Meet Ahmber Azali Reed of Ahhsum Body in West L.A.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ahmber Azali Reed.

Ahmber, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I have always been a businesswoman at heart. I have always believed in living life as you choose and doing what you love. I have been fortunate to experience so many of my dreams and I continue to see them manifest. I attended Cal State Domínguez Hills and majored in communications. In college, I started my first corporation. I owned 5 Early Care and Education facilities that operated successfully for 11 years. As state regulations changed, I decided it was time to switch gears. With an athletic background from childhood, I took a year off, dove deep into science of mind, meditated and did personal training informally. The realization that came to me during that time off was that I had an opportunity to make a business out of what I thought was just a passionate hobby. I formed the company Ahhsum Mind & Body Fitness and formally became a personal trainer.

With health and nutrition having always been paramount factors in my lifestyle, I naturally became the number 1 personal coach and cheerleader for my clients. I’ve hosted group workouts, taught various workout classes and organized team fitness events such as mud runs. Soon after, I became invested in doing my part to relay positive body images and messages to the world and I started a brand and boutique Ahhsum Body Activewear. I’m happy to have sponsored a number of athletes, instructors and dancers who have been positive role models in the fitness community. I love to do Pop Up shops and have the opportunity to style my clients in person. My online store carries unique, one of a kind pieces and outfits that help take whatever your style of fitness is to the next level.

Along with my love for fitness and entrepreneurship, music and writing has shared space and time in my life as well. I have actively passed the knowledge I gained through business, spirituality and life in lyrics I have written for numerous songs and multiple albums. I have written, recorded and performed since high school and have had the pleasure to open for acts such as Trina, Wake Flocka Flame, at an All-Star Game Concert in Los Angeles & in multiple states. I’ve also enjoyed performing with live instruments and at various church events. The foundation of my unstoppable drive and positive approach to life was officially solidified when I became a Licensed Practitioner of Science of Mind. I see clients who struggle with obstacles that prevent them from living their fullest lives. I help them create change. My focus is mental and physical health.

Today, I have the pleasure of using every aspect of what I love in what I do for Ahhsum Body. Ahhsum Body is the go to place to uncover & reveal the best you ever in terms of a healthy mindset, healthy body and healthy self-image. It is looking and being in shape and exuding that powerful energy. I have a book in the works and a motivational workout album that I’m super excited about! So, you can find me wearing Ahhsum Body Activewear, Doing workshops, motivating, inspiring and living a life I love doing exactly what I talk about.

Has it been a smooth road?
Struggles are a natural part of any journey worth taking. I’ve been so focused on business at times that I didn’t realize some of the people closest to me were actually not around for my best interest. But thanks to my business manager, my father, I always received the best advice and came out on top, never falling from the attempted sabotages. Which leads me to my biggest struggle. My father not long ago battled prostate cancer and dementia. I moved him in with me and we made the best Life together I could imagine, given those circumstances. We beat the prostate cancer mostly naturally, without caving into the pressures of invasive surgery or radiation from doctors.

Unfortunately, just last year, I had two joyful, major life changes happen without him being able to have those experiences with me. The struggle wasn’t dealing with the illnesses. My family is amazing and my mother was and is my number 1 supporter and Angel in my life, so I maneuvered with grace. Rather it’s been living with the emptiness in my heart. But I’m thankful for the tools I’ve gained through Science of Mind that allow me to persist and achieve despite circumstances that occur in my life.

We’d love to hear more about your business.
Through Ahhsum Body, I deliver a message that says each person is deserving of knowing they are awesome. When someone comes to me for private sessions or to be fitted for and buy activewear, I take that opportunity to instill that knowing Or a reminder into them. I ingrain lifestyle habits in my clients that lead them to live and sustain the healthiest version of themselves ever possible. The difference between me and other fitness professionals is through my personal training, my client sessions as a Practitioner, and any of my speech or workshops, I coach clients in terms of their physical and mental health with science of mind backing my coaching. I exemplify and demand a positive, all things are possible attitude. I leave no room for self-doubt and I hold the highest thought about my clients for my clients until they come to the same realization.

I am most proud of knowing that I have impacted people’s lives in a way that makes them healthier and happier than before. For example, when a client no longer needs certain medications, when a client leaves a session actually feeling better, when a client walks away with self-esteem, that just beams and shines, and when clients maintain their changed lifestyle habits. My specialty is knowing the right combination of motivation with hardcore pushing to the limits and gently impressing upon them the seriousness of their goal to inspire and create change with my clients.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Los Angeles is the capital of beautiful people. It’s an excellent place to work in the fitness and health field. With so many people becoming more aware of unhealthy lifestyle habits and natural alternatives to eating and living, there are many health and fitness niches to get into. So many careers and industries here in LA are competitive when it comes to looks. So it’s becoming more accepted that great looks go hand in hand with good health.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.Ahhsumbody.club
• Phone: 424) 278-4169
• Email: Ahmber@ahhsumbody.com
• Instagram: @Ahhsumbody
• Facebook: @Ahhsumbody
• Other: Ahmber Azali on LinkedIn

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