He's motivational, inspirational, and has been offering his “Traditional Tribal Fitness” classes at the McCarren Park track for the past four years. Kwesi Kiki Ananyi, a certified personal trainer and former art book vendor at Astor Place, is becoming a local phenomenon as loyal followers congregate from the boroughs and tri-state area to lose weight and strengthen the body.
Perhaps it‚s his life-affirming philosophy that makes Kiki‚s classes so contagious. "Exercise is love, discipline and patience. If you don‚t have patience, you can't achieve your goals, he says emphatically. The basic workout technique doesn’t require traditional weights or machines from a gym. All one needs is their own bodyweight, a jump rope and a yoga mat."
Kiki currently offers daily regimens for over 60 clients. Kim Busby, a High School English teacher in Brooklyn, has been training with Kiki since January.Sometimes you can be here up to three hours, said Busby. „He always finds something to encourage you with. He always makes you feel your effort is valued.
A native of West Ghana, Kiki‚s presence is magnetic. „There‚s a saying, when the student is ready, the teacher will appear, said Christy Goldfeder, a marketing writer and holistic health counselor of Williamsburg.
The yearlong outdoor motivational exercise classes are held every day in McCarren Park from 5am-11am and 4pm-8pm. Free trial classes are held on Sundays from 7am-8am. McCarren Park, Brooklyn. 917-450-7991.
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