Laila Ajani
Fitness Trainer
Education
- University of Texas, BA, Political Science and Minor in Biology
Professional Achievements
- Laila has over ten years of personal training experience working primarily with women and focusing on strength with an emphasis on mindfulness and lifestyle changes. She's especially skilled with beginners, in particular with helping them develop confidence around the weights section of the gym.
- She's competed in several forms of athletic competition, including gymnastics, tennis, powerlifting, and Olympic weightlifting.
- Laila has over 80 5-star reviews across Yelp and Google. She's a well-regarded health and fitness advisor in Silicon Valley.
Certifications & Organizations
- Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) Certification
- National Strength & Conditioning Association Certification
- International Fitness Association Certification
- USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Coaching Certificate
- CPR & First Aid Certified
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Co-authored Articles (78)
How to
Be a Physically Strong Girl
If you're that girl in your class that everyone calls weak and horrible at sports, this is the article for you. This article will teach you how to build body strength and become known as a super duper strong girl. All ...
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Increase Your Long Jump
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Grow Your Butt Without Growing Your Thighs
You want to do exercises to grow your butt, but you're worried about your thighs growing at the same time. Fortunately, it's totally possible to build just your glutes without bulking up your thighs by doing glute-specif...
How to
Lose Pregnancy Belly After 2 Years
Everyone’s body responds differently after pregnancy. How much weight you gained while pregnant, whether or not you breastfed, and your diet and exercise habits all affect your post-baby body. Focus on toning your abdo...
How to
Use a Gym Sauna
Walking into a gym sauna can be an intimidating experience, since it can feel like everyone but you knows how to use it. Your time in the sauna begins with the decision of whether to use it before or after your workout a...
How to
Use Straps to Deadlift
A deadlift is a body-building exercise in which you lift a barbell from the floor to your mid-thigh. Wrist straps are a piece of fabric, one side of which wraps around your wrist, and the other side of which wraps around...
How to
Do a Romanian Deadlift
The Romanian deadlift is one of the best exercises for strengthening your hamstrings. Unlike a regular deadlift, you hold a barbell up at all times, lifting it periodically with your legs and lower back. Romanian deadlif...
How to
Relieve Wrist Pain from Lifting
A tender, painful wrist can make it difficult to use your hands. Fortunately, most pain will go away once you've rested your wrists and reduced the swelling. Pain relievers and ice packs will make you more comfortable as...
How to
Get Sexy Curves (for Teenage Girls)
Having sexy curves can help you to feel more confident, especially when you want to get someone’s attention. There are some ways to build curves, such as by strength training. You can also accentuate the curves you alr...
How to
Include a Rest Day in Your Exercise Routine
You may have heard that it's important to include rest days as part of your weekly exercise routine. Adequate rest is essential to performance, proper recovery and repair of your body's systems and muscles. It's actual...
How to
Do Weighted Push Ups Alone
Weighted push ups add weight to your back and shoulders, making this particular exercise even more challenging and beneficial if you’re looking to gain muscle. The most important thing when doing weighted push ups by y...
How to Get Washboard Abs in Just 30 Days
Build a strong, show-stopping core fast with these exercise & diet tipsWith the right diet and workout routine, getting a six-pack in 30 days is totally possible. The key is doing exercises that work out your abs and cor...
How to
Start Waist Training
When worn consistently for at least a few hours each day waist trainers can help you achieve an hourglass figure by cinching in your waist. You can train your waist with Victorian-style steel-boned corsets and cinchers (...
How to
Get a Nice Butt
A nice butt is one of the most coveted physical features and it can improve the way you look, which may boost your confidence. If you want to improve the look of your backside, do some special exercises to target your bu...
How to Organize a Weight Loss Challenge
Taking on tough goals, such as losing weight, can be a lot more fun with a group and fostering a sense of community can result in higher individual success rates. By setting up a weight-loss challenge for your friends, f...
How to
Lift Your Butt
Toning your buttocks requires the use of fat burning and strength training exercises. Many of the moves used in barre classes and cardio burn classes use your own body weight to burn fat and sculpt your buttocks. Using e...
How to
Build Muscles (for Girls)
Do you want to build muscle and tone your body? Building muscle as a woman is totally possible despite what you may have heard. With some simple lifestyle changes that are built around heating healthy and muscle-building...
How to
Do a Biggest Loser Weight Loss Challenge at Work
The Biggest Loser makes weight-loss a competition, which motivates people to work harder to achieve their goals. You can easily set up your own weight-loss competition at work. Start by organizing how the challenge will ...
How to Make Your Butt Look Sexy, Perky & Lifted
Effective tips and tricks to achieve a bigger bumHaving a sexy butt can help you feel more attractive and confident, but how can you add extra oomph to your behind if you don’t have much to work with? Fortunately, with...
How to
Eat to Get a Six‐Pack
Doing ab exercises is important when you're trying to get a six-pack, but diet also plays a major role. If you're not eating the right kinds and amounts of food, you won't see results from your workouts. Fortunately, eat...
