After her initial health scare, Rashidi says she committed to exercising. \u201cWhether I was in the gym, or\u2014since I love competition\u2014it included 5Ks and 10Ks and bodybuilding, and calisthenics at my home. It looked like something different every day,\u201d she says. Rashidi also participates in bike clubs including the HBCU Scholarship Ride, which has raised more than $100,000 for Newark students attending Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). \u201cMy philosophy is to keep moving, whatever that looks like,\u201d says Rashidi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her philosophy around health and wellness began with her grandmother at an early age. \u201cMy grandmother always had me in some sort of activity\u2014tennis, softball, ballet\u2014all types of things,\u201d she says. \u201cShe also helped us to learn how to watch what we ate, to eat healthy foods, and learn how to cook healthy foods from different cultures. So, it was instilled in me from a very early age,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rashidi is currently the chief equity officer and vice president of community relations at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC), a role that allows her to extend her commitment to health and wellness to the community she loves. Her current professional role allows her to spread her love of health and wellness to her community. She says she is immensely proud of the women\u2019s and men\u2019s health fairs that are sponsored at NBIMC every year. \u201cIt is a powerful thing when you can bring together that many people focused on their wellness,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where Does She Go?<\/strong> These days, Rashidi is focused on her overall wellness. \u201cOne of the contributors to my hypertension was stress, so I take self-care very seriously now,\u201d she says. \u201cEven with my career, family, and community activities, I make sure to take care of myself, whether that includes vacations, time to myself, and yes, exercise. When I am well, I can give 100 percent to all my other activities.\u201d And she advocates for everyone to include medical care as a part of their overall wellness. \u201cWellness includes being sure to get your annual exams, going to the dentist, and knowing what is going on with your overall health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014Kim Prime<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people who see Atiya Rashidi today marvel at her commitment to her holistic health. At age 54, she competes in bodybuilding competitions, and posts regularly on her social media accounts about her bicycle riding and her participation in walks and runs. But a conversation with Rashidi reveals it was not always the case. Rashidi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","video":"","gallery":"","source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"3","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"hide","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[371,343,372,373,374,375],"class_list":["post-3669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-bodybuilding","tag-cycling","tag-gym","tag-health","tag-health-and-wellness","tag-holistic-health"],"yoast_head":"\n
Rashidi utilizes many spaces in her Newark community to maintain her health and wellness. \u201cI love Newark\u2019s parks, I know almost every inch of Weequahic Park, that is my favorite place to go,\u201d she says. \u201cI know the badminton courts, the different trails, there is just so much to enjoy there,\u201d she adds. When she wants to enhance her wellness, The Newark Museum of Art is her go-to. \u201cMy children went to the museum camp. I just love how they integrate the community into the programming,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd lately, I\u2019ve been going to the events at Mulberry Commons also.\u201d
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