June 14, 2024 • 11 mins
In this enlightening episode of "Health & Hustle," host Martina sits down with Advone, a renowned health and fitness expert, to delve into the secrets of a balanced and vibrant lifestyle. Advone shares their inspiring journey, from overcoming personal health challenges to becoming a beacon of wellness for others. Tune in as we explore practical tips on maintaining fitness, the importance of mental well-being, and how to stay motivated on your health journey. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, Advone's insights will empower you to take control of your health and live your best life. Don't miss this inspiring conversation!
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(00:00):
What's Up, everybody? Welcome tothe Chatroom, a podcast dedicated with having
interviews with upcoming stars and influencers ofour generation. Please follow us on Facebook
and Instagram at the chatroom dot tcrand on Twitter at the chatroom underscore TCR.
Also, don't forget to become oneof our valued Patreon members, which
(00:21):
allows you to unlock exclusive content whilealso supporting this podcast. Enjoy the episode
Welcome to the Chatroom, everybody.Today, You've got Martina as your interviewer,
and I'm interviewing Edron Katsande, whois the founder of Malaya Fitz and
she's into fitness and body transformation.Her company deals with programs tailored for whatever
(00:46):
needs women may have been weight loss, building muscle, or just staying fit.
So, without further ado, atRoe, how are you doing,
Hi, Martina, thank you forhaving me. I'm really well, Thank
you howry awesome, Thank you somuch. I'm good. So I guess
we can just get right into itright yes, sure, awesome. So
(01:07):
the first question is why fitness?I mean, with a thousand things that
a person could possibly do on Earth, you chose fitness and why you know
what? That's actually a really difficultquestion. While fitness, I think because
(01:27):
fitness generally is a part of you, it may well for me anyway,
it makes part of me, youknow. I think I'm a really big
believer and looking after both your mentaland your physical health. And I think
by combining something that you know,I'm really passionate about and growing it,
I could help others along the way. And I think especially because society just
(01:52):
it places a lot of pressure ona lot of people, individuals both male
and female, and I would justreally like to help a lot of people
be themselves and know that their bodiesare beautiful, they are different, and
they can love them in the waythat they are. That's awesome, that's
really good. And in a society, like you said, in society like
this where so many people get backlash, whether you are slightly bigger, whether
(02:15):
you're skinny, you will get backlashfrom society no matter what. So it's
really good that you're looking to helppeople embrace whatever they have and start sort
of putting aside the standards that societyhave set for us. Right. But
obviously in doing all that, I'msure you face some form of challenges,
especially in an industry which is knownto have more men than women, although
(02:38):
women are coming up in that industrythese days. So I'd love to know
what are some of the challenges thatyou faced. Yeah, the fitness industry
it is quite difficult to break into. I mean, as you can see
this, there's thousands of you know, fitness pages, there's thousands of people
who want to be trainers and whoare trainers. I think when you're looking
(02:58):
at it from like media point ofview, Western trainers are favored. And
even if you look at like lastyear with Black Lives Matters and all the
companies that you were seeing being calledout for not employing and not hiring black
artists, black content creators, blacktrainers, they are there. So I
(03:20):
think one as a woman sometimes itis quite difficult because you feel like people
don't take you seriously, and thenbeing black on top of that places kind
of bigger burdens for impediments, youknow, to break through, because you've
got to prove that you're both youknow, professional, you're good at what
you do, and that you're notjust some angry black women. So it's
(03:43):
quite hard, I would say,surely, surely, So how have you
dealt with some of these challenges you'vegotten into. How have you gotten people
to stop looking at you as ablack woman in this industry and simply to
look at you as a trainer who'sgood at what she does. I think,
you know what, you just haveto do your work and let your
work speak for itself, you know. And I think for me, I
(04:06):
have a really good support system withthe people in my life, the people
that I love and the people thatcare for me. So even the times
when like, honestly, there's beenlots of times where I've just wanted to
give up or I've been like,you know what, I'm good, I'm
still doing my degree. Let mework from this, and I've just been
reminded that you know, no onecan stop you from doing what you want
(04:27):
to do. A part for me, people will try talk you down all
the time, but all you've gotto do is just prove whatever you want
to yourself. So and I thinkhaving clients being a trainer also pushes me
even more because I'm like someone hasentrusted their health with me, and it's
a lot of pressure as well becauseyou're like, oh, I need to
get people results. Yeah, SoI think I just need to do what
(04:49):
I do and if anyone has aproblem with that, that's really their problem.
That's awesome. That's a really goodattitude to have. And I can
tell that you're really passionate and obviouslythat passion will if you far. And
as you said, even in adifficult industry like that, you have to
keep pushing right And on that note, I know one thing that I myself
(05:11):
have struggled with is sticking to aworkout plan. So as the professional,
I would love to hear from you, what advice can you give us regarding
sticking to your workout plan and juststaying with it? Because sometimes, you
know, after about a month,you look in the mirror and you're not
really seeing any change. So howdo we stay on course even though we
(05:31):
can't see the results. Okay,a lot of people get demanded me whenever
I answered these questions, because I'mlike, just do it, you know,
And I know people think that it'seasier said than done, but genuinely,
genuinely, you can't use motivation tobe the only thing to you know,
cushoot. In life, you needto be disciplined, and discipline comes
(05:53):
with consistency, and I know it'shard. I know it's tedious. I
know it's boring, you know,but I think you just need to remind
yourself of that one thing, thatone reason why you're doing something, whether
it be school, whether it bework, whether it be whatever you're doing,
you know, in life. Andthat goes for much more than just
fitness. Like, you're not alwaysgoing to want to do it, You're
(06:15):
not always going to be motivated,but you just have to find that one
reason why you started and do it. And I think that you also need
to remember not to push yourself toomuch or else you will burn out as
well. So just take your time, take it a day to time,
is what I can say. Andhave a good healthy structure as well.
And if you need help with that, go to ameliafit dot com and I
(06:36):
can sort you out. Awesome,awesome, awesome. Right, So,
other than fitness, what other thingsare you passionate about that you're currently doing.
I think you said earlier that you'rein school currently. Yeah, I'm
in my final year of law school. I've always really enjoyed debating. Yeah,
(06:58):
yeah, I'm and I really enjoyedthe commercial industry as well. I'm
not too sure what exactly it isthat I want to go into It's still
a work in progress, but that'swhat I like. Like, I've always
loved helping people in different ways ina way that I can, you know,
and I always enjoy a challenge aswell. So that's something I've been
(07:20):
passionate about. I think climate change, recycling, re using, reducing our
energy, all of that is alsoreally important. And I think it's important
that people also make steps to justtry and make all the better place in
their daily lives. Okay, allright, forget you. So I also
noticed that you have a YouTube pageand you tackle social issues as well sometimes.
(07:43):
So which social issue do you thinkdeserves urgent attention right now? Like,
if we're to put everything else aside, and say for this week,
we're going to focus on this andwe'll attend to everything else later, which
social issue would you say is reallyimportant to tackle right now. Oh that's
really really difficult because I think there'sa lot of social issues. It's hard
(08:05):
to just pin it down to one. I would say, in this current
climate, I think the social issuesthat we need to tackles making sure everyone,
regardless of their class or their statusin life, is afforded a vaccination.
And I think that it's important thatall countries work there in ensuring this.
(08:26):
So I think that pharmaceutical companies shouldbe very weary and careful about trademarking
vaccinations because that could leave lower economicalcountries at a disadvantage and it could take
them longer to receive vaccinations that I'mtalking like years behind, you know,
I think right now it's a collectiveeffort to help everyone in this plight of
(08:50):
COVID nineteen. So that would bewhat I would tackle. That's you know,
both social politicals, a whole lotlot of things. That's very true.
That's very true. Wow, youwere so in spat national with doing
your law, having your fitness company, having social issues. You've really got
everything going for you. So finalquestion I guess I can say is what
(09:11):
plans are in the books for youand Malaya Fit for the future, your
personal plans and your business plans aswell. You know, I really I
really just started Melia Fit as ahobby, you know, to just do
what I love andlessly. It wasjust something that I could also put in
my CV to say that I've doneit, but I want to take it
(09:33):
as big as it can go.So you know, that's all I can
really say for you now. Maybein future I'll tell you more. Okay,
just keep up. Yeah, I'mjust having to keep upgrading Meli your
fit and keep bringing more value topeople. Hopefully you'll give us a couple
of gyms, right, I'm praying, I'm really am that would be so
(09:58):
awesome. Okay, so serious questionsout of the way. Now we're gonna
get into some fun questions. Right, So the rules for these questions.
The rules for these questions is youhave five seconds to answer each one.
Five seconds to answer, five secondsanswer. So first thing that comes to
mind is the one you tell us, right, Okay, are you ready?
(10:22):
No, let's go Okay, coffee, your tea, tea? Okay,
favorite love song of all time?Ah three? My bood Okay,
House on a hill or house bythe seaside, uh, seaside, dream
(10:43):
travel destination? All right. Andalthough you're a fitness person, I know
you've got a guilty food pleasure.So what is your guilty food pleasure?
Dark chocolate and cream? Awesome?Awesome, Thank you so much, Edvwin.
It was so amazing interviewing you.You're so inspirational. Thank you for
(11:05):
your contribution to society. It's sogreat to see young people doing everything that
they can, using their gifts forthe betterment of society. It's been such
a pleasure having you here, noproblem. Thank you for having me.
It was wonderful and wonderful experience.So thank you so much our pleasure,
and thank you to everybody who tunedin. See you next time.
What's Up, everybody? Welcome tothe Chatroom, a podcast dedicated with having
interviews with upcoming stars and influencers ofour generation. Please follow us on Facebook
and Instagram at the chatroom dot tcrand on Twitter at the chatroom underscore TCR.
Also, don't forget to become oneof our valued Patreon members, which
(00:21):
allows you to unlock exclusive content whilealso supporting this podcast. Enjoy the episode
Welcome to the Chatroom, everybody.Today, You've got Martina as your interviewer,
and I'm interviewing Edron Katsande, whois the founder of Malaya Fitz and
she's into fitness and body transformation.Her company deals with programs tailored for whatever
(00:46):
needs women may have been weight loss, building muscle, or just staying fit.
So, without further ado, atRoe, how are you doing,
Hi, Martina, thank you forhaving me. I'm really well, Thank
you howry awesome, Thank you somuch. I'm good. So I guess
we can just get right into itright yes, sure, awesome. So
(01:07):
the first question is why fitness?I mean, with a thousand things that
a person could possibly do on Earth, you chose fitness and why you know
what? That's actually a really difficultquestion. While fitness, I think because
(01:27):
fitness generally is a part of you, it may well for me anyway,
it makes part of me, youknow. I think I'm a really big
believer and looking after both your mentaland your physical health. And I think
by combining something that you know,I'm really passionate about and growing it,
I could help others along the way. And I think especially because society just
(01:52):
it places a lot of pressure ona lot of people, individuals both male
and female, and I would justreally like to help a lot of people
be themselves and know that their bodiesare beautiful, they are different, and
they can love them in the waythat they are. That's awesome, that's
really good. And in a society, like you said, in society like
this where so many people get backlash, whether you are slightly bigger, whether
(02:15):
you're skinny, you will get backlashfrom society no matter what. So it's
really good that you're looking to helppeople embrace whatever they have and start sort
of putting aside the standards that societyhave set for us. Right. But
obviously in doing all that, I'msure you face some form of challenges,
especially in an industry which is knownto have more men than women, although
(02:38):
women are coming up in that industrythese days. So I'd love to know
what are some of the challenges thatyou faced. Yeah, the fitness industry
it is quite difficult to break into. I mean, as you can see
this, there's thousands of you know, fitness pages, there's thousands of people
who want to be trainers and whoare trainers. I think when you're looking
(02:58):
at it from like media point ofview, Western trainers are favored. And
even if you look at like lastyear with Black Lives Matters and all the
companies that you were seeing being calledout for not employing and not hiring black
artists, black content creators, blacktrainers, they are there. So I
(03:20):
think one as a woman sometimes itis quite difficult because you feel like people
don't take you seriously, and thenbeing black on top of that places kind
of bigger burdens for impediments, youknow, to break through, because you've
got to prove that you're both youknow, professional, you're good at what
you do, and that you're notjust some angry black women. So it's
(03:43):
quite hard, I would say,surely, surely, So how have you
dealt with some of these challenges you'vegotten into. How have you gotten people
to stop looking at you as ablack woman in this industry and simply to
look at you as a trainer who'sgood at what she does. I think,
you know what, you just haveto do your work and let your
work speak for itself, you know. And I think for me, I
(04:06):
have a really good support system withthe people in my life, the people
that I love and the people thatcare for me. So even the times
when like, honestly, there's beenlots of times where I've just wanted to
give up or I've been like,you know what, I'm good, I'm
still doing my degree. Let mework from this, and I've just been
reminded that you know, no onecan stop you from doing what you want
(04:27):
to do. A part for me, people will try talk you down all
the time, but all you've gotto do is just prove whatever you want
to yourself. So and I thinkhaving clients being a trainer also pushes me
even more because I'm like someone hasentrusted their health with me, and it's
a lot of pressure as well becauseyou're like, oh, I need to
get people results. Yeah, SoI think I just need to do what
(04:49):
I do and if anyone has aproblem with that, that's really their problem.
That's awesome. That's a really goodattitude to have. And I can
tell that you're really passionate and obviouslythat passion will if you far. And
as you said, even in adifficult industry like that, you have to
keep pushing right And on that note, I know one thing that I myself
(05:11):
have struggled with is sticking to aworkout plan. So as the professional,
I would love to hear from you, what advice can you give us regarding
sticking to your workout plan and juststaying with it? Because sometimes, you
know, after about a month,you look in the mirror and you're not
really seeing any change. So howdo we stay on course even though we
(05:31):
can't see the results. Okay,a lot of people get demanded me whenever
I answered these questions, because I'mlike, just do it, you know,
And I know people think that it'seasier said than done, but genuinely,
genuinely, you can't use motivation tobe the only thing to you know,
cushoot. In life, you needto be disciplined, and discipline comes
(05:53):
with consistency, and I know it'shard. I know it's tedious. I
know it's boring, you know,but I think you just need to remind
yourself of that one thing, thatone reason why you're doing something, whether
it be school, whether it bework, whether it be whatever you're doing,
you know, in life. Andthat goes for much more than just
fitness. Like, you're not alwaysgoing to want to do it, You're
(06:15):
not always going to be motivated,but you just have to find that one
reason why you started and do it. And I think that you also need
to remember not to push yourself toomuch or else you will burn out as
well. So just take your time, take it a day to time,
is what I can say. Andhave a good healthy structure as well.
And if you need help with that, go to ameliafit dot com and I
(06:36):
can sort you out. Awesome,awesome, awesome. Right, So,
other than fitness, what other thingsare you passionate about that you're currently doing.
I think you said earlier that you'rein school currently. Yeah, I'm
in my final year of law school. I've always really enjoyed debating. Yeah,
(06:58):
yeah, I'm and I really enjoyedthe commercial industry as well. I'm
not too sure what exactly it isthat I want to go into It's still
a work in progress, but that'swhat I like. Like, I've always
loved helping people in different ways ina way that I can, you know,
and I always enjoy a challenge aswell. So that's something I've been
(07:20):
passionate about. I think climate change, recycling, re using, reducing our
energy, all of that is alsoreally important. And I think it's important
that people also make steps to justtry and make all the better place in
their daily lives. Okay, allright, forget you. So I also
noticed that you have a YouTube pageand you tackle social issues as well sometimes.
(07:43):
So which social issue do you thinkdeserves urgent attention right now? Like,
if we're to put everything else aside, and say for this week,
we're going to focus on this andwe'll attend to everything else later, which
social issue would you say is reallyimportant to tackle right now. Oh that's
really really difficult because I think there'sa lot of social issues. It's hard
(08:05):
to just pin it down to one. I would say, in this current
climate, I think the social issuesthat we need to tackles making sure everyone,
regardless of their class or their statusin life, is afforded a vaccination.
And I think that it's important thatall countries work there in ensuring this.
(08:26):
So I think that pharmaceutical companies shouldbe very weary and careful about trademarking
vaccinations because that could leave lower economicalcountries at a disadvantage and it could take
them longer to receive vaccinations that I'mtalking like years behind, you know,
I think right now it's a collectiveeffort to help everyone in this plight of
(08:50):
COVID nineteen. So that would bewhat I would tackle. That's you know,
both social politicals, a whole lotlot of things. That's very true.
That's very true. Wow, youwere so in spat national with doing
your law, having your fitness company, having social issues. You've really got
everything going for you. So finalquestion I guess I can say is what
(09:11):
plans are in the books for youand Malaya Fit for the future, your
personal plans and your business plans aswell. You know, I really I
really just started Melia Fit as ahobby, you know, to just do
what I love andlessly. It wasjust something that I could also put in
my CV to say that I've doneit, but I want to take it
(09:33):
as big as it can go.So you know, that's all I can
really say for you now. Maybein future I'll tell you more. Okay,
just keep up. Yeah, I'mjust having to keep upgrading Meli your
fit and keep bringing more value topeople. Hopefully you'll give us a couple
of gyms, right, I'm praying, I'm really am that would be so
(09:58):
awesome. Okay, so serious questionsout of the way. Now we're gonna
get into some fun questions. Right, So the rules for these questions.
The rules for these questions is youhave five seconds to answer each one.
Five seconds to answer, five secondsanswer. So first thing that comes to
mind is the one you tell us, right, Okay, are you ready?
(10:22):
No, let's go Okay, coffee, your tea, tea? Okay,
favorite love song of all time?Ah three? My bood Okay,
House on a hill or house bythe seaside, uh, seaside, dream
(10:43):
travel destination? All right. Andalthough you're a fitness person, I know
you've got a guilty food pleasure.So what is your guilty food pleasure?
Dark chocolate and cream? Awesome?Awesome, Thank you so much, Edvwin.
It was so amazing interviewing you.You're so inspirational. Thank you for
(11:05):
your contribution to society. It's sogreat to see young people doing everything that
they can, using their gifts forthe betterment of society. It's been such
a pleasure having you here, noproblem. Thank you for having me.
It was wonderful and wonderful experience.So thank you so much our pleasure,
and thank you to everybody who tunedin. See you next time.
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