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Every day for the 12 weeks of the Challenge, he posted pictures and videos of his workouts, meals and daily inspiration to Instagram<\/a>. In one video, he and Jaliyah perform cardio moves in their living room. In another, she\u2019s perched on his back as he does push-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah! Come on,\u201d she cheers, smiling at the camera. \u201cYou got this, Daddy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the end of the Challenge, Mo cut his body fat from 12.4 to 8.1 percent, gained seven pounds of muscle and was declared a winner in the Document Your Journey contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlong the way my why for working out changed,\u201d he posted on the second-to-last day. \u201cI never realized who was watching me work out cause a lot of the likes I get are spam or from people I don\u2019t know. But as days went by I would get messages from people telling me to keep on pushing or that I was their inspiration to become healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s just the start of the next chapter in my fitness journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The momentum hasn\u2019t slowed down. In a typical week, Mo alternates muscle groups, working legs, chest, abs and arms on different days. He does cardio on the weekends and is a regular at Gold\u2019s Gym BODYPUMP<\/a> classes \u2014 keeping his Instagram followers posted every step of the way \u2014 all while continuing his military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaining confidence<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mo says he\u2019s not worried about unflattering vacation photos any more. But most importantly, this father\u2019s weight loss and dedication to a healthy lifestyle change has helped instill that same value in his children. A lot of the family\u2019s free time is spent being active together: They love running outdoors, going to trampoline parks and playing basketball. Jaliyah and Jakari both participate in karate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI really emphasize physical activity,\u201d Mo says. \u201cSometimes I\u2019ll make them do push-ups and sit-ups, and sometimes they\u2019ll make me lift them. They get a kick out of that, saying, \u2018My daddy\u2019s really strong.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mo\u2019s ultimate goal is to stay in good shape, so he can keep up with his family. He hopes that when his kids are in high school, he\u2019ll still be able to go for runs with them. \u201cAt the end of the day, we all want to live a longer life for our kids,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more success stories:<\/strong> <p>This Gold\u2019s Gym Challenge participant uses his new lifestyle to set a positive example for his family and the social media audience who follow his journey.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":6521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[204,120,117,146,231,88,92,119,155],"class_list":["post-3422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories","tag-12-weeks","tag-build-muscle","tag-goal-setting","tag-golds-gym-challenge","tag-gym-contest","tag-healthy-habits","tag-overall-health","tag-transformation","tag-weight-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3422"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9667,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3422\/revisions\/9667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldsgym.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMo returned in April from a six-and-a-half-month tour overseas. His children were thrilled to see him, but Jakobe, still inspired by his father\u2019s weight loss, had just one question: \u201cAre we going to the gym, Dad?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nHer Personal Trainer Was So Inspiring, She Became One Herself<\/b><\/a>
\nThe Fire That Sparked His Change<\/b><\/a>
\nStronger Together<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"