Essa Al Ansari

60 Pages·2015·13.14 MB·English

MAGAZINE
Register of Exercise Professionals ..... Professionalising Your Industry Quarterly Magazine; Issue 06, Summer 2015
What to Look for in a The DSC
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elcome to our last issue before with us Dubai’s vision for transforming Dubai into a fitter
the summer exodus and before city by creating an infrastructure which is conducive to
• Easy to prepare the Holy Month of Ramadan, exercise. Whilst it’s understandable not everyone loves
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own government departments, the Knowledge and REPs growth continues with the Sharjah Sports council
Human Development Authority (KHDA) has taken the recently announcing their support for REPs and the need to
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premises and with their own staff. By leading the way Last but not least, we are delighted to announce the
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CONTENTS
MAY 2015
08 The DSC Vision
Catherine Hanson Farid speaks to
Saeed Mohamed Hareb, Secretary
General of The Dubai Sports
Council; an organisation dedicated
to making the emirate a fitness-
friendly environment.
12 Leading by Example
This special report shows how the
KHDA (Knowledge and Human
Development Authority, Dubai) has
adopted ‘smart’ fitness techniques
to revolutionalise their operations
and galvanise their employees to
lead healthier lives.
16 Success Stories 28 Gadgets on the Go
Emirati businessman, Essa Al Nowadays, as most trainers agree,
Ansari, shares his weight-loss it’s not only the apple, but also ‘an
adventure over the last two years app a day’ by way of techie-goodies
with REPs UAE. that keeps the doctors away.
20 Must-Have Books for 34 Twenty Laws of Lean
Personal Trainers
Explore 20 wellness strategies that
It’s not only about hitting the gym gym-goers should adopt to ‘lean-out’
and leaning out, fitness pros also faster, and make lifestyle changes
need to read in order to enhance not for losing weight, but gaining
their knowledge of the continually muscle mass instead.
evolving fitness scene.
38 Manager in Focus
24 Members in Focus
Elaine Coronel Superio, Fitness 180°
Two vibrant REPs registered Manager, Sharjah Ladies Club
pros from the region share their tells REPs UAE what makes her tick,
expertise. and also shine.
44 Do You Have The Guts to
be Healthy?
Globally renowned nutritionist and
best-selling author, Patrick Holford
explains why a strong stomach is
essential for optimal health.
46 Low-Carb Diets
Read how a low-carb, moderately
protein-rich and high-fat diet can
help shed those extra pounds more
than any other food plan.
50 What to Look for in a
Personal Trainer
Explore how a personal trainer
must not only “walk-the-talk” but
also possess the certification and
skills to take your fitness to a
higher and safer level.
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CEO
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Catherine Hanson Farid
Director of Operations
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Technical Director
LOOKING TO BE
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YOUR OWN BOSS?
Juliette Alexander
Business Development & Membership Manager If you are a Personal Trainer in the UAE and wish
to work to your own schedule, develop your own
[email protected]
programs and reap the benefits associated with being an
independent personal trainer, then we can help.
Infinity Sport Management is pleased to announce our
Julie Willetts new partnership with IPS LLC. Any aspiring fitness
professional who wishes to work independently within
Compliance and Standards Manager
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My Chiropractor Wants
Y
to See My Feet…
ou’ve finally made an appointment to see your
Chiropractor. Perhaps it’s low back pain that brings
you in or bouts of headaches and you’re tired of
popping pills. Or maybe you’re a runner who’s
training for a big event and you’re hoping for expert
help to remain in prime condition and avoid injury. All
of these are valuable reasons to see a Chiropractor.
Appointment day arrives and the doctor begins the exam.
Suddenly, your doctor’s asking to see the bottoms of your shoes (wait–
what?) and then asks you to remove your shoes and socks completely.
The doctor leads a now-barefooted ‘you’ over to what is called a ‘3D
digital foot scanner’. You’re instructed to “step right up.”
At this point you may be wondering, “What in the world do my feet
have to do with anything? Or, “Did I take a wrong turn and end up at
the podiatrist’s office?”
Actually, feet have to do with a lot and there’s good reason for your
Chiropractor to be interested in them. Chiropractors are trained to look
at a patient’s entire body structure, and the foundation of that structure
is the feet.
Think of your body as a building. The way the building is put together
is important, because it determines how it will hold up to stress and age.
The foundation is especially important, because everything sits on top of
it. When there are cracks in the walls or ceiling – in the analogy, that’s the
low back pain or headaches that prompted you to call the doctor in the
first place – problems in the foundation may be to blame.
Your feet may feel just fine, but that doesn’t mean they’re not causing
trouble up above. Foot imbalance or dysfunction can have ripple effects,
transferring problems (and pain) to the legs, knees, hips, spine, shoulders,
even skull. (The 3D foot scan helps your doctor detect otherwise ‘silent’
problems with the feet; so does examining the wear patterns on your
shoes). So when your Chiropractor asks to look at your feet, don’t hesitate.
Good health starts from the ground up…

Visit Chiropractic Dubai, Emirates European Medical Centre
Address 119 Thanya Rd – Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai

Phone [phone] Hours Open 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
REPs MEMBER BENEFITS
Twenty percent discount to all fitness instructors registered with REPs
UAE for Chiropractic treatment, Physiotherapy and Massage. If one
of your fitness instructors recommends a patient (who books a
minimum package of five Chiropractic treatments) i.e. not
another fitness instructor but a friend or someone
they provide training to, then we offer that
Fitness Instructor one free treatment
i.e. Chiropractic treatment,
Physiotherapy or
Massage. ■
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The
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VISION
It never gets easier,
stronger
you just get ….
Catherine Hanson Farid, Director of Operations, REPs UAE
& Infinity Sports Management speaks to Saeed Mohamed
Hareb, Secretary General of The Dubai Sports Council regarding
the challenges to health in the UAE given its near epidemic
proportions of non-communicable lifestyle diseases like obesity,
diabetes and fatty liver disease. Angela Kurian reports.
E
Saeed Mohamed Hareb, Secretary
General of The Dubai Sports Council
ven though initiatives like the gold-weight for those people who participate as a family. It has been
program where you win a kilo of gold for every very successful with locals losing upto five, ten and in some
kilo of body weight-loss have captured the cases, even 40 kgs.
imagination of residents and citizens alike, the We have also introduced other programs for children
implications of financial gain to incentivise that encourage the families to eat healthy, home-cooked
overweight people to make crucial lifestyle meals, eat out less and exercise regularly to lose weight.
modifications – which could mean the difference between If public health initiatives are to be sustainable, the core
life and death – must be rooted in sound family practices. element of behaviour modification must start at the
Saeed Mohamed Hareb explains, “As children learn family level.”
from parents, it is vital to educate the parents about the A firm believer in the role of REPs UAE to communicate
importance of following a clean diet and keeping physically the importance of regulating fitness certification to expat
active. This Dubai Munipality program ‘Your Weight in Gold’ and locals as well as the fitness professionals operating in
has been opened this year to children as well to encourage the region, he believes that the UAE’s Emirati population
over weight children to lose weight with double the rewards are different from before.
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The DSC Vision
“I personally witness locals walking daily
because they want to become fit and stay fit. The
new walking paths introduced all over the city
have encouraged families to start walking more
and you can see them walking in the afternoons
around p.m. Local children have also started
to control their food intake and are exercising
regularly. To me, it’s not only about fitness and
building muscles; it’s also about staying away from
junk food and walking and swimming as much as
possible, as both are important for cardio-vascular
health”, he feels.
In terms of his own lifestyle, Saeed Mohamed
Hareb enjoys a vibrant routine. “I wake up at 5 in the
morning to attend prayers at the mosque. I find this
spiritually invigorating practice has built discipline
into my routine. Then I proceed to take a long
rejuvenating walk on the beach till the sun comes
up. I take a photo of this beautiful sunrise, post it on
Instagram and thats how I begin my day everyday.”
A minute in the mouth, a month on the hips
Dubai’s rapidly-expanding infrastructure embraces
Aware of the traditions of the region, Saeed Mohamed Hareb excellent facilities for running, cycling, swimming and other
says that “Food and portion control can be a challenge not sports. “By developing these additions to public areas, we are
only because of temptations but also because in the Emirati encouraging people to try their hand at physical activities
culture, it’s discourteous to say no when you’re offered food and enjoy the great outdoors. It was a proud moment for
and we usually have to accept with good grace. However, us when we won the Expo2020, but the focus is just not on
things are changing. If we eat to excess, we also ensure we 2020, its equally important to create a healthy city, designed
lose the weight too by exercising more. to make people walk. Dubai has introduced walking paths,
The local traditional diet of Emiratis is actually healthy cycle paths, indoor facilities, ladies-only facilities, and
as it includes lots of fish and vegetables.” Like everyone else, shopping areas such as the ones on Al Wasl and JBR which
he acknowledges that American consumerism and junk food entice people to ‘Eat & Walk’.
has deteriorated the health of the nation in general and this Nowadays, people go to the The Dubai Mall and Burj
is a trend wellness pioneers like him are consciously trying Khalifa not just for shopping, “Dubai has come up with
to overturn. the concept of ‘mall walking’, a sport that ensures people
However, despite the fact that Dubai is facing a health stay physically active even when they’re surrounded by
crisis with diabetes rates increasing over 10 percent every commercial temptations. People also get fit during Ramadan.
year, the city has come a long way in the last 20 years, I see people almost an hour before sunset walking around,
growing exponentially even within the health and fitness getting their exercise before the start of the day.” Saeed
industry. The result is that the local community has taken Mohamed Hareb ends on a positive note: “Dubai is rapidly
this on board by making conscious lifestyle edits. “We also gaining awareness that a top global city cannot stay in pole
acknowledge that the UAE is a country that consists of position unless its citizens understand that keeping fit and
diverse nationalities and when we see expats picking up active is a priority of sustainability and pride. Afterall, look
gym bags and going to work out, their commitment to at our rulers, they are shining role models for health and
fitness makes us want to join in as well. In the future, we fitness that we can all aspire to.”
envision that Dubai will become one of the healthiest cities
Objectives of DSC
in the world and the first step is educating people to totally
avoid junk food”, he says. • Setting up a distinguished sporting community.
• DSC Vision
• Investing the revenues as well as the capabilities to set
up an ideal sporting sector to make Dubai a pioneering
milestone in sports. ■
“Dubai is rapidly gaining awareness that a top
global city cannot stay in pole position unless its
citizens understand that keeping fit and active
is a priority of sustainability and pride. Afterall,
look at our rulers, they are shining role models
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of for health and fitness that we can all aspire to.”
Dubai, with his daughter, Her Highness Sheikha Al Jalila.
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