Sirius Fitness presents... The Invisible Vegan

**On the 4 Year Anniversary of "Sirius Fitness Day" in San Diego we presented the The Invisible Vegan...

On Sunday December 15th, Sirius Fitness, in conjunction with Live Well San Diego presented the documentary, The Invisible Vegan at Jackie Robinson Family YMCA. The Documentary was followed by a Panel of Nutritional Experts and an incredible Vegan meal.

What is the "Invisible Vegan"?  

"The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices." 

This documentary was Co-Produced by Jasmine and Kenny Leyva and featured prominent celebrities such as Stic Man from Dead Prez, Comedian Cedric the Entertainer and NBA Champion John Salley. The documentary dealt with misconceptions, health benefits, history and more about Plant-Based diets in the African-American community. 

The Panel consisted of David Engel of Plant Diego, Vegan Martial Artist, Charles Scot and was facilitated by Dr. Samira Jones (aka Dr. Sunshine Jones). They answered questions about their own personal journeys with a Plant-based diet, the effects, the challenges and overall general information. Dr. Jones was very informative with her background in Nutrition. The audience provided great questions for the panel that added much more to the discussion. 

The event concluded with an awesome Vegan meal consisting of Salad, Pasta w/ Vegan Sausage, Quinoa Salad and delicious Vegan Chocolate Chip cookies. Thank you Morse High School Culinary Department for providing the meal and thank you to our Sponsors for this event, Stepping Higher, Inc., Fit, Black and Educated and Plant Diego.

The 90-minute documentary is available to watch online through Amazon Prime and Vimeo.

Sirius Fitness RUNS San Diego... MARCH (Running) MADNESS!

There's some Madness in the #SiriusFitness Run Community this March! Hmmmmm...#MarchMadness??!! Lol
Let's see: 

***The Super Run - San Diego, CA
Mar 3, 2018 - Saturday 5K run. TheSuperRun.com (Code: SIRIUSFIT18)
"I'm warming up!"

***St. Patrick's Day Half Marathon 5K
Mar 4, 2018 - Sunday13.1, 5K, kids run
stpatricksdayhalf.com
"I might run" 🤔

***Encinitas Half Marathon
Mar 4, 2018 - Sunday13.1M run
Encinitas, CA
encinitashalfmarathon.com
(Code: SIRIUSFIT10)
"I might run" 🤔

***San Diego Half Marathon
Mar 11, 2018 - Sunday13.1M, 10K, 5K
sdhalfmarathon.com
"I'm Running!"

***Hot Chocolate 15K/5K San Diego
Mar 18, 2018 - Sunday15K, 5K run
HotChocolate15k.com/sandiego
(Code: SDNASARA18)
"I'm warming up & running"

***San Diego Race for Autism
Mar 24, 2018 - Saturday 5K run
www.raceforautism.org
(Join Team Sirius Fitness)
"I'm warming up! & running"

***Carlsbad 5000
Mar 25, 2018 - Sunday 5K run
www.runrocknroll.com/carlsbad-5000
"I might run" 🤔

***Del Mar Mud Run
Mar 31, 2018 - Saturday 5K mud run
www.delmarmudrun.com
(Code: Nasara10)
"I'm warming up!"

Sirius Fitness kicks off the year at the San Diego Resolution Run on KUSI News!

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Sirius Fitness kicks off the year at the San Diego Resolution Run on KUSI News!

#MemoryMonday (this year at the New Orleans Saints Kickoff Run)

I had a BLAST with the runners in #Nawlins!! #SiriusFitness LIVE & DIRECT from #NewOrleans Warming up the runners at the 2017 Saints 5k!! (New Orleans) Thank you for the opportunity Easy Day Sports!

The HotChocolate15k/5k is headed to San Diego on March 18th!

Register~> www.hotchocolate15k.com/sandiego (Use Swag Code SDNASARA18)

The #HotChocolate15k/5k is headed to #SanDiego on March 18th! The race will start and finish at Petco ParkPark amongst San Diego’s biggest chocolate aficionados. The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k serves up 4,000 pounds of chocolate each race! Plus, all participants will receive a tech quarter-zip jacket. 15k participants will also receive a chocolate inspired Finisher Medal. This year, train, race, and celebrate with us all the way to the finish line!

6 Year Legacy Runner at the San Diego Half Marathon!

This year my 6th year running this awesome race! 6th year comes with the perks of being a 6 year Legacy Runner. This was my 1st half Marathon since November and I felt really good running, staying on pace with random folks, focusing on my music, staying hydrated and getting mentally prepared to conquer the Dreaded WASHINGTON ST! Lol! I'm cool with my 2:00:17 but I may ask for a :30 second results change since I got held up by the trolley! 😡😡 (hey, it's the difference between 2 and sub-2... Call me petty! 😂) I'm proud of all my #SiriusFitness folks who participated... Eduardo, Delia and of course Grace for running her FIRST Half! It was cool seeing the "Swole Sisters" (Natasha, Tish, Tammy) out to support Grace...and of course it was great seeing the "usual suspects", Lanae Battle rocking the Prayer and the National Anthem, Rudy Novotny announcing the race, the speedster Barry Spital (aka Barry Allen, The Flash), Bri Cat, Tina, Bruce, Clayton, Teresa, Donna & Robyn from the "colored section" (inside joke), Tracy keeping us safe, the San Diego Track Club family, the Milestone Crew (Chad and Greg) and many others I may not have mentioned. AND...Of course it's always GREAT when wifey Makena and the #Boyz are here for support! ❤️I can't wait to run my FAVORITE Half Marathon next year in my 7th Legacy Year! See y'all in 2018!

2016 Ohana 5k and Toy Drive

The 2016 Ohana 5k and Toy Drive was great! This race was organized by Aztlan Athletics and the toys collected were donated to the Joan Kroc Center in San Diego! I ran this race about 3 years ago with my student, Angel and Sirius Fitness member, Tracy G. I originally went with no intention to run, just to simply pass out Hot Chocolate 15k flyers, but how can I resist an opportunity to warmup the crowd! 😜 ...and then why not run too?! Lol! I had a cute little 9 year old help me out on stage for a song and she ended up winning her age group! Was it the Sirius Fitness Warmup??? Lol...Maybe a little, but she was FAST! I look forward to my Sirius Fitness team running this in 2017!

Celebrating the 2nd Annual "Sirius Fitness Day" (...in San Diego)

Thank you, thank you, thank you ALL who came thru tonight and got their "sweat on" at Cardio Blast! Thank you also for celebrating the 2nd annual "Sirius Fitness Day" with me! One year ago, today I received the honor of becoming an official partner with Live Well San Diego, which is a San Diego County initiative which promotes Health and Wellness in San Diego County! This class theme today was "The Future of Fitness" so I showcased up and coming YOUNG instructors in the fitness world. Liliana (a former & current class participant and OF COURSE...one of my original students) and Jackie (she used to watch our kids at Jackie Robinson Family YMCA...now she's kicking butt as an instructor) Thank you again to the Live Well San Diego & the County of San Diego for the honor! #SiriusFitness#LiveWellSanDiego

2nd Annual ZERO Prostate Cancer Run Walk - San Diego

The ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk - San Diego features a 5K run/walk, 1 mile walk, Kids Superhero Dash for Dad, and virtual Snooze for Dudes program. ZERO is proud to partner with Genesis Healthcare Partners to end prostate cancer. The funds raised from ZERO prostate cancer Run/Walk - San Diego are invested around the country to provide research for new treatments, free prostate cancer testing, and educate men and families about prostate cancer.

Please #donate (anything helps~>http://bit.ly/NasaraFightsCancer)

Coach Nasara Gargonnu was featured on Real Talk San Diego ‎ESPN1700am!

Sirius Fitness was honored to be featured on ESPN Radio 1700's ‪Real Talk SD‬ this ‪#‎FitnessFriday and interviewed by host Chase Peckham of the Chase and Burner Show!! Check it out via ‪SOUNDCLOUD ~> http://bit.ly/241scDy

Chase, Lindsay and Myself in Studio

Chillin/ and "Cheesing"...lol!

Host Chase Peckham

Craig Sturak

Communications Officer at County of San Diego - Health and Human Services Agency

Sirius Fitness (Potential) Runs for 2016 (January-March)

Running‬ into 2016! Here is a list of potential ‪Sirius Fitness‬ Runs for 2016
(From January to March) 

Jan 9, 2016
Saturday
San Diego Resolution Run 5K and 15K (USE CODE SIRIUSVIP)

Jan 17, 2016
Saturday
Carlsbad Half Marathon

Feb 6, 2016
Saturday
Super Run 10K/5K

Feb 14, 2016
Sunday
Coronado Valentine's Day 10K

Feb 14, 2016
Sunday
San Dieguito Half Marathon

Feb 21, 2016
Sunday
Mardi Gras Run

Mar 5, 2016
Saturday
Finish Chelsea's Run 5K

Mar 12, 2016
Saturday
St. Patrick's Day 10K, 5k and 2 miler

Mar 12, 2016
Saturday
St. Patrick's Day Half Marathon and 5K

Mar 13, 2016
Sunday
San Diego Half Marathon

Mar 19, 2016
Saturday
San Diego Race for Autism

Mar 20, 2016
Sunday
Hot Chocolate 15K/5K San Diego (USE CODE BUFF1)

Sirius Fitness becomes a Live Well San Diego recognized partner!

SIRIUS FITNESS- December 15, 2015 (Officially "Sirius Fitness" Day in San Diego!)

 

Sirius Fitness became a Live Well San Diego recognized partner on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 to an audience of friends, community partners, and participants of the extremely popular “Cardio Sculpt” group class at the Jackie Robinson YMCA.  As a local small business based in Central Region operated by Nasara Gargonnu -- Sirius Fitness is 'Sirius' about Fitness and Health!  

Coach Nasara has been a PE teacher in San Diego since 2005 and currently teaches Physical Education within San Diego Unified School District where he inspires young people to be healthy for life. 

 

Sirius Fitness offers free to low cost classes and programs to help San Diego County residents to thrive and enjoy the highest quality of life, such as boot camps at Malcolm X Library and Project Access at Meadowbrook Apartments which is certified under the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program, weekly fitness classes for all ages at Jackie Robinson YMCA & Copley YMCA, Health and Wellness activities for Port of San Diego employees, and volunteer park runs enjoyed by thousands of members of the community on a weekly basis.

Sirius Fitness is a Local Ambassador of the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K which attracts 16,000+ runners annually and has led warm up exercises to promote fitness at various 5K events Countywide including the Live Well San Diego 5K in 2014 and 2015.  

Sirius Fitness volunteers at numerous community events across Central Region such as the “Healthier Me” program for Health & Exercise at faith based organizations, People’s Produce Farmers’ Market, UC San Diego’s Center for Community Health 2015 “Veggie Fest” at City Heights Farmers Market, San Diego Black Nurses and San Diego Black Social Workers events, health and fitness workshops at Annual “Kuumba Fest” where nearly 100 vendors help San Diego County residents learn more about available resources, and the 2015 Live Well San Diego HHSA “It’s All About You” Health Fair.

Nasara Gargonnu has been honored as the San Diego YMCA 2014 Fitness Instructor of the Year.

Sirius Fitness is committed to continuing to advance Live Well San Diego by building better health and improving the quality of life of residents of all ages, empowering them to take positive actions for their own health, safety and well-being. 

Sirius Fitness 2016 "Kick Off" Run

Sirius Fitness decided to "Kick Off" 2016 with wellness, fitness and dedication! We ran (jogged and walked) the Lake Murray Trail! We are ready for 2016! Stay tuned for a list of our upcoming events!

#SanDiego Don't miss out on the 2016 #HotChocolate15k ... www.Hotchocolate15k.com 
(CODE: SDBUFF1) free BUFF! (Buff=SWAG!) #RunChat 

 

Check out some pics from 2015 and JOIN the Chocolate Madness in 2016!

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