2017 Rebirth In Wellness: Holistic Health and Fitness fair...REBIRTH!

On January 28th, 2017 at City of Hope International, Sirius Fitness in conjunction with ‘A Healthier Me’, held the 2017 ‘Rebirth In Wellness’ event, which is a Holistic Health and Fitness fair created by the owner of Sirius Fitness, Nasara Gargonnu in 2008. This event provides the community a free showcase of Health and Fitness Professionals sharing their wealth of knowledge through short lectures and fitness demonstrations. There were also numerous Wellness vendors with products and services.

    This year there was a impressive group of individuals taking part in this event. The event kicked off with Nasara moving the crowd with his signature Sirius Fitness warmup and then explaining that ‘Rebirth in Wellness’ was created to spread Health and Fitness to the Southeast community. He felt strongly about this due to the fact that the community was at risk for preventable health risks and diseases that could be remedied through proper knowledge and preventive care. Nasara also explained that he lost his father at an early age from Prostate cancer and that his goal is to make sure he live a lifestyle that allows him to be around for his own children. Dr. Suzanne Afflalo, the retired Kaiser doctor and mastermind behind the ‘A Healthier Me’ program, spoke about preventative care as a  means to combat disease. She was followed by Hajar Young who spoke about stress management through breathing, meditation and essential oils. Author of The Well: Where Fitness Begins Within, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, wrapped up by the lectures speaking about How a fit mind leads to a fit body!

    The fitness portion kicked off with Trena Bennett, creator of ‘GospelCise Fitness’ leading a heavenly inspired fitness routine that got the crowd motivated. Nasara & Moriah of Sirius Fitness followed with some fitness moves and dance fitness that kept the “party” going. Makena wrapped up the fitness with a ‘Dance it Out’ routine that brought the crowd together with a unifying dance.

    In addition to the knowledge of Health and Fitness, the participants also received awesome raffle items, drinks, healthy food and a tasty cooking demonstration! If you want any more information about future events from Sirius Fitness you can contact Nasara at siriusfitness@gmail.com of follow him on Facebook at Coach Nasara Gargonnu and Sirius Fitness Run and Fit Club.

Nasara Gargonnu

Dr. Suzanne Afflalo

Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt

Trena Bennett

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Hajar Young

Makena Gargonnu

2015 Kaiser Permanente BOLT TO THE Q! 🏃🏾💨

#Bolt2Q! Thank you Jamie Monroe and Easy Day Sports, Kaiser Permanente and the Chargers⚡️ for the opportunity to warm up the incredible crowd of #runners today! ...and though it was a little warm we made it through the #5k, #10k & #KidsFunRun! #SiriusFitness

Wanna Live longer? MOVE YOUR BODY!

Fit Tidbit: People who exercise actually live longer. You can add up to 7 years to your life by exercising a minimum of 150 minutes a week, regardless of your weight. (Research from Penn State)

Running in San Diego in July w/ Sirius Fitness!

Getting geared up for a #Funning #Running July w/#SiriusFitness!



July 7th... Costume Party Run (Half Marathon)https://register.superheroevents.com/CostumePartyRun//SiriusRunners

July 14th... San Diego Blood Bank 5K Walk/Run w/ Sirius Fitness~> http://tinyurl.com/cldn89p

July 21st... Kaiser Permanente Bolt to the Qhttp://chargers5k.com/ ~>Go to 5K Team Registration
then~>Join an Existing Team ~> "SIRIUS RUNNERS"

July 28th... Joggin' for Frogmen 5khttp://jogginforfrogmen.com/

Sirius Fitness Health Tour: FREE viewing of “Soul Food Junkies"

"Soul Food Junkies" 2012 Trailer from Byron Hurt on Vimeo.

^^^^^ This place was PACKED OUT! It was a joy to see folks concerned with their Health and Nutrition! If we don't change now or at least be open to change we will continue to suffer from the "Dis-Ease" that plagues our communities! We owe it to ourselves and our Children! This is stop number one on the Sirius Fitness Health Tour in 2013! Thank you to The Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, Network for a Healthy California-San Diego & Imperial Counties and PBS’s Community Cinema for presenting the film “Soul Food Junkies” on Wednesday January 9th at 6:00 pm. Filmmaker Byron Hurt explores the upsides and downsides of soul food, a quintessential American cuisine.

Medals 4 Mettle San Diego!

On November 24th a small group of Hollywood Halfers got together to run 13.1 miles to donate our medals to Medals 4 Mettle San Diego; an organization that collects earned finishers medals and re-gifts them to patients fighting life-threatening illnesses.

Source: Uploaded by user via Nasara on Pinterest

Run the 2012 Las Vegas Rock n Roll Marathon with Joe by The Marathon Show

Listen to internet radio with The Marathon Show on Blog Talk Radio

Listen to Joe Taricani of The Marathon Show as he gives his "special brand" of BLOG TALK covering the 20012 Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Las Vegas! (Yes...I got my shout out at the 40:00 min. mark! YAY!) 

SIRIUS FITNESS presents: "The L A S T Boot Camp of 2012!”

"The L A S T Boot Camp of 2012!”


Saturday, December 8, 2012… 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Fit with Jenny~ 6663 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CAPrice: $5.00/per person ($7 day of the event)

We START at Fit with Jenny's for an indoor treat of Fun, Frolicking and of course...FITNESS from Debra and myself, Nasara! We then transition to the Great Outdoors of The San Diego College Area for the 2nd hour of our fun-filled class! We jump...we Dance...we push...we pull..."We Do Our Thing!" So, bring a Friend, a towel, water, an attitude, a willingness to be pushed AND $5.00 ($7 day of the event)

PAY HERE!

Also...Mention 

“SIRIUS FITNESS” at 

YOGURTLAND 

(6165 El Cajon Blvd.) Dec. 8th for 

10% OFF!!

"The L A S T Boot Camp of 2012!”

"The L A S T Boot Camp of 2012!”

Saturday, December 8, 2012… 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Fit with Jenny~ 6663 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA
Price: $5.00/per person ($7 day of the event)

We START at Fit with Jenny's for an indoor treat of Fun, Frolicking and of course...FITNESS from Debra and myself, Nasara! We then transition to the Great Outdoors of The San Diego College Area for the 2nd hour of our fun-filled class! We jump...we Dance...we push...we pull..."We Do Our Thing!" So, bring a Friend, a towel, water, an attitude, a willingness to be pushed AND $5.00 ($7 day of the event)

Mention 

“SIRIUS FITNESS” at 

YOGURTLAND 

(6165 El Cajon Blvd.) Dec. 8th for 

10% OFF!!

Come on US...Let's Cheer on MEB as he brings the GOLD back home!

Lets Give a shout out to MEB and wish him luck bringing the Gold to the US...(and San Diego!) Hit him up on twitter (@RunMeb) and his Facebook "fan page" ~> Meb Keflezighi... SHOW HIM SOME LOVE GUYS!

#RunNasaraRun: Let's run the...2012 San Diego Rock n Roll Half Marathon!

Ok...ok...ok... Firstly I want to thank First Lady Benson and Stepping Higher, Inc. for sponsoring my run and constantly supporting me in my quest for wellness in our communities! Now...let's talk about this run. Well...the day before (June 2nd) I organized, with the sponsorship and assistance of ING Kids Rock (also...a special shoutout goes to John Nunn, a 2012 Olympic hopeful in the 50K race walk, for his assistance.) We took students from Nubia Leadership Academy out to get fit and experience the fun and excitement of an organized, (semi) competitive run (kids were involved, so they are no losers, only winners!) This was fun and a little stressful but mostly fun!

After the kids run, we went to the annual Expo in the downtown Convention Center and it was GREAT as usual! Vendors, vendors and more vendors and I had to also pick up my racing bib. I was also "given" a $30-40 parking pass "out of the blue" and that was a blessing because it allowed me to park at the "finish line"(Sea World) before the race began.

Now, the morning was a little challenging because I was looking for my shorts at 4 am and couldn't find them. I found some cool red shorts, but they didn't match so I went with my black shorts which happened to be missing the drawstring. I didn't think it was a problem because I had safety pins to hold them up...BOY...THAT CAME BACK TO HAUNT ME!!

We started the race in Hillcrest along with the other 40,000 runners and proceed to trek 13.1 miles to Sea World...yay! ;-/ I had recently sprained my calf muscle that week in TKB, but I couldn't back out because I had to "do what I gotta do"...right? Well, I was cool for the first 4 miles, then Mr. Calf started acting up. Now, I'm foolish sometimes and I deal with the pain, but believe it or not, that wasn't the worst of it...the worst came when I had to constantly pull my shorts up FOR THE WHOLE RACE! Stupid, stupid, stupid!! I should have just wore the non-matching red shorts and ran a comfortable race, but noooooooooo...I have to match and it cost me my sub-2:00 time! I ended up running it in 2:05 (not bad, but those shorts messed me up...Lol!) Other than the "wardrobe malfunction" the race was great, the course was great the music...the music...the music?? It wasn't my "cup of tea" so of course I had my headphones on the whole time (Thank you Snuggbuds) Oh, yeah...there was that ONE group playing "California Love" by Dr. Dre and 2Pac which got me HYPE right when I was passing the Mission Valley YMCA.

Overall it was a great time and I look forward to the 2 month break before my next Half Marathon. We will be attempting to kick butt in the Vista Half Marathon (formerly the Big Money Half) on August 11th and then the America's Finest City Half on August 19th! Wish us luck!


PS: Thank you Mr. Tracy Morris and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Western Region and Nubia Leadership Academy for sponsoring me for these runs! 


Also...Please it is not too late to donate towards the ~> "Dash for Dad" run to benefit Prostate Cancer research. (Anything is helpful)  I'll be running in December 2012 at the Rock n Roll Half in Vegas for this cause which has personally affected me, with my father passing at the young age of 55, and knowing that it affects countless lives across this planet!


#RunNasaraRun

Check this out: "How to avoid an Exercise Plateau!"

"What a Feeling!"

Great feeling: "I love walking into a Fitness class I have to sub and people looking at me like I'm a leper, but 60 minutes later they are asking for my business card!"

#RunNasaraRun...Let's talk about La Jolla Half and The Safari Run!

Greetings all... Let me continue sharing my Half Marathon experiences! The "Drive for 1:45" continues and since I didn't blog as they happened so I'm catching up before I do my next one in August! Again, I'm doing 10 Half Marathons this year on my 43rd year on this planet and I hope to raise money for the these causes such as cancer ~(Please consider donating), diabetes, etc..., inspire others to get moving and get fit and finally for my own satisfaction and accomplishment!

La Jolla Half 2012

This was a run with a BEAUTIFUL view of lovely La Jolla communities, the ocean (We ran from Del Mar Fairgrounds to La Jolla Cove!) and the lovely hill or "KILLER HILL" at Torrey Pines State Reserves. Maaaaan, it kicked my butt! It was never ending! lol! Somehow I made it through (I had several people yelling at me to keep going!) and ended finishing the run with a 2:11... it was also the first time I tried Island Boost. Island Boost is an "all natural endurance energizer" with glucose and coconut water and it not only tasted good, but it gave me an extra "kick" while running.  I was battling a "funky" knee the whole time, but made it through despite those Lovely hills! I'm gonna do this one again next year! (and I won't let the hill slow me down again!)

Safari Half 2012

I guess the La Jolla Half served as a "training" run for this one, which happened to be a week later. I kicked butt on this one...I actually broke the sub-2 hour mark with a 1:59:58! Whoo-Hoo! I ran hoping to see Lions, Tigers and Bears (Oh My!) but I guess they were all sleeping..lol! Anyway, it was a fun run starting at North County Fair Mall in Escondido and ending in the SD Wild Animal Park. I was unaware of their "Killer Hill"...though it wasn't nearly as bad as Torrey Pines. 

NEXT BLOG...San Diego Rock n Roll! 

#RunNasaraRun: "The Drive for 1:45"

Greetings ALL...I originally decided to do 7 Half Marathons this year, but through the sponsorships of several people and organizations I am able to do 10! So firstly, I would like to thank the following: First Lady Rachelle Benson and Stepping Higher, Inc, Tracy Morris and the Western Region Phi Beta Sigma, Inc., Maritza Johnson and the Friends of Nubia Foundation, Zerocancer.org and all the donors! Most of these runs benefit Cancer research and we all know that cancer has affected so many of us, our loved ones and friends. (Personally I lost my father to prostate Cancer)


     Well...I was supposed to write a blog about each run, not just for the enjoyment of the public, but I want to keep this bit of "Sirius Fitness" history to pass down to my kiddies! Anyway, better late than never. I have decided to summarize the 5 1/2 Marathons I have already done and BLOG the next 5 in the several upcoming months. My main goal is ALWAYS to "Finish", but my ultimate goal is 1:45 minutes, hence the title of this blog... "The Drive for 1:45" (wish me luck!) The main difference with these NEXT several runs is...I will actually train for them this time (lol!) 


Lets Go:

San Diego Half Marathon 2012

"Great inaugural run and nice course. This was a very organized run and it was my first long run since the 2011 Rock n Roll 1/2 Marathon in San Diego. I was told not to participate due to sciatica, which was still bothering me... but I had to push through. Yes...I ignored my physical therapist! ;-(  I felt good, ran a 2:11 and during the run I ran into Brian Catacutan, who will be running several 1/2 Marathons this year as well with his fiancee, Jenn Vela. Some of my "partners in crime" who ran were, Mark McCloskey and Tracy Willis. I can't wait until 2013!"

Hollywood Half Marathon 2012 

"This was a lot of fun because I got to travel to HOLLYWOOD! The family came along for the ride and for support and it was a GREAT Inaugural Run! Lights, Cameras, Red Carpet...Yeah! This was also an organized run, nice course and nice sights to see in the Hollywood community! Now...I was doing great until mile 11 and then... Calf number one cramped up and guess what happened two minutes later??...Calf number two cramped up. (I guess I didn't hydrate enough!...my bad!) I was ROCKING and ROLLING up until that point but I wobbled and hobbled across the finish line with a 2:12

NEXT BLOG I will briefly summarize my experiences with:

La Jolla Half and the Safari Half!

Sirius Fitness' Upcoming Runs!

Greetings folks...not only is this the year that I am "personally" participating in 10 Half Marathons, but I am still promoting and participating in several 5k's and more... Join me and consider participating in some or ALL of these runs!  

2012 Sirius Fitness Schedule a.k.a. #RunNasaraRun

  July

Kaiser Permanente Bolt to the Q 5k~07/21/2012 Saturday 7:30 am
Start: San Diego Chargers Training Facility (Chargers Park) 4020 Murphy Canyon, San Diego CA Finish: Qualcomm Stadium - 50-yard line 9449 Friars Road San Diego, CA 92108
REGISTER


San Diego Blood Bank 5K Walk/Run 5K~ 07/29/2012 Sunday 8:00 am
Start/Finish: Embarcadero Marina Park North at Seaport Village. Walk/Run along scenic Embarcadero Marina Park North. Free food/drink, entertainment and prizes. Proceeds benefit the lifesaving programs and services of the San Diego Blood Bank.
REGISTER

 August 

 Vista Half Marathon~ 08/11/2012 Saturday 8:00 am
 1200 Vale Terrace Dr., Vista, CA
 REGISTER

35th America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk~ 08/19/2012 Sunday 7:00 am
The Half Marathon begins at historic Cabrillo National Monument and ends in beautiful Balboa Park. REGISTER

2012 End of Summer Fire Run 4 Mile Run/Walk~08/26/2012 Sunday 8:00 am
Prospect & Girard Street, La Jolla to Mission Blvd & Felspar, Pacific Beach
REGISTER

September

11th Annual Boot Camp Challenge 3 Mile Obstacle course Run. (run as an individual, a 3-person team, or 5-person team)~ 09/29/2012 Saturday 9:00 am
Honor's Lawn 3800 Chosin Avenue, MCRD San Diego, CA 92140 (enter gate #5 by taking I-5 to the Washington St. exit. Head west to Gate #5)
REGISTER

  October 

Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon ~ 10/28/2012 Sunday 7:00 am
L.A. LIVE Downtown- Los Angeles, CA
REGISTER

  November 

12th Annual Silver Strand Half Marathon Run & 5K Run/Walk ~11/11/2012 Sunday 7:00 am Start: Coronado Finish: Imperial Beach
REGISTER

11th Annual Father Joe's Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk ~ 11/22/2012 Thursday 8:00 am
San Diego Museum of Man 1350 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
REGISTER

 AND THE CULMINATING EVENT...

DECEMBER

Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon~ 12/02/2012 Sunday 4:30 pm
Las Vegas, NV (THE STRIP!!)
REGISTER

 ...and maybe more! We will add more if needed! Come and run with us, support us and get FIT with us! SIRIUS FITNESS is on the MOVE! #RunNasaraRun

Beachbody Super Saturday Kickoff Event for 2012

In case you missed it in YOUR city, here is the Team Beachbody Super Saturday Kickoff Event for 2012! A lot of exciting things to look forward to as a current and (hopefully) soon-to-be BEACHBODY Coach! Take a Looksie!

Join the Sirius Fitness 30-Day Challenge!

What can you do in 30 Days?

*Form positive Life-long Health and Wellness Habits

*Lose Bodyfat

*Lose Weight

*Get Stronger

*Reduce Clothing size

*Walk Longer

*Motivate Others!...Motivate Others!...Motivate Others!

*...And much, much MORE!



There are many things you can accomplish in 30 days of consistent, focused behavior and through this challenge we will do just that!

This is the Breakdown: (In my brain, I have so much info to pass on, but I think making this short, sweet and to the point is BEST!)

1- Weigh-in, take measurements and also have your Bodyfat checked if you are able. (You can also take pictures)

2- Determine a "attainable" 30 day goal

3- GET THAT NUTRITION IN ORDER! (I'm gonna borrow the Phrase from Underground Wellness' Fitness Guru SEAN CROXTON...J E R F (JUST EAT REAL FOOD)

a) Cut the white products and processed food products (http://naturalbias.com/how-to-eliminate-sugar-from-your-diet/)

b) Give yourself ONE "Cheat" meal once a week as a reward. (Cheat meal...NOT Cheat DAY! lol!) This is optional!

c) Those days you are "on the run" and don't have time to cook... Try Shakeology (http://www.SiriusShake.com/) or a nutrient dense supplement (I personally drink Shakeology once a day...contact me for more info)

4- Commit to workout at minimum 4-5 times a week (or more) with at least day of rest. Get to the gym, Walk, Run, Jog, Hike, Yoga, do P90X, Insanity, TurboFire, etc..., check out a "Free" local "Fit Club" (Like Sirius Fitness Fit Club if you are in San Diego) We Want All of our folks to do the 30/40/50 Challenge~> 30 pushups...40 squats...50 crunches...If you do this every day I guarantee you in 30 days you will notice a difference.

5-Join the "30 Day Challenge w/ Sirius Fitness" Facebook GROUP (https://www.facebook.com/groups/276017602429439/?ref=ts) to list comments, concerns, progress, pics, advice, etc...

GOOD LUCK AND LETS REACH OUR GOALS FOR 30 DAYS and BEYOND...