Kicking it with Ki - 10 Steps To a New You In 2021
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Written by Mia Nicole
e’ve all been there: It’s the morning of December 31st and before eating breakfast, you walk in the bathroom, close your eyes and gingerly step on the scale. Then as you look down at the painfully, honest numbers, you say to yourself, “I will do better starting in January!” Now that 2021 is here, (and we hope and pray it is better than 2020) it’s truly an opportunity to make those necessary lifestyle changes to become a new you. But how can you do it? We asked Personal Fitness Trainer and dancer, Kiana “Ki” Pendleton, CEO and Founder of KP Fitness, to share some ways that help her. When Ki was a young girl, watching her grandfather lift weights, was something that really intrigued her. “I used to watch my grandfather all the time as he lifted weights, and I wanted to do it too.” Ki says with a smile. “So he began to teach me how to lift and before I knew it, I had fallen in love with weight lifting.” A fan of the arts, as she grew up, Ki wanted to be a dancer. Not only was it a way for her to express herself, but she was exceptional at it and is self-taught. One advantage was that it was a phenomenal way to keep in shape. “I did ballet, tap, jazz – all kinds of dance.” However, she found one specific kind of dance that was the catalyst for her becoming a fitness instructor. “I learned to pole dance.” Ki states with a shrug. “I became so good at it, that women asked me to teach classes and help other women use this method to strengthen their bodies. When I saw women excited about what they were learning as well as lose weight, I decided that I wanted to do this forever and became a Certified Personal Trainer through W.I.T.S Academy (World Instructor Training Academy). That is how my company KP Fitness was born.” A young Millennial herself, in addition to working with adults, Ki also enjoys working with the Gen Z. “I have a few clients that are teenagers,” she says. “And they are really concerned about being healthy and fit, to the point that they have reached out to me for my services. I just love what I do!” And she is good at it! Instead of making resolutions that you can’t keep, Ki suggests making goals. So let’s kick it into gear with Ki and start the New Year off right with her “10 Steps to a New You in 2021.”
Vol 10
Trustworthy Magazine
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