Jara, mother of two boys, has been living with her family in Hampton, Virginia since 2019. Prior

to children She held several job titles ranging from waitress to executive assistant. She graduated from Norfolk State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Currently she is a certified Personal Trainer, Transformation Speaker, Author and she is also certified in 1st Aid, AED, and CPR.

After children she found herself heavier than she had ever been weighing approximately 240 lbs. At the time she had been telling her oldest son, then 5 that the three main components to a healthy life included 1. Eating, 2. Sleeping and 3. Exercising. Soon she realized she wasn’t following her own words, and immediately decided upon a gym membership with the YMCA. After enrolling, she began

trying class after class until she fell in love with Zumba. After about a year of consistency she required more challenge and got introduced to the then Hip Hop Class, now called

MIXXEDFIT. There she learned dealt with some harsh truths about her own self love. Through discipline and consistency she began to witness not only her physical form change but her

mindset change.

Jara is grateful for her fitness experience, and to all those who have influenced her on her

journey. She strives to honor those instructors who have aided her on and off the dance floor, through her classes and in her personal lifestyle. She has a strong love of fitness and a dedicated

practice, and hopes to share that love and dedication with anyone who is willing to start. Her goal is to help individuals realize that fitness is 100% mental and growth through fitness can be an all encompassing change of mind, body, and spirit. Due to her

experience as a young single black fit-activist mother, BREATHE was born. Breathe is a book that teaches you how to make good healthy smoothies in a simple and delicious way. It is a

collaboration of smoothie recipes that she put together to assist families, individuals, women, men and children alike to build resiliency everyday and live healthy eternally. She has taken the holistic approach to help her through her journey modeling, her fitness and healthy food

lifestyle.