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A HEALTHY BODY AND A HEALTHY SOUL

“In a nutshell fitness is the state of being physically fit and healthy, and for me, under the term ‘fitness’ also falls emotional and mental health,” says Sasja Mulder. The 28-year old trainer who focuses on pre- and postnatal fitness grew up in the Netherlands and shared that as a young girl, she had loved doing sports and was always active.

Sasja decided to take it to the next level when she found out she was pregnant. At the age of 23, she was firm on staying active throughout her pregnancy. At the time, not a lot of fitness trainers felt they were equipped to handle pregnant clients. “Unfortunately in the Philippines, there was no support or any educated trainers out there that would help me out,” she says.

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