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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:

WORKOUT TIMING TIPS FOR 9 TO 5ERS!

Hi there! How are you doing today? Lets dive straight into today's post. The most popular excuse I get from 9 to 5ers is not having time to exercise, and quite frankly I understand. There is little or no respect for employees personal time in Nigeria, so in most work environments, employees may find themselves working longer than 9-5, probably 7am-9pm on a regular basis! This coupled with the Lagos traffic leaves one with no time to do anything else but eat and sleep right?

While this excuse is understandable, but if you are able to find time to watch movies, scroll through instagram, have a drink with the girls/boys, etc, then you do have time to exercise, you just do not have it as a priority. Anyway, I am not here to condemn anyone, but to offer tips to those who truly do not have time. Hopefully these tips would open your eyes to new possible ways to make your workout work!

HELLO NIGERIA, MEET YOUR ZUMBA EDUCATION SPECIALIST!

Ibifaka BenKalio Akinbinu
Zumba Education Specialist

Every serious zumba fitness enthusiast would be farmiliar with the term "Zumba Education Specialist", popularly shortened "ZES". A ZES is the only person authorized by Zumba Fitness LLC to hold training and certify prospective zumba fitness instructors. For those who believe zumba is a type of dance, Zumba is not a dance genre, but a dance fitness program inspired by Latin and International dance and rhythms. Beyond a dance fitness program, Zumba is an incorporated company with headquarters in Miami, Florida. ZES' work closely with the headquarters, or in some countries were the company runs regional home offices, ZES' liaise with such regional home offices. 

FABILA'S FITNESS AT THE KATES FIT 4 LIFE EVENT!

It was another fun Saturday for me. Today (December 2 2017), a one of a kind event was hosted by celebrity actress and fitness enthusiast Kate Henshaw. The event was titled "Kates Fit 4 Life" and featured top trainers Esta Morenikeji, Adura O, France, TL and myself (Fabila)! Guests went through a number of workout routines, fitness challenges and it was raining prizes. MC Abbey was the Master of Ceremony and DJ Jimmy Jatt was the official DJ. The event was put together by FK Management. It was an honor to be part of this event. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy! Remember you can contact me to be a part of your event, corporate, birthday parties, fitness events, etc!

FABILA'S FITNESS AT THE 2017 FITFAM FEST HELD IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Hello Fitfam nation! It's been a minute! Last week Saturday, November 25, 2017 was the second edition of the FitFam Fest and we partnered with the organizers to handle the zumba fitness session. The event was held at the Ember Creek, Landmark Towers, Water Corporation Drive Lagos. The event featured lots of fitness activities, including Zumba, my favourite sport!!! I handled the zumba session and it was super fun! The event was overall well put together and I look forward to the next edition. See more pictures after the cut...

My arrival...rocking zumbawear from top to bottom

TIPS TO AVOIDING SOCIAL MEDIA DEPRESSION!

Hello you, how are you doing today? I am doing well, still in the business of spreading happiness through dance and movement.

I have written about depression long ago on this platform, but today I want to briefly talk about the negative effects of social media and how we can protect our mental and emotional health. Now I know we have all felt some level of self worthlessness (pardon my choice of words) while scrolling through Instagram, snapchat and the likes. You know, you see those glamorous destination holiday photos of people you've never met, but feel you know and you look at your life and wondering why you can't even afford a trip within Nigeria! Well, if you have never felt this way, I applaud you, you must have your life all together!

We are no doubt in the social media age, everyone's on it. I have been in a certain gathering where some ladies were proudly talking about how many Instagram followers they had. At the time, I had about 400, (which is a lot, if you think of a room filled with 400 people), but most of these ladies had over 10,000 followers and they looked at me like I should have been ashamed to speak (like "sorry you can't sit with us" LOL).