Convicted drug smuggler ‘Cocaine Cassie’ Sainsbury launches online weight loss program for women, inspired by her time in a Colombian prison
Cassie Sainsbury has officially launched her online fitness training business, two years after her release from Columbia’s infamous El Buen Pastor prison.
The 28-year-old failed gym owner, who was dubbed ‘Cocaine Cassie’ after she was convicted of drug smuggling in the South American country, returned to Australia last year and is now hoping to restart her fitness career.
Sainsbury’s Business, Cassie Leigh fitnessoffers online workout programs and personal training sessions that focus on creating the “body shape” of the Colombian women she has spent time with.
Basic online fitness programs cost $20 per month, while the eight-week ‘Hourglass Body Challenge’ costs $39.95.
The South Australian fitness trainer also offers tailor-made plans for $75, while face-to-face personal training for Adelaide residents costs $65.
Cassie Sainsbury, 27, (pictured) has officially launched her online fitness training business, two years after her release from Columbia’s infamous El Buen Pastor prison.
‘When I was in Colombia I looked at all the women there and they had beautiful bodies with the very curvy figure and I thought that’s what I wanted, so I started a process of elimination on how to build certain muscles to give the illusion that I had that Latin figure. body shape,” Sainsbury explained in a press release on Monday.
Sainsbury has previously pledged to donate 10 per cent of her company’s sales to an Adelaide rehabilitation charity.
“I want to help people get to the point where they are happy and get to a mindset where they feel good about themselves,” she told the Herald Sun on Friday.
Sainsbury’s company, Cassie Leigh Fitness, offers online workout programs and personal training sessions that focus on creating the ‘body shape’ of the Colombian women she has spent time with
Sainsbury, who recently moved back to Australia with her wife Tatiana, also spoke to the publication about her fascination with the ‘body shape’ of South American women during her time in prison.
“I would look at all the women there and they would have beautiful bodies, with the very curvy figure,” she said.
“And I thought, ‘I want that,’ so I started a process of elimination about how to build certain muscles to give the illusion that you have that Latin body shape.”
Basic online fitness programs cost $20 per month, while the eight-week ‘Hourglass Body Challenge’ costs $39.95
Cassie’s new business venture comes after she admitted to Herald Sun earlier this year that she has struggled to find a job since returning to Australia last year.
“Trying to find a job and get ahead. “I’m often told that I’m a murderer, that I’m kind of conniving and cold and show no remorse,” she said.
“People can’t show emotion because it’s a sign of weakness, so I buried the sadness and I felt like I was pretty much at a point where it was going to explode.”
Sainsbury has previously pledged to donate 10 per cent of her company’s sales to an Adelaide rehabilitation charity
Cassie was arrested in Columbia in April 2017 when she was caught trying to leave the country with 5.8kg of cocaine in her luggage.
The arrest brought her to international infamy as she was nicknamed ‘Cocaine Cassie’ and even landed a role with SAS Australia this year.
She was sentenced to six years behind bars in El Buen Pastor prison, but served only three before being released.
Cassie spent another two years on probation in South America before returning to Australia last year to live in Adelaide with her wife Tatiana.
Cassie was arrested in Columbia in April 2017 when she was caught trying to leave the country with 5.8kg of cocaine in her luggage