Purposeful Fitness with Coach Ola

Ramadan Mubarak everyone! Today's episode is special because Belal and I talked about how to stay physically active during Ramadan and why it's important for our bodies. Belal Hafeez is a Personal Trainer and a Ramadan Fitness Expert. He focuses on helping Muslim men become stronger, lose weight and feel young again. Belal's goal is to redefine the Muslim dad-bod. He offers online training to men...

Ramadan is in just a few days, and this is one of the best months during the Islamic calendar and year where we can really regain productivity as well as get back into track with it.  Today's guest is Mohammed Faris, and I must say that his work is something I have always looked up to as well as have benefited from for years. It was an honor to have him on the show to share with us amazing tips on...

Catherine Zaben is a fitness nutrition expert, a holistic health nutritionist coach, and a mom of 3 daughters.  In this episode today, Catherine shared amazing tips on how to meal plan and prepare for Ramadan. She kept it really simple, and she shared helpful ideas on how we can have the healthiest Ramadan, in shaa Allah. The topics we discussed were: The best tools for meal preparations. Meal pre...

Dr. Jen joins us to talk more about how to regain our mobility during Ramadan. She is a physical therapist and an influencer, as well as helps millions of people around the world regain their mobility through her The Optimal Body and The Mobility Method programs. In this episode, we discussed the following topics: The difference between mobility and flexibility. How the 5 daily prayers in Islam he...

In less than a month, Muslims around the world will be celebrating Ramadan. Today's guest is a wife and a mother of two boys as well as fitness professional who understands how difficult it can be during Ramadan. This is why in this episode, Coach Ola and Zahra discuss the importance of setting goals for Ramadan and taking time to evaluate our nutrition to see how we can improve for and during Ram...

The release date of this episode is the same date as Isra and Miraj in our Islamic calendar. This is a significant night and date into our tradition and faith. It was an honor to have Imam Omar Suleiman share with us how our fitness journey and working for our goals can be related to the journey Prophet Muhammad s.a.w took! Imam Omar Suleiman is a world-renowned scholar and civil rights, activist....

As we are getting ready for Ramadan, we can feel overwhelmed and stressed out with Ramadan preparations.  This is why it's important to take time to keep our spaces organized as much as possible because it will help us with having a clear mind that will help us stay focused during our acts of worship for Ramadan and for life.  In this episode, Crystal shared with us helpful tips on how to keep our...

Ramadan is just around the corner, and it's important to start warming up for it just like we take time to warm up before our workouts.   Today's guest is Umm Sakeenah, known as Kate Hepburn, the founder of Healthy Muslimah platform, summit, and is the author of Then and Now book.   In this episode, we talked about: Her journey into Islam How Ramadan was for her at first when she became Muslim The...

As a personal trainer, functional fitness specialist, and a fitness professional, I believe it is important to work on our spiritual transformation as much as it is important to focus on our physical and mental transformation.  In this brief episode, I shared my own hijab journey and how I got to wear it. I shared the struggles I had at first and the struggles I went afterward. I also announced sp...

Ramadan is around the corner, and you may be wondering where to buy new hijab or even a new Eid gift for someone? Look no further! Today's guest, Sana Mahmood is the CEO and founder of Veiled. Beaut, a hijab company that donates 10% of every purchase for a great cause! Today's episode, we covered the following topics: how Sana started her company Inspirational tips for anyone who is looking to sta...

Mental health matters! This episode, we have Zainab Jackson who is a state licensed Psychotherapist and a Nationally Certified Counselor. She is a published author on numerous peer-reviewed journals that address trauma and resilience. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the...

Lindsey Nicole Faraj is a mother of two and Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist with a passion in helping busy Moms transition themselves and their families into realistic healthy eating and lifestyle habits. In this episode, we talked about the following topics: how is our relationship with our nutrition? which food is great for the gut and why is it important to take care of it. how to help bu...

Since we are getting closer to Ramadan, and we are currently in February, the month of Valentine, Coach Ola wanted to focus on relationships from a holistic approach. Therefore, in this episode, we focused on our relationship with Allah swt and Quran because they are both important to have a spiritual healthy body and mind.  Our guest today is Dr. Yamina Bouguenaya. She is originally from Algeria,...

Since we are in February, the first episode of this month will talk about the importance of focusing on our relationship with ourselves first foremost.  In this episode, Coach Naila and Coach Ola discuss why it is important to love ourselves first foremost before finding love from someone else.  Naila is a Health Coach, who mentors women to achieve their best body and empowered self. She helps her...

In this episode, we have a special guest with us, sister Noor H. Salem. Noor Salem is an author, speaker, and a certified holistic health coach originally from North Carolina. After earning a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of Michigan within two years, she successfully received her graduate certification as a holistic health coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the...

Sara Mudallal is a parkour athlete, has a second-degree black belt, was the first hijabi to compete on American Ninja Warrior, and got featured on Women Health Magazine! In this episode, we discussed the following topics: When and how did she get into parkour sport? Some of the early challenges she faced when she started the sport. Her typical workout style and lifestyle How she got into meal prep...

Imam Wisam Sharieff is a Quran teacher and certified radiologist who has overcome his own health difficulties. And in the past 10 years, he has been taking care of his health.    In this episode, we discussed the following topics: his thesis paper where he discussed Akhirah. The concept of controlling our breath in how it can help with Quran recitation and with our endurance training. How to be fi...

In this second episode, I dive in deeper with you on how BeFit4Akhirah all came about. The topics I have discussed in this episode are: How my grandmother's death woke up me from my depression and mental health struggles. What lectures inspired me to name my business BeFit4Akhirah The journey into creating BeFit4Akhirah. How I was able to finish my college degree with a health promotion minor. And...

In this episode, I, Coach Ola dive in deeper into my personal life background story that is related to why I am so passionate about mental, spiritual, and physical health.    This episode was very hard to record because it was so hard to speak about my background story, but I feel it is important to speak up about my struggles because they are still a reality among so many communities and so many...

Welcome to the Purposeful Fitness with Coach Ola podcast. In this episode, we will hear a trailer of what this podcast will be about, when is the launch date, and what will the first three episodes be all about. Make sure to grab your FREE guide on how to jumpstart your fitness journey that you can keep for a lifetime.  In the guide, I have made it easy to read and follow through with helpful tips...