Due to the dramatic increase of visitor traffic to this blog in last few weeks, I am approaching my bandwidth limit.
SO, while I sort that out, getting the limit increased, I am going to stop posting (just for now)
until August 1. Otherwise this blog will become unavailable, and we wouldn't want that, would we?
So till August 1, then.
Friday 22 July 2011
Thursday 21 July 2011
@work mini breaks workout tips
Everyone knows it is important to take mini breaks from your computer or work desk every hour or every other hour.
But what do you do for those 10 mins?
Today on EXPRESSO (a local breakfast TV show) I saw some interesting workout tips to do at work, right at your desk if you're not too shy.
The presenters were all kitted out in the work clothes, ties and shirts for this.
And I've described some of the moves right here for you. And I've added my tips in brackets.
At the end I've also included some of my own stretches that I've picked up.
You could take one big 20 min break during the day, perhaps around 3pm when things really start slowing down and your brain could do with a rush of blood flow. Or you could break every 2 hours for 5 mins and do one move, saving the others for breaks later in the day.
It all depends on you. And whether your boss is watching your every move!
Ready? Start rolling those sleeves up!
LEANING PUSH - UPS:
STARTING POSITION: Lean with hands on the edge of your desk. (make sure desk is sturdy enough to hold your weight)
Keep feet firmly flat on the floor.
(Your body will kinda be at a 45 degree angle to the floor).
Lower your body towards your desk, bending elbows at your sides.
Keep your back straight, and feet on the floor. (Imagine your body from your head to your feet as a wooden straight plank.)
Press off the desk back to the starting position.
Repeat 8-10 times.
LEG STRETCH IN YOUR CHAIR
Sit on the edge of your chair. (Again make sure is sturdy and if it has wheels, it's probably best to lean it against the wall for support so that you and chair don't fly off in opposite directions)
Keep both legs in front of you, heels on the floor, toes pointing up towards ceiling.
Sit upright on the edge of your seat. Keep back straight.
Lean forwards and try to touch your toes. (Don't worry if you cant connect fingertips to toes, just reach as far as you can. When you feel the stretch in the back of your legs, you're doing it right)
Hold the stretch for 20 secs.
Repeat 5 times.
KNEE BEND SQUATS (this may make you sweat a little)
STARTING POSITION: Stand up, place hands behind your head (no you're not under arrest)
Keep feet just wider than hip-width apart.
Keep your back straight.
Bend your knees, lower your behind as far as you can without losing balance. (Usually this is at the point where your thighs are parallel to the floor)
When squatting, stick your butt out a little. (This keeps a slight arch in your back, to stretch the back muscles.)
Repeat 10-15 times.
The following moves are not exactly the ones on the show. But they are great for tense muscles.
I still do these and it really loosens you up, allowing more blood to flow and more oxygen where you body needs it.
BACK STRETCH (sitting in your chair or standing up)
Clasp your hands in front of you.
Place your clasped hands behind your head.
Keep your back straight. (what does this mean? Very roughly speaking: your shoulders will be in line with your hips ie your shoulders will not be slightly forward or behind your hips, but in a straight upward line from your hips)
Using your right arm, pull your left hand down towards the right side of your body. Keep hands clasped.
Allow your back to arch as you move.
You'll feel your chest expand, your back muscles stretching.
Hold for 20 secs.
Repeat with other arm.
SHOULDER TENSION RELIEVER:
Clasp your hands behind you, linking fingers through one another.
Then turn your hands outwards so that palms now face downwards, while keeping fingers linked and hands clasped loosely.
Roll your shoulders backwards and press downwards.
(You'll feel your back muscles stretch. You'll also feel that good-stretch-feeling that you get when the tension is released.
Hold for 20 secs.)
Repeat up to 5 times if desired.
But what do you do for those 10 mins?
Today on EXPRESSO (a local breakfast TV show) I saw some interesting workout tips to do at work, right at your desk if you're not too shy.
The presenters were all kitted out in the work clothes, ties and shirts for this.
And I've described some of the moves right here for you. And I've added my tips in brackets.
At the end I've also included some of my own stretches that I've picked up.
You could take one big 20 min break during the day, perhaps around 3pm when things really start slowing down and your brain could do with a rush of blood flow. Or you could break every 2 hours for 5 mins and do one move, saving the others for breaks later in the day.
It all depends on you. And whether your boss is watching your every move!
Ready? Start rolling those sleeves up!
LEANING PUSH - UPS:
STARTING POSITION: Lean with hands on the edge of your desk. (make sure desk is sturdy enough to hold your weight)
Keep feet firmly flat on the floor.
(Your body will kinda be at a 45 degree angle to the floor).
Lower your body towards your desk, bending elbows at your sides.
Keep your back straight, and feet on the floor. (Imagine your body from your head to your feet as a wooden straight plank.)
Press off the desk back to the starting position.
Repeat 8-10 times.
LEG STRETCH IN YOUR CHAIR
Sit on the edge of your chair. (Again make sure is sturdy and if it has wheels, it's probably best to lean it against the wall for support so that you and chair don't fly off in opposite directions)
Keep both legs in front of you, heels on the floor, toes pointing up towards ceiling.
Sit upright on the edge of your seat. Keep back straight.
Lean forwards and try to touch your toes. (Don't worry if you cant connect fingertips to toes, just reach as far as you can. When you feel the stretch in the back of your legs, you're doing it right)
Hold the stretch for 20 secs.
Repeat 5 times.
KNEE BEND SQUATS (this may make you sweat a little)
STARTING POSITION: Stand up, place hands behind your head (no you're not under arrest)
Keep feet just wider than hip-width apart.
Keep your back straight.
Bend your knees, lower your behind as far as you can without losing balance. (Usually this is at the point where your thighs are parallel to the floor)
When squatting, stick your butt out a little. (This keeps a slight arch in your back, to stretch the back muscles.)
Repeat 10-15 times.
The following moves are not exactly the ones on the show. But they are great for tense muscles.
I still do these and it really loosens you up, allowing more blood to flow and more oxygen where you body needs it.
BACK STRETCH (sitting in your chair or standing up)
Clasp your hands in front of you.
Place your clasped hands behind your head.
Keep your back straight. (what does this mean? Very roughly speaking: your shoulders will be in line with your hips ie your shoulders will not be slightly forward or behind your hips, but in a straight upward line from your hips)
Using your right arm, pull your left hand down towards the right side of your body. Keep hands clasped.
Allow your back to arch as you move.
You'll feel your chest expand, your back muscles stretching.
Hold for 20 secs.
Repeat with other arm.
SHOULDER TENSION RELIEVER:
Clasp your hands behind you, linking fingers through one another.
Then turn your hands outwards so that palms now face downwards, while keeping fingers linked and hands clasped loosely.
Roll your shoulders backwards and press downwards.
(You'll feel your back muscles stretch. You'll also feel that good-stretch-feeling that you get when the tension is released.
Hold for 20 secs.)
Repeat up to 5 times if desired.
Monday 18 July 2011
Kulsoom at the USA Nationals July 15 -17
I posted a new photo to kulsoomabdullah.
Kulsoom "cleared a snatch of 41kg, and lifted 57kg in the clean and jerk". This according The National (thenational.ae).
She competed in the 48kg division.
visit her website at: liftingcovered.com
Photo by Charlie Niebergail/AP
sourced: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/15/7092679-muslim-weightlifter-competes-in-usa-national-weightlifting-competition
Kulsoom "cleared a snatch of 41kg, and lifted 57kg in the clean and jerk". This according The National (thenational.ae).
She competed in the 48kg division.
visit her website at: liftingcovered.com
Photo by Charlie Niebergail/AP
sourced: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/15/7092679-muslim-weightlifter-competes-in-usa-national-weightlifting-competition
Friday 15 July 2011
Motivations for exercise
I'm not into exercise for the sole purpose of body sculpting to fit a certain shape. That is as unnatural as sitting behind computer screens 8 hours at a time. It also feeds pride and arrogance, something Muslims are warned about in the Quran as a big downfall in this life and the next.
Exercise is a tool to get to YOUR best shape and health, whatever that may be. And it does differ from one person to the next.
It is really not about fitting your pear shaped body into an hour glass shape, or an inverted triangle shape.
We are BLESSED with our bodies as our natural adornments.
It is only the narrow-mindedness of mainstream media that celebrates one body shape or ethnic beauty structure as the standard for all others to follow.
If you exercise for the sole purpose of achieving a certain weight or body shape, your attitude is setting you up for frustration, impatience and inevitably failure.
Typical thoughts that may go through your mind if you have this attitude:
- Oh no! I've only lost 2kg! (or 5cm!)
- I want to look like .... (fill the blank) or have the body of .... (fill the blank)
- Why is it taking me so long to lose all this weight?
- Maybe if I did Pilates I'd look like that.
Exercise is a way to love yourself, love your body. Take care of this blessing. So why become frustrated at it for not being something it was never meant to be?
Be FUN-ACTIVE instead of the above.
Get going with exercise as a way to appreciate your body. No matter its current shape or physical condition, it still serves you well by allowing you to experience this life and all in it.
It's a journey with a different destination than the first type.
Instead of achieving a certain body weight or shape, you only focus on what your body needs to get healthy and fit. Generally that means getting 30 mins to 45 mins of exercise in addition to normal activities, everyday. More on this later.
FUN-ACTIVE involves:
- Accepting yourself as you are now with all your pre-conceived flaws as well as your best points
- Appreciating your body for what it does right, which is allowing you to experience this physical world. Imagine not being able to see, touch or feel
your loved ones?
- Accepting the end result of your decision to get fit and healthy. Your body may change its shape, you may lose weight along the way. But do NOT
attach yourself to numbers and images. Accept, right now, the body you may in the future have as a result of exercise. And accept that while it
it may not be that shape you long for now, it will be whatever it is meant for. It will be beautiful, because it already is beautiful.
And when you focus on that, you get more of that.
- Giving yourself space to be who you are by not attaching to certain weight and body shapes that are not fitted to you.
- Creating and forging this relationship between yourself and your body, based on love: self-love.
This grows your physical body, and your soul and your mind. As they are all connected and in need of nurturing.
When your motivations for exercise stem from this FUN-ACTIVE attitude, you are more likely to stick to your regimen and enjoy it too!
There'll be less moments of frustration and impatience. And more amazement and joy at what your body can do, if only you let it be.
Exercise is a tool to get to YOUR best shape and health, whatever that may be. And it does differ from one person to the next.
It is really not about fitting your pear shaped body into an hour glass shape, or an inverted triangle shape.
We are BLESSED with our bodies as our natural adornments.
It is only the narrow-mindedness of mainstream media that celebrates one body shape or ethnic beauty structure as the standard for all others to follow.
If you exercise for the sole purpose of achieving a certain weight or body shape, your attitude is setting you up for frustration, impatience and inevitably failure.
Typical thoughts that may go through your mind if you have this attitude:
- Oh no! I've only lost 2kg! (or 5cm!)
- I want to look like .... (fill the blank) or have the body of .... (fill the blank)
- Why is it taking me so long to lose all this weight?
- Maybe if I did Pilates I'd look like that.
Exercise is a way to love yourself, love your body. Take care of this blessing. So why become frustrated at it for not being something it was never meant to be?
Be FUN-ACTIVE instead of the above.
Get going with exercise as a way to appreciate your body. No matter its current shape or physical condition, it still serves you well by allowing you to experience this life and all in it.
It's a journey with a different destination than the first type.
Instead of achieving a certain body weight or shape, you only focus on what your body needs to get healthy and fit. Generally that means getting 30 mins to 45 mins of exercise in addition to normal activities, everyday. More on this later.
FUN-ACTIVE involves:
- Accepting yourself as you are now with all your pre-conceived flaws as well as your best points
- Appreciating your body for what it does right, which is allowing you to experience this physical world. Imagine not being able to see, touch or feel
your loved ones?
- Accepting the end result of your decision to get fit and healthy. Your body may change its shape, you may lose weight along the way. But do NOT
attach yourself to numbers and images. Accept, right now, the body you may in the future have as a result of exercise. And accept that while it
it may not be that shape you long for now, it will be whatever it is meant for. It will be beautiful, because it already is beautiful.
And when you focus on that, you get more of that.
- Giving yourself space to be who you are by not attaching to certain weight and body shapes that are not fitted to you.
- Creating and forging this relationship between yourself and your body, based on love: self-love.
This grows your physical body, and your soul and your mind. As they are all connected and in need of nurturing.
When your motivations for exercise stem from this FUN-ACTIVE attitude, you are more likely to stick to your regimen and enjoy it too!
There'll be less moments of frustration and impatience. And more amazement and joy at what your body can do, if only you let it be.
Thursday 14 July 2011
You Body is designed to move - more on the 3 minute workout sessions
See full photo with article here Photos.
Sedentary lifestyles are not meant for the human being. Sitting behind computers 8 hours a day with the only body movements (other than finger typing) are to go to the loo or photocopier. Other than that, the next best thing we move our bodies for are pushing the trolley down supermarket aisles.
Our bodies were meant to go and pick fruit from trees, plant veggies, chop wood, hunt animals (though to keep things strictly halaal, you could only hunt for sustenance and not for trophies).
Modern lifestyles are centred around being sedentary. The best form of relaxation - doing nothing, or activities that involve little or no movement. The best jobs require little physical movement. All our ambitions, our ideals are centred around activities that require little from us in the way of physical movement. And if one does realise the need for exercise, you pay for gym memberships, personal trainers, exercise equipment, special technologically advanced sportswear..
The billionaire lifestyle that many of us shoot for, involve many hours of doing nothing for your body. And if we do, we spend it on spa treatments to hide or compensate for all our bad choices that now show up on our bodies. We buy beauty and health.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't have ambitions or set billionaire goals. Do it. Not stopping you.
I just advocate keeping as close as possible to the natural way of things. There are many know and unknown yet-to-be-discovered- benefits of keeping things close to natural.
For our bodies, that means moving it as much as possible.
And unlike many other things, the more you use your body, the better and healthier it becomes. The saying "Use it or lose it." really applies here.
If you do not use your muscles, your body will lose the ability, in part or whole, to function that muscle. Muscle fibres will literally waste away. It requires physical movement, pushing your limits slightly to grow your muscles and keep it functioning completely.
The 3 minute workout sessions that I coined here, are not a means to a healthier you. It won't sculpt your body or get it into tip-top shape.
It's a kickstarter for you to get out of sedentary into Fun-active.
It's a lifeline for you when you fell off the wagon and need to get back into an exercise regimen.
It's a small nudge that keeps you going when you feel you don't have the time for the full 45 min workout you regularly do.
In that case, don't forgo exercise. Hold on to it, connect with your body, by doing the 3 mins on that day. Or it maybe 5 or 15 mins for you. It's a personal choice, dependent on time and your individual circumstances. You'll keep the momentum of your exercise regimen by doing those few minutes better than if you skipped it entirely.
Sedentary lifestyles are not meant for the human being. Sitting behind computers 8 hours a day with the only body movements (other than finger typing) are to go to the loo or photocopier. Other than that, the next best thing we move our bodies for are pushing the trolley down supermarket aisles.
Our bodies were meant to go and pick fruit from trees, plant veggies, chop wood, hunt animals (though to keep things strictly halaal, you could only hunt for sustenance and not for trophies).
Modern lifestyles are centred around being sedentary. The best form of relaxation - doing nothing, or activities that involve little or no movement. The best jobs require little physical movement. All our ambitions, our ideals are centred around activities that require little from us in the way of physical movement. And if one does realise the need for exercise, you pay for gym memberships, personal trainers, exercise equipment, special technologically advanced sportswear..
The billionaire lifestyle that many of us shoot for, involve many hours of doing nothing for your body. And if we do, we spend it on spa treatments to hide or compensate for all our bad choices that now show up on our bodies. We buy beauty and health.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't have ambitions or set billionaire goals. Do it. Not stopping you.
I just advocate keeping as close as possible to the natural way of things. There are many know and unknown yet-to-be-discovered- benefits of keeping things close to natural.
For our bodies, that means moving it as much as possible.
And unlike many other things, the more you use your body, the better and healthier it becomes. The saying "Use it or lose it." really applies here.
If you do not use your muscles, your body will lose the ability, in part or whole, to function that muscle. Muscle fibres will literally waste away. It requires physical movement, pushing your limits slightly to grow your muscles and keep it functioning completely.
The 3 minute workout sessions that I coined here, are not a means to a healthier you. It won't sculpt your body or get it into tip-top shape.
It's a kickstarter for you to get out of sedentary into Fun-active.
It's a lifeline for you when you fell off the wagon and need to get back into an exercise regimen.
It's a small nudge that keeps you going when you feel you don't have the time for the full 45 min workout you regularly do.
In that case, don't forgo exercise. Hold on to it, connect with your body, by doing the 3 mins on that day. Or it maybe 5 or 15 mins for you. It's a personal choice, dependent on time and your individual circumstances. You'll keep the momentum of your exercise regimen by doing those few minutes better than if you skipped it entirely.
Go Kulsoom! Go!
Today Kulsoom leaves Atlanta for Iowa, to compete in the USA Nationals starting tomorrow.
We wish her all the best for the competition.
Just go out there and enjoy it, win or lose!
We wish her all the best for the competition.
Just go out there and enjoy it, win or lose!
Monday 11 July 2011
Kulsoom and the 12th Girl Project
I adopted Kulsoom Abdullah, Muslim weightlifter of Atlant USA, under the 12th Girl Project.
Last week, the project raised over $500USD from the Botswana Muslim women community, towards helping Kulsoom get to the US NAtionals competition this July 15 - 17.
friniggi continues to support her under 12th Girl, seeking additional funding and sponsorships and are looking into sponsoring her customised kit in the future.
I hope to support other upcoming Muslimah athletes in the future.
12th Girl Project - Fans of the pioneers
Last week, the project raised over $500USD from the Botswana Muslim women community, towards helping Kulsoom get to the US NAtionals competition this July 15 - 17.
friniggi continues to support her under 12th Girl, seeking additional funding and sponsorships and are looking into sponsoring her customised kit in the future.
I hope to support other upcoming Muslimah athletes in the future.
12th Girl Project - Fans of the pioneers
getting into the habit of exercise (part 1) - the mind shift
DAILY ROUTINE
6am - Wake up, get ready for work
8am - 5pm At work
6pm - 9pm Cooking dinner, family time, Tv time
IDEA OF RELAXING
Watching tv eating a bag of crisps
Going to movies
Eating out
Playing tv games
If the above describes your daily routine and relaxation techniques, then you pretty much live a sedentary lifestyle. And I'm sure you've read all the studies on the health implications of "sedentary lifestyles".
We all know we need to exercise, but getting into a routine can be difficult especially when your body is not used to moving more than the stretch it takes to reach for the remote.
Jumping head first into a daily 45 min session is going to shock your body, and it'll resist it. By way of aches and pains, perhaps even a mild illness, leading to a mental resistance to exercise.
That kind of shock training is only for professional athletes. They already have the commitment, mental agility that normal FUN-ACTIVe people don't have. Even if their bodies don't have what it takes, their minds are leading them through it.
Sedentary people who wish to become FUN-ACTIVE people, ie people who exercise and play sports for fun and health and not as a profession, have to lead both their MINDS and BODIES through to the world of physical movement.
Introduce yourselves s-l-o-w-l-y into exercise.
It doesn't matter how you do it or what you do it with. Forget about purchasing new gym kits, shoes or that massive gym ball. Those do not make you fit, they are tools, mere means to an end. Without trying to sound like an old Chinese-proverb spewing machine: Fitness is within you. Within you.
All you need is you. Start with 3 mins a day. Yes, 3 mins! This is a slow introduction.
The biggest obstacle is your mind. It's telling you that you need the right sportswear, the right equipment, a gym membership. So you never get to it, because you don't have these things and perhaps can't afford it or don't have time for it, right?
What's needed is to show yourself, give your mind the evidence, that you don't need these things to get fit, to exercise.
That's where the 3 mins come in.
Wherever you can fit those 3 mins, get up in whatever clothes you are in and do a form of exercise with out any equipment.
Star jumps, squats, lunges, knee lifts, jogging on the spot, stretches. I recommend you do it in the morning before you shower. SO that if you get all sweaty, you are going to shower anyway. But if you're cool with doing it at work, with your sleeves rolled up, and you have confidence in your underarm roll on, that's ok too. The point is to focus on moving for 3 mins.
Do this for a week, everyday. You'll find that you may look forward to those 3mins. And gradually your mind will shift into the world of physical movement, and will start looking for exercises or sports that you like more than star jumps. Then depending on what exercise program you choose, those 3 mins extend to 15 or 20 mins over a few weeks. ANd it is easier, more likely to stick than if you jumped head first from sedentary into 45 min spinning sessions. After that, who knows? Maybe you'll find a sport you love, and master it. But that's for the future. Years from now.
Right now, do those 3 mins!
6am - Wake up, get ready for work
8am - 5pm At work
6pm - 9pm Cooking dinner, family time, Tv time
IDEA OF RELAXING
Watching tv eating a bag of crisps
Going to movies
Eating out
Playing tv games
If the above describes your daily routine and relaxation techniques, then you pretty much live a sedentary lifestyle. And I'm sure you've read all the studies on the health implications of "sedentary lifestyles".
We all know we need to exercise, but getting into a routine can be difficult especially when your body is not used to moving more than the stretch it takes to reach for the remote.
Jumping head first into a daily 45 min session is going to shock your body, and it'll resist it. By way of aches and pains, perhaps even a mild illness, leading to a mental resistance to exercise.
That kind of shock training is only for professional athletes. They already have the commitment, mental agility that normal FUN-ACTIVe people don't have. Even if their bodies don't have what it takes, their minds are leading them through it.
Sedentary people who wish to become FUN-ACTIVE people, ie people who exercise and play sports for fun and health and not as a profession, have to lead both their MINDS and BODIES through to the world of physical movement.
Introduce yourselves s-l-o-w-l-y into exercise.
It doesn't matter how you do it or what you do it with. Forget about purchasing new gym kits, shoes or that massive gym ball. Those do not make you fit, they are tools, mere means to an end. Without trying to sound like an old Chinese-proverb spewing machine: Fitness is within you. Within you.
All you need is you. Start with 3 mins a day. Yes, 3 mins! This is a slow introduction.
The biggest obstacle is your mind. It's telling you that you need the right sportswear, the right equipment, a gym membership. So you never get to it, because you don't have these things and perhaps can't afford it or don't have time for it, right?
What's needed is to show yourself, give your mind the evidence, that you don't need these things to get fit, to exercise.
That's where the 3 mins come in.
Wherever you can fit those 3 mins, get up in whatever clothes you are in and do a form of exercise with out any equipment.
Star jumps, squats, lunges, knee lifts, jogging on the spot, stretches. I recommend you do it in the morning before you shower. SO that if you get all sweaty, you are going to shower anyway. But if you're cool with doing it at work, with your sleeves rolled up, and you have confidence in your underarm roll on, that's ok too. The point is to focus on moving for 3 mins.
Do this for a week, everyday. You'll find that you may look forward to those 3mins. And gradually your mind will shift into the world of physical movement, and will start looking for exercises or sports that you like more than star jumps. Then depending on what exercise program you choose, those 3 mins extend to 15 or 20 mins over a few weeks. ANd it is easier, more likely to stick than if you jumped head first from sedentary into 45 min spinning sessions. After that, who knows? Maybe you'll find a sport you love, and master it. But that's for the future. Years from now.
Right now, do those 3 mins!
Thursday 7 July 2011
Tuesday 5 July 2011
The friniggi 12th Girl Project: For the development of Muslim women's sports and fitness in the global Muslim community
Without much fanfare, friniggi has launched it's social project: The friniggi 12th Girl project.
On our website
our mission statement reads:
friniggi's purpose is to enable Muslim women to participate in sports without compromising her faith. We aim to encourage sporting activities among Muslim women and to contribute substantially to the development of women’s sports in the global Muslim community
The 12th Girl project is how we're going to contribute to the development of Muslim women's sports and fitness in the global community.
MORE ABOUT IT:
in football there is a term: the 12th man or the 12th player.
It refer's to the fans who support the team.
The 12th Girl project is about encouraging Muslim women to exercise and play sports for the following reasons:
1. Muslim women are discouraged from doing exercise and sports by their cultures, depriving them of the associated health benefits.
2. Many Muslim majority countries have large scale poverty. Young Muslim girls with sports talent have natural ability to uplift themselves and their families out of poverty. But they need financial and moral support to get started. That's where 12th Girl comes in.
3. Sports keeps young people busy with little time for negative teenage activities.
4. Sports and exercise expose young people to a form of discipline and focus. Important for young achievers of tomorrow.
HOW WE AIM TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVES:
1. Sponsor sportswear for athletes (something friniggi has been offering for the past year)
2. Seek additional sponsorship where required to further sports careers.
3. Remove barriers:
a) Many sporting federations have dress regulations that do not accommodate for Muslim women. WE campaign to change this.
b) Remove cultural barriers through education. Dispelling misconceptions and educating people how Islam encourages sports and exercise for both genders.
4. Provide moral support to athletes giving advice on furthering careers or overcoming social barriers.
On our website
our mission statement reads:
friniggi's purpose is to enable Muslim women to participate in sports without compromising her faith. We aim to encourage sporting activities among Muslim women and to contribute substantially to the development of women’s sports in the global Muslim community
The 12th Girl project is how we're going to contribute to the development of Muslim women's sports and fitness in the global community.
MORE ABOUT IT:
in football there is a term: the 12th man or the 12th player.
It refer's to the fans who support the team.
The 12th Girl project is about encouraging Muslim women to exercise and play sports for the following reasons:
1. Muslim women are discouraged from doing exercise and sports by their cultures, depriving them of the associated health benefits.
2. Many Muslim majority countries have large scale poverty. Young Muslim girls with sports talent have natural ability to uplift themselves and their families out of poverty. But they need financial and moral support to get started. That's where 12th Girl comes in.
3. Sports keeps young people busy with little time for negative teenage activities.
4. Sports and exercise expose young people to a form of discipline and focus. Important for young achievers of tomorrow.
HOW WE AIM TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVES:
1. Sponsor sportswear for athletes (something friniggi has been offering for the past year)
2. Seek additional sponsorship where required to further sports careers.
3. Remove barriers:
a) Many sporting federations have dress regulations that do not accommodate for Muslim women. WE campaign to change this.
b) Remove cultural barriers through education. Dispelling misconceptions and educating people how Islam encourages sports and exercise for both genders.
4. Provide moral support to athletes giving advice on furthering careers or overcoming social barriers.
Saturday 2 July 2011
Special feature: Muslim women of Wimbledon 2011 (Part 2)
It's only hours to the final and my favourite, Sharapova is in the finals. Can't wait!
Here are the other Muslim female players of Wimbledon 2011:
Aravane Rezai
Akgul Amanmuradova
Here are the other Muslim female players of Wimbledon 2011:
Aravane Rezai
Akgul Amanmuradova
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