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By Danni Levy COUPLES WHO TRAIN, REMAIN! This month’s super-fit couple are Nikki ‘Chun Li’ Jenkins and her partner of two years Ricardo ‘Rude Boy’ Correia N IKKI AND RICARDO wouldn’t look out of place on a billboard for a Hollywood movie. The striking IFBB Pro couple have recently relocated to Dubai, and have already established themselves as the hottest trainers in town! business and train bikini athletes online, so my UK clients are still well looked after too. I love my British girls! Ric also does online coaching and has a lot of UK-based male clients. That’s the beauty of the internet- although we’re thousands of miles from home we’re still just as in touch with every- one as we used to be!” “We’ve known one another for years as we competed at so many of the same shows,” say Nikki. “After dating for a few months, we settled down together in England, but during a holiday to Dubai we fell in love with the place. Originally we had planned to relocate to LA, but we decided there were more prospects in Dubai for personal trainers and that we’d have a better quality of life for our money. Our holiday was in October 2017 just after Ricardo had competed in Kuwait. We moved almost right away, so we’ve been here a few months now and we love it.” On a personal level, the pair continue to market themselves globally. “We’ve secured sponsorship here and we are making names for ourselves already,” Nikki says. “The gyms that we use are fantastic facilities, and I get to practice my boxing and martial arts there, which is great. It’s hard moving to a new country yes, but for us it was worth it as it’s a challenge to re-establish yourself and have a new life and a new start. We both still love the UK and who knows, one day we may return.” As IFBB Pros, Nikki and Ricardo say they still have a lot give for their home country. “We’re both doing the Portugal IFBB Pro show in July and have just started prepping together,” reveals Nikki. “I’m also the posing coach for Showgirl Fitness here in Dubai, so I’ve teamed up with the amazing Michelle Brannan for that.” Instagram: @nikichunli_ifbbpro @ifbbpro_rudeboy Nikki, 34, and Ricardo, 33, wasted no time when in making their mark on the foreign fitness industry. “We are both personal training here,” says Nikki. “I’m training girls whilst Ric’s training the guys. We’re freelance so we have a few different gyms we head to around here to train people. People are really excited to train with us, as they’re used to text book style training in Dubai, which isn’t as motivational as our British style of training,” she smiles. The couple are racking up some great results too… “Our clients are responding really well to us,” says Nikki. “I still have my online MARCH 2018 / MUSCLE & FITNESS 85