Yasmin Karachiwala, a fitness expert with more than two
decades of experience in the fitness industry and pioneer of ‘Pilates’ physical
fitness system in India. Yasmin has earned the reputation of being a celebrity
fitness trainer with her clientele enlisting the crème de la crème of Bollywood
like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ileana D’Cruz,
Malaika Arora Khan, Preity Zinta, Zareen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Waluscha d’souza
to name a few. Yasmin is the spirit behind the sensuous and toned bodies of
Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone who will be seen in the forthcoming movies
“Bang Bang” and “Happy New Year” respectively. Her association with Miss India
pageant, Get Gorgeous and other fitness programs on television adds to her
glorious reputation.
She is the mega-mind behind the personal fitness studio
“Body Image” and is designated as the founder, proprietor and trainer at the
studio. In her capacity she is responsible for the hiring of trainers and the
overall operations. Above and beyond this, she designs customized workout
sessions and nutrition plans for every individual based on their body analysis.
She can aptly be called the soul and the life-force behind many of her clients
as she motivates them to be consistent in their fitness regime and advises them
to adopt the right lifestyle for a healthier and happier life. Offering
personal attention to each and every client at “Body Image” her expertise has
proved to be reason for the long association with many of them and get new clients
onboard.
Being the first BASI certified Pilates instructor in India,
she introduced the concept in the country and has managed to take the concept
from no-awareness at all to developing train-the-trainer programs. She has also
been felicitated with the ‘Best Fitness Instructor’ award at Vogue Fashion
Awards 2013. Harnessing all her knowledge and experience Yasmin is all set to
release a book on Pilates and Fitness. She is now also associated with
cricketer Zaheer Khan’s Prosport for Pilates that will only expand her reach
across the country.
A graduate from one of the most reputable colleges in
Mumbai, St Xavier’s, Yasmin furthered her edification in the field of fitness
and netted all the required qualification and skills to become the most sought-after
trainer in the industry. An ACE certified group and personal trainer; she also
holds a BASI Pilates certification to instruct in MAT, Reformer, Cadillac,
Wunda Chair and Step barrel. She is a Balance Body certified master trainer in
Core-Align, BB Barre and Motr. Apart from this she also holds certificates for
training in functional training, TRX, Rip trainer, kettle bells, core suspend,
core barre and core reform. In the years to come Yasmin envisions making
Pilates affordable and being present in every city of the country.