{
  "id": 15011946,
  "title": "My Dubai Salary: 'I earn up to Dh45,000 a month coaching wellness to women in midlife’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/my-dubai-salary-i-earn-up-to-dh45-000-a-month-coaching-wellness-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2026/10/16/dubai-salary-fitness-coach-arabian-ranches-women/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Monika Singh, originally from India, moved to Dubai 12 years ago with a dentistry degree and the intention to sit her licensing exams in the UAE. She began attending group workout classes during her studies and developed a passion for dance fitness, ultimately leaving her corporate job to start a women's wellness coaching business called Monika Sphere. Her clientele consists of 23 women within Arabian Ranches 1 and 2, where she earns between Dh42,000 and Dh45,000 per month. Monika's approach to fitness extends beyond strength training to incorporate mobility, recovery, sleep, meditation, and breathwork. After experiencing perimenopause, she specialized in women's wellness and developed a program catering to women in midlife. Monika saves a portion of her income for household expenses and has a long-term goal of launching an online portal and eventually moving into a larger house.",
  "summary": "Monika Singh arrived in Dubai 12 years ago with a dentistry degree from India and a plan to sit her Dubai Health Authority licensing exams to practise in the UAE. Then she started attending group workout classes while she studied, discovered a love for dance fitness and never looked back. Today, she runs Monika Sphere, a women's wellness coaching business specialising in women in midlife, a niche…",
  "key_points": [
    "Monika Singh moved to Dubai 12 years ago with a dentistry degree.",
    "She started a women's wellness coaching business called Monika Sphere.",
    "Monika specializes in women's wellness for midlife women."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "My Dubai Salary: 'I earn up to Dh45,000 a month coaching wellness to women in midlife’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/my-dubai-salary-i-earn-up-to-dh45-000-a-month-coaching-wellness-to-15014997",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:02:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}