This week we chatted with Utah Lee, the Nike Master Trainer and fashion, jewellery designer – one of HK’s top influencers. Utah shared with us how to balance her busy life between being a mum to her 13 year-old son and 12 year-old daughter and managing her busy life at the same time.
1. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?
My first part of the career was in garment industry, I was in merchandising, design and production. Was a fashion designer for 6 years and later on created a fashion jewellery line as well as designed for a fashion chain for 7 years. I was sourcing materials, deign and making them all by myself.
I started working in the fitness industry since 1999…long ass time ago, hahaha!
In Hong Kong’s first fitness chain and that changed my life. I became the first Nike Trainer in 2000, since then, we have been making fitness history for women in Hong Kong.
I married Jason Prohaska in 2003, our son, Jacob is now 13 years old and our daughter, Sophia is 12.
We have 2 dogs, Yogi is about 5 years old and ’the new dog’, Kato/ K-Dog,/ K-Train is about 9 months old. We adopted them from the SPCA.2. What does your typical day look like?
Mostly depends on if I need to go out for classes/ events/ other engagements. I’m a freelancer so, I work out my own schedule. If I don’t need to go out, I’ll shoot fitness/ lifestyle videos/ photos.
I try to stay with the fam on Sundays.
3. Could you give us some tips to stay healthy with a busy schedule?
Regular exercise – set time for yourself to accomplish that. Get your friends involve so you would have less chances to get out of it.
Eat relatively healthy – yes. We need to enjoy life, eat well and it’s ok to have a cheat day in a week
Stay on the bright side – think positively, try your best on anything you do
Be kind, think about others – this is for your soul.4. What are your goals in 2022?
Spend more time with the fam, every year is the same, Haha.
Hopefully, there would be more fitness events going on to have fun with people I don’t know in hopes to inspire them to be active.
5. How do you make yourself happy and ritzy in life?
I look good then I feel good!
I’m trying to be nice to everyone that I see, meet and work with. Even to the strangers on the street, I often offer help to anybody looks like they could help a helping hand.
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