A podcast providing opportunities for Women in Sports and Fitness, talking about their journey and growth. It covers open discussions and topics of real life struggles of overcoming adversities with celebrations too. Discussing about stereotypes, gender play gap, youth fitness and the perceived perceptions of how females should be presented in the Fitness Industry and being a Personal Trainer. The cultural barriers faced by a specific group of women and much more cover in each Podcast but one thing we have in common is fitness, sports, humour with laughter thrown in for good measure.
Andrea Corbett done a special intimate free flow interview with me
This is a special episode of myself being interviewed by Andrea Corbett, CEO and Founder of Focus cic and International Bodybuilder. We have an intimate conversation about my sporting past, family, secrets and deception due to sporting passion, we discuss about my body dysmorphia, modest sports clothing and the lack of it and the importance of my faith balanced with male dominated sports to being in the fitness industry and facing adversities offering male training programmes and how social media trolling can get nasty!
15 Aug 2020
Free Flow Interview Chat with Kate Waters
Boxer, Fight Director and Amateur Boxing Coach. Kate has participated in 13 White Collar Fights and that’s when she become hooked! Kate discusses the impact of Covid-19 and how it’s affected the industry she works in and taking part in the 2.6 challenge to raise money for Refuge, a charity for women who suffer domestic abuse.
13 Aug 2020
Free Flow Chat with Yasmin Hussain, Female FA Coach Ep#6
On this podcast show I chat with Yasmin Hussain, an inspiring female coach who’s a
FA qualified Football Coach, and has been coaching for 3 years and is a Coach for Muslimah Sports Association. Yasmin Hussain also plays and Is a Manager for Frenford F.C, Leyton orient trust and Colebrook Royals and is a
London Football Association council member part of the
Women and Girls Advisory Group.
A Player in super 5 league that got their big shot at Stamford Bridge and winner of the Nike Woman Tournament.
Yasmin Coaches woman indoor football to grassroot level and started with 5 Muslim players and now have over 20 players within 1 year.
We discuss about cultural barriers and the lack of opportunities growing up as a female teenager and why it took 20 years later to decide to go back and play Football, but also to take the step on training to become a coach, partly due to the change within societies opinions. We talk Football and inclusion of young girls and women in male dominated sports and still the lack of awareness and stigma perceptions that surround sports like football. How our minds can become our own barriers and stop us from perusing in physical activity or in the participation in sports specific clubs and the need for an increase in female coaches across the United Kingdom.
12 Aug 2020
Uncut free flow interview with Sarah, qualified personal trainer and youth fitness mentor.
An honest free flow chat with Sarah about the hurdles of being a personal trainer and a small insight into how personal trainers struggle with self employment and renting in gyms in order to survive as a PT. Touching on about Algeria culture and men’s perception of women and girls involvement of male dominated sports and the barriers Sarah has faced from her own family wanting to study Sports Science at undergraduate and Post graduate degree level to working in a gym and why Sarah chose to be a Socca Aerobics Instructor.
5 Aug 2020
Free Flow Interview with Young Ambassador and Platinum Award winner, Saadia Abubaker.
In this episode Saadia Abubaker, from Swansea, Wales; discusses about how she got to hear about the Young Ambassadors Award and why she decided to join the Y.A at the tender age of 14 whilst in secondary school. What it meant to her to help other girls like herself that were from ethnic minorities and Muslim girls in order for them to reap wellbeing from participating in physical activity as Saadia herself has experienced Anxiety and for the young girls to have a safe environment to participate in physical activity without compromising on their cultural and their beliefs. On 21st July 2020, Saadia Abubaker was awarded an award for ‘Young Activist’ by Sport Gives Back, which was shown on itv and hosted by Jeanette Kwakye from the Royal Institution in London.
30 Jul 2020
Free Flow Interview with Andrea Corbett, Professional Bodybuilder and founder and CEO of Focus cic
Welcome to “Ignite Your Strength” Podcast, An uncut raw free flow interview with Andrea Corbett, talking about her journey from being diagnosed with mental ill health, the journey of overcoming mental illness and the journey of becoming a bodybuilder and turning professional on an international and British elite level. Discussing the start of her community interest company, Focus cic and and what it means for the inclusion of youth fitness and young girls in the Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnic community.
23 Jul 2020
Welcome to Ignite Your Strength, Free Flow with Zainab Alema, Muslim Rugby Player.
A free flow with the lovely Zainab Alema, AKA “Bulldozer” A humble Muslimah rugby player and mother of 3 young children who speaks about her rugby journey, the balance of sport, work and family. The barriers that Zainab has faced and also overcome through her own mindset and growth. Discussing about her project “Studs in the Mudd” in Ghana and Amar Women’s Rugby Club in Marrakesh, Morocco. Enjoy the free flow with Zainab AKA “Bulldozer” smashing stereotypes.
21 Jul 2020
“Ignite Your Strength”
Scherazade Mokadem (Trailer)
21 Jul 2020
Ignite Your Strength Introduction
Hi, I’m Scherazade,
I’m going to be discussing about myself, how I got into sports, the impact of sports and my struggles between the sports I choose and barriers I have faced but have also overcome.
There will be interviews with women who are in the fitness and sporting industry and topics relating specifically to women.
I hope you enjoy these podcasts and you feel inspired and enlightening by them.
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