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hile traveling in India for her book launch, Feel Fit, Look Fantastic in 3-2-1, the global fitness expert noticed a lack of female trainers. She contacted the organization, Prerana Anti-Trafficking (www.preranaantitrafficking.org). The program rescues young girls between the ages of eight and eighteen from sex trafficking. These girls have either been sold into or grew up in this environment. She decided to take action and help a small group of girls by giving them a chance at a career in an industry that is always growing. By the year 2017, fitness will be a 1.7 billion dollar industry in India and these girls can be a part of that, working and making a decent living. Helping themselves to get healthy as well as keeping others healthy. When she initially met with Prerana, she %u201cheld a workout, on the second visit I brought them shoes, and by the third visit, the idea came to me.%u201d Currently, the girls are taking the National Association for Fitness Cerfication course, which the fitness expert had translated into Hindi. Ramona hired a great female trainer in India who goes once or twice a week to meet the girls. %u201cMy goal is to educate these women about being healthy and have the young women teach others through becoming certified instructors in groups and one-on-one training.%u201d She would also like to see them turn small rooms in their homes to gyms for their personal use and space where they can enjoy exercise and ultimately they can open it up a business to other women in their neighborhood offering classes in yoga, aerobics, and strength training. We enable the young women to have an income and sense of self-worth. Also, these ladies can seek work in neighborhood gyms as well. Equipped with US course certification, %u201cI believe these Ramona 3-2-1 trainers will have a lot of success in securing jobs.%u201d As more women get certified and more try to get jobs, then there will be opportunities for growth. They will eventually take the test and become certified in group instruction. The hope is to train them in the 3-2-1 Training Method, and they will become officially, certified instructors so that they can find work. This inspiring, global fitness expert is on a mission we can all get behind, wellness for the mind, fitness for the body and peace for the spirit. Shaping the body begins in the brain. Therefore, wellness for the mind should be your first step to healthier new you. Making the choice to change for the better and following through with a plan and finally committing to it in a way you can manage it in your life will bring you lasting results. 98 || MOST FITNESS || APRIL 2016