Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You are a physical fitness specialist, Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutritionist. But with exceptional physical training you achieved the enviable transformation of your body. Tell us more about your body transformation success?
Ms. Marzia Prince:
Growing up I was a skinny kid. I could eat tons of fast food and processed foods and never gain a pound. Some people would say that was a blessing, but I was not healthy. From a young age I was aware of my body because people would make it an issue that I was skinny. The adults would tell me to eat all the time. The kids at school made fun of me saying I had a boy body and no breast. So, being teased for being skinny growing up was not fun. I could eat anything and everything and not a pound gained. I was in sports in high school and got even skinnier because I was active.
It wasn’t till I hired my first personal trainer that I learned to lift weights heavy. My trainer told me it would take years to put on muscle because I had a high metabolism. I had to be patient. So from 23-28 years old, I lifted and my body was starting to take shape. At this time, I was eating both processed foods and whole foods. I had incorporated more real whole foods, but still smashing my face with tons of really bad processed foods I was eating about 3000-4000 calories a day to put on muscle. I had a diet high in animal protein at that time and was learning my nutrition health journey. If I took off of weight training, I would lose weight and muscle. I would go from shapely back to a skinny stick body. I had to keep consistent if I wanted to keep my shapely figure.
At 28, after becoming a fitness specialist and being certified in nutrition, I cut out all processed foods. My body had the most dramatic transformation after I did this. From 28-32 years old, I ate only real whole foods heavy focus on animal protein and only ate processed foods for a cheat. It was not in my daily diet like it used to be. At 32 years old is when I decided to compete because I was at my best physical shape in my life.
My metabolism was slowing down, I added more muscle, and I was eating at this point, the cleanest I have ever eaten in my life. When I hit 35 years old, I earned my IFBB pro card. It was a very special moment for me. I trained so hard and ate so clean to get there. Plus, being 35 and competing against 18 years old, I could not believe it. It showed me that the fitness industry is not biased on age. I loved it! Plus, now my body was maturing, my metabolism was slowing down. I could keep my muscle finally without deflating like a balloon.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
How has your background of having a college degree as a physical fitness specialist been a catalyst in your success of becoming a fitness expert?
Ms. Marzia Prince:
I was going to school for nursing at the time. It wasn’t until my last semester of college that I decided to be a physical fitness specialist. I wanted to help people before they got sick in the hospital. I quit my last semester in college and did not get my nursing degree. I decided to go to Cooper Institute here in Dallas and achieve every health and fitness certification I could get before I started my business.
I wanted to be the best fitness trainer I could be for my clients. I think my experience with each client I trained helped me become successful fitness expert. Word of mouth is the best advertising. Transformation after transformation I was building a successful business. To this day even when a former client comes back, it is really a compliment. I love helping other people change their lives.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Share your exercise routine that you do to maintain such a bikini perfect physique?
Ms. Marzia Prince:
I wouldn’t say I have the perfect bikini physique, but I do try to be in the best shape I can be because as a trainer, my body is my billboard. I have to stay in shape all year round to a great example to my clients. I practice what I preach. I do a mix of strength training, barre, yoga, and cardio dance class. I love a mix of different workouts to keep my body guessing and so I don’t get bored. I try to be active 5-6 days a week, about an hour per day.
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