Episode 26: The Chronicles of Nerissa Figueroa

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Recorded12 Apr 2021

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The Chronicles of Nerissa Figueroa is now available at https://www.theshadowspodcast.com/ Nerissa is a proud mother of 3, has over 20+ years in the fitness industry, and is Miss Fitness Arizona 2009 and 2010. Some of the topics she discussed in this episode: - Her involvement with the military - How she went from an audience member to competing one year later in her first competition - Becoming a certified group trainer - Competing in Miss Fitness Arizona - Earning her Pro Card while competing with the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion (WBFF) - How she balances being a mother of 3 and working out - Her goal for competing at 50 years old - Her battles with Hashimoto’s Disease - How COVID impacted her Nerissa also gives some very beneficial health tips as she talks about: - Crash and fad diets - What she does to track her fitness goals - Body weight vs. Strength training - The importance of cardio - Supplements - Impact of alcohol has on working out - How she craves her sweet tooth Follow Nerissa on Instagram: @nerissafitpro and Facebook: @Nerissa Fit Make sure you SUBSCRIBE for all new episodes of the Shadows Podcast on your preferred podcast platform every Monday!

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