness experiences to share with you. After my marriage union with my lovely husband, I began to get advice from some concerned colleagues and family about slowing down on my exercising and focusing on building a family and making babies. I wondered how exercising interfered with me achieving any of that, to my surprise some people believed that exercising was going to prevent me from conceiving. In fact, a particular ex-colleague of mine really scared me when she told me that I could just keep having miscarriages and not even know it. I did not let any of this bother me as I believed that pregnancy would happen at Gods time. Besides I had only been married for a month and still looking forward to our honeymoon. Pregnancy was certainly not on my mind at this time. To answer your first question can I conceive while exercising?

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