Zehra Allibhai, Fitness Instructor and Influencer: Wearing a Hijab in The Fitness Space, Breaking Norms, Sharing Personal Challenges on Social Media, Fitness Tips for New Moms, Tabata Training, Healthy Eating Hacks, and Breakfasts In Under 15 Minutes
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Siffat Haider
4.8 • 625 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2019
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode I'm chatting with Zehra Allibhai. Zehra is a personal trainer and the founder of the blog, The FitNest, an online platform through which she shares workout and nutrition information. She’s a mom of two, so she knows what it’s like to have a busy schedule, which is why she creates workouts which are quick, efficient, and realistic. One more thing about Zehra: she wears the hijab, something that is quite uncommon in the fitness space.
Today’s conversation gets into how Zehra is breaking norms in the fitness space by wearing the hijab. We talk about Zehra functioning as a role model for other hijabi women or visible minority groups and she walks us through some of the challenges she’s faced and how to deal with negativity. And of course, we get into the nitty-gritty of fitness. There's a bunch of useful tips for those of you who struggle with balancing fitness with the rest of life. Since Zehra is a mom of two, she shares fitness tips for new mothers and quick and easy workouts (like tabata) for those of you who can only spare 15 or 20 minutes. We also talk nutrition, including quick and easy breakfast ideas (you won’t want to miss this part).
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys and welcome to another episode of the Dream Bigger podcast. I'm your host SIF and I'm the founder of |
| 0:13.7 | icing and glitter, which is a blog, Instagram page and YouTube channel. I have so much to say |
| 0:19.2 | about today's episode, but before I do, I wanted to remind you to |
| 0:22.7 | please subscribe to and review the show if you feel like it's brought you value. It takes about |
| 0:27.5 | 30 seconds on your end, but really helps the show grow and helps me get amazing guests. |
| 0:33.7 | Now, onto today's episode. As you guys know, I love having different kinds of people on the show. |
| 0:39.9 | Today's guest is Zara Ali Bai, a fitness expert, blogger, and personal trainer who's built |
| 0:45.7 | a strong and supportive community online. |
| 0:48.1 | She's also a mom of two and really caters to other moms who want to take control of |
| 0:52.1 | their fitness with her series of super quick |
| 0:54.3 | and efficient workout videos. Guys, this honestly isn't just for moms. I feel like any girl on the go |
| 0:59.8 | can benefit from her workouts. They seriously make you sweat. One interesting thing about Zara is that |
| 1:06.7 | she wears a hijab. Now, usually this isn't something that's even worth mentioning, |
| 1:11.1 | but in Zara's case, I found it super interesting because I rarely see hijabie women in the |
| 1:16.0 | fitness industry. So I wanted to talk to her about her experience representing a minority, |
| 1:20.7 | and we really do get into the topic of diversity. Our chat is super insightful because it really |
| 1:26.7 | sheds light on the fact that Zara is a role model to so many women who are underrepresented and who aren't used to seeing other people who look like them in the fitness industry. |
| 1:36.2 | She's literally saying, screw you to the mainstream idea of what a quote-unquote fitness chick is supposed to look or dress like. Aside from this, |
| 1:46.0 | we get into quick and easy workout tips for the girl on the go, healthy eating hacks, |
| 1:51.2 | breakfast ideas, and so much more. I'm excited for you guys to hear this episode. So without |
| 1:55.9 | further ado, let's welcome Zara to the show. |
| 2:03.8 | All right, Sarah. |
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