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Sandi Morais

BIOGRAPHY

Sandi has been a guest on NBC Channel 6 South Florida Today, WLRN Channel 17 New York City TV

Profiles and the Maxine Tulloch Show. Her Tune-up DVD workout and Tune-up fitness book has been featured in Ms. Fitness magazine, Sister 2 Sister magazine , Club Life magazine, Onyx magazine and Natural Awakenings magazine.

Sandi Morais, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She migrated to New York City in 1980, but in 1982 was drawn to the tropical climate of Miami, Florida. She received a Bachelor's degree from Florida International University.

In 1983, Sandi started a career in the health and fitness field as an aerobic instructor. She is certified with International Fitness Professional Association. Sandi taught aerobics in some of Miami's prestigious health spas such as: Richard Simmons Anatomy Asylum, Scandinavian health club, Bal-Harbor Fitness Center, Turn-Bury Isle and Grove Isle Club and Resort. She also taught community aerobic exercise classes at Riviera Middle School for eight years, and private classes at Snapper Creek Village for three years. She has volunteered her time to lead the warm-up for the American Cancer Society's Walk-a-thon and the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.

Sandi taught physical education for six years at Sunset Christian Academy. She also worked one-on-one for two years with a severely emotional disturbed student in Dade County Public Schools.

In 1992, Sandi released her first exercise video Reggae Workout. In 1994, she hosted and co-produced Sandi's Workout a health and fitness show for WLRN cable tap television. October 20, 1994, Sandi's Reggae workout class was featured in the Miami Herald. Staff writer D. Aileen Dodd says; “Reggae moves make her Caribbean queen of exercise.” Her Reggae workout video was featured in Essence magazine and Up Scale magazine. In 1996, she hosted and co-produced Reggaemuffins, a children's fitness show also for WLRN television. Sandi also wrote fitness tips for Caribbean Contact newspaper, and a column for Caribbean Today newspaper titled Positive Vibrations featuring true heart-to-heart inspirational stories.

In 1999, Sandi collaborated with Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas and co-wrote a play titled Sacha and the Magic Cookie Maker. The name of the play was later changed to Sacha on Broadway. The play has been produced in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Hampton, Virginia, New York City and Orlando, Florida. Sandi directed the Miami, New York and Orlando's production.

In 2002, she released her second video The Golden Workout for senior citizens. The video was featured in Aging with Style magazine. In 2004 she published her first health and fitness book titled Tune-up, and in 2006 she released her Tune-up high-energy workout DVD with music by Philip Michael Thomas. Sandi wrote the biography of cancer survivor Cathee Roach-Connor that was published in a book titled Psalms in the Dance of Life.

in 2008 Sandi published Recipe for Life, a vegetarian cook book with music to cook by Philip Michael Thomas. Sandi currently writes a column titled Sistah Health for Wow magazine featuring stories of people who have triumphed over a health crisis and success weight loss stories. Sandi has featured various celeberities in her column such as, actor Richard Roundtree, J.D. Nicholas from the Commodores, Dick Gregory, Dr. Ian Smith, Queen Afua and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.