Today we’d like to introduce you to Afia Asante.
Hi Afia, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hi, my name is Afia. I am originally from Silver spring, MD and relocated to Atlanta, Ga shortly after I graduated college because I wanted something different. I started my fitness journey back in 2019 with little to no knowledge on where or how to start, so I started with the little that I knew. Over time I started seeing significant results from at-home workouts + changing my diet, which led me to fall in love with the process. In 2020, I had gained about 30+ pounds and fast forward to the beginning of 2021, I had lost all the weight due to falling off with the routine I had going on. On January 28th, 2021 around 2am I was bored, scrolling through my camera roll and for some reason (I believe it was God) I put together a TikTok video going through my weight gain journey, and it blew up. And the craziest thing about it was I originally moved out of Atlanta to expand my natural homemade hair care line and that’s what TikTok content consisted of but I didn’t gain any exposure until I posted this one transformation video. After that happened it motivated me to restart my journey, but this time in the gym. I started my gym journey March of 2022 and was documenting my progress + making content as well– just showing the workouts I was doing while learning. About 2 months in, I saw that it was working for me so I wanted to try it on someone else. So, I went ahead and asked two of my friends to start training them, and their results were coming in just as quickly as mine, and before you knew it– people started reaching out to me via TikTok and my hair page on Instagram, inquiring for me to train them as well. And by God’s Grace, the exposure has been continuously growing and I am absolutely grateful for it. I love each and every one of my clients + supporters. I genuinely love what I do and I believe that I am walking in my purpose.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
When I first started my TikTok journey, I knew I wanted to do content creation full time but I had a hard time quitting my job because of the guaranteed paychecks I knew I was getting twice a month. In other words, I was chasing that stability and comfort even though I was the most miserable I had ever been in my life. But one thing I did know was, working out was my escape from that reality.
The end of March, I finally made the decision to put my mental health first and quit my job without knowing how I was going to be able to afford my rent. But God has pulled through each and every month since then. I started to put all my faith in him and I continued to grow more and more. I say all that to say this — having faith will take you places and put you in rooms you could never imagine. Believe that you can achieve your wildest dreams. Be delusional. That is the secret to reaching your goals!
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I am a fitness trainer that is known for transforming my body from straight figure, to an hourglass figure.
I help women fall in love with building their dream body. I specialize in helping women build a BBL without the surgery, it is solely through the gym and nutrition. But not only that, I also strengthen their minds — I condition my clients to know that they can push through absolutely anything they put their minds to through the power of faith. And that mindset carries on with them outside of the gym into their everyday lives.
I offer both in-person and virtual training. I also provide meal guides, recipes and workout guides on my website.
We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
Something surprising that most people might not know about me is that I am very religious. I wake up at 4am every weekday and make sure I read my bible and pray, then I make content before my first client of the day which is around 6:30 am. I also pray over my content before I post it!
Pricing:
- Personal training (in-person): $400/ 4-weeks
- Personal training (virtually): $350/ 4-weeks
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/bodiedbyfia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@bodiedbyfia?_t=8XPC4cmyJZ4&_r=1
Image Credits
Doche Adonis- Photographer Teisha- Makeup Artist
