Melissa Ranea | April, 15 2024
I am a Group Exercise and Fitness Trainer at Webber Wentzel and Virgin Active. My work involves teaching, providing, motivating, creating fun environment, maintaining and sustaining relationships, creating innovative fitness programs and advising on the better steps in loving a healthy life. I am the last children of 3, two males and a female. We were born in Limpopo but raised in Gauteng by our mother.
I’m very passionate about sports and fitness and have been from a very young age. I believe a humans body functions better with a balance of mental, physical and spiritual alignment. I got my qualifications at Trifocus Fitness Academy for the work I’m currently enrolled in as a health and wellness trainer.
What inspired me into fitness was the love for sports and physical activities, while growing up I wasn’t allowed to have a lot of friends so I could supplement my social void with physical activities at school. Every season had its own type of sport and I could join each of them just to be social with other kids little did I know I was creating a passion. Now I’ve grown up and made it my career and my bread and butter.
“I use the same knowledge and one I acquired at school to change peoples life’s and my own”
My Journey started when I was young, driven by passion I always saw it fit to challenge myself against the older guys because I knew in so doing, I would be better than my peers in my age group. Around age 15 I moved from calisthenics to weightlifting at a community hall around the township, that’s when I expanded my knowledge. I learnt how to build and shape my body to a size I never imagined. Now I use the same knowledge and one I acquired at school to change peoples life’s and my own.
Fitness to me means balancing the human body with necessary exercises and activities to always stimulate the mind, muscles, respiratory and cardiovascular system and importantly the spirit. It is vital for one to engage in physical activities like sports, swimming, aerobic and unaerobic exercises, reading and eating balanced and healthy food. This helps in providing better lifestyle and promotes good health and wellness.
The Benefits of exercises are:
*Reduces risk of diseases
*Improves brain health
*Manages the bodies weight
*Better sleeping patterns
*Strength bones and muscles
*Become more flexible and have the ability to perform daily activities better.
Generally one can aim at working out 4-5 times a week but the times of your workouts may vary depending or according to your availability. It is vital to accommodate both cardio and strength based workouts in your program. If you can’t afford a gym membership, one can still have fun workouts in the comfort of their home. The internet is a great tool for beginners by watching videos of professionals workout to better have knowledge of the posture and form of the exercise, more importantly the safety behind them.
Basic exercises that one can as a beginner are:
*Kneeling push ups
*Basic squats
*Sit ups
*High knees or knee lifts
*Jumping jacks or star Jumps
Exercising requires time and dedication, as of location if you have means in your pocket you can register with any gym institution or even in the comfort of your home as I mentioned above or wherever you feel is safe and spacious enough to have a breathable and adequate workout.
You can contact me on the following platforms:
Cell: 067 131 0416
Instagram: Elijah_Ishmael
Facebook: Elias Ishmael Gunene