{"id":367503,"date":"2026-08-05T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-evelyn-owala-is-inspiring-women-to-embrace-fitness\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:11","slug":"why-evelyn-owala-is-inspiring-women-to-embrace-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-evelyn-owala-is-inspiring-women-to-embrace-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Evelyn Owala is inspiring women to embrace fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d7phGXLj-SM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Evelyn Owala is inspiring women to embrace fitness\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7phGXLj-SM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fitness guru Evelyn Okinyi Owala is encouraging more women to hit the gym. The Kenyan bodybuilder turned to fitness after experiencing health problems years ago. Now free of those issues and an Arnold Classic Africa champion, Owala tells CNN\u2019s Larry Madowo why she has made it her mission to help other women embrace fitness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitness guru Evelyn Okinyi Owala is encouraging more women to hit the gym. The Kenyan bodybuilder turned to fitness after experiencing health problems years ago. 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