We are so excited to honor Diana Alferez as October’s Mom of the Month! Diana has the most contagious personality-she’s bubbly, kind, heartfelt, and hilarious. When she enters the room, you are guaranteed to smile. She is always so welcoming and friendly to everyone she meets. She is the type of woman who you can stand next to at the park, and 30 minutes later, you are friends. She is one of the most dedicated mommas to sweet Matteo, the wife of her high school sweetheart, Jose, was in the ROTC (Mom Goals!) and is always up for any and every F4M Naperville class and function! We are so grateful to have her in our village.
Diana started Stroller Strides about two and a half years ago when Matteo was just a little guy and has since tried out all our classes! You can guarantee she is going to bring 100% dedication when she attends class. She is always so focused. She comes to all the family outings, mommy and me events, mom’s night out events, has donated to our philanthropic events, and is always spreading her love for all things F4M on social media! She is supermom to Matteo and they are always on the go trying new events and activities. We want to bottle up all her energy and positive personality!
We are so happy to have Diana and her family as members of our village. If you haven’t met Diana yet, it’s a must-do! We promise you will walk away smiling and laughing! Congratulations, girl!
- the FIT4MOM Naperville Instructors
Introduce us to your family!
I’ll start with the reason for my gray hair, laugh lines, stretch marks, empty wallet, and full heart, our son Matteo. He is three-years-old and as he loves to tell you, he loves Iron Man, Captain America, and Superman. Although most days he behaves like The Hulk.
Then there’s my high school sweetheart Jose who always comes to save the day from the never-ending energy of our 3-year-old. We have been together for almost 20 years and live in the Old Farm neighborhood of southern Naperville.
How long have you been a member of FIT4MOM Naperville? What made you come to your first class and which classes have you participated in?
I’ve been a member of Fit4mom for almost two and a half fun years filled with sore muscles and fond memories. I decided to join my first class in order to meet other moms and gain motivation to reach my fitness goals. I’ve done Stroller Strides, Strides 360, Stroller Barre, Body Well and currently doing Body Boost.
If you weren’t at home with Matteo what would be your dream job?
I would have loved to be a celebrity publicist! For now, I’ll settle for telling Jose what Kim K has going on this weekend
What would you say to a mom considering joining our village?
If you dislike friendly people, laughing constantly, feeling great, awesome activities, and growing your community then avoid Fit4mom at all costs! If you like all those things, don’t walk...run and join the fun!
What are your favorite things to do with your family in and around Naperville?
Taking long walks along the river/downtown, Matteo enjoys watching the ducks play on the river. He never hesitates to navigate all the way to those ducks from the back seat when we’re anywhere near downtown. As self-proclaimed foodies we love eating at the many great Naperville restaurants.