Schugufa Issar
Amerchel is the first Afghan fitness trainer in Munich
Munich - Schugufa Issar Amerchel
(29) trains in tight fitting leggings in the gym. An everyday picture in
our country, unthinkable in her native Afghanistan. Because there it is
frowned upon women and often even forbidden to do sports. After the run,
she has now as a fitness trainer own
business. As the first woman from Afghanistan in Munich.
Sia, as her friends call
her, fled the civil war in 1999 with her family to Germany. Lives first in
Baden-Württemberg, then from 2007 in Munich. Here, the young woman enjoys
her freedom, also through the training. "Already as a child in Kabul,
I was very interested in sports. I could not understand why we girls and
women are not allowed to do sports. For me there was no logical
explanation for it, "says Schugufa Issar Amerchel . "Gymnastics and fitness are virtually
non-existent, but mostly bodybuilding. And of course only for men. "
Now she has turned this
passion into a profession. As a fitness trainer and nutritionist combines Schugufa western training
methods with tradition from their homeland. Focus on trend sports such as
Pilates, spine gymnastics, sling training and TRX yoga. In her
self-developed "SIA training" she combines individual elements of
these sports and spits everything with a portion of Afghanistan. So
stretch their participants relax on traditional instrumental music from their
old home.
Schugufa Issar
Amerchel has now become self-employed as a fitness trainer after middle
schooling and commercial training
The course size is a maximum
of twelve participants. "That's the only way I can keep track of
things and correct each one during the exercises," says Schugufa Issar
Amerchel. An important part of her dietetics are Afghan spice and herbal
mixtures. These are prepared by her sister Ghezal Issar Amerchel in the
two Afghan restaurants "Bamyan
Narges" on Gärtnerplatz and in
Glockenbachviertel. Following the traditional recipe of their
grandparents.
Sia relies on
her own body weight instead of heavy equipment during her trainings
The combination arrives. In
the meantime, the local building commission of the City of Munich sends its
employees to Sia as well as luxury hotels to their guests. That's why she
has big plans. "An own oriental studio. With Afghan mats on
which I can do Pilates with my participants, "she says. "Oriental
lamps with dim light provide a cozy atmosphere. After the training, the
participants can then relax with traditional Afghan chai and let the training
come to an end. "So far there is no such thing in Munich.
Schugufa Issar Amerchel
not only wants to bring a piece of Afghanistan to Munich, but also wants to
bring a piece of West to Afghanistan. "My big goal for the future is
to set up a volunteer gym specifically for women in Afghanistan," says
Sia.
"Because in Afghanistan women and men in public are still
strictly separated. Then I'll get not only Munich in shape, but also
Kabul. "
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