Finding happiness through fitness and an active lifestyle.
“Most of what must be done to make the world go 'round is done by the average Joe who does not do it perfectly--or sometimes even well.” -philosopher G.K. Chesterton
My beginning
It wasn't always about being strong. When I started, I told my husband I want to be fit. I was tired of feeling fluffy and uncomfortable in my bathing suit. He giggled and said "Okay, Caitlyn, we will see." He knew that it was going to be so much more than getting fit.
When I first started lifting, I was uncomfortable going to the gym alone as I was intimated by all the people. My now-husband, Drew, would take me with him and teach me things every time we went. Man, it was overwhelming. The amount of variations of each exercise, how to use each machine, the correct form and not to mention the physical demands. Most of the time I went with him just to spend time with him and then it became more. I was working out with him and every time we went, I felt happy. Even though I was sweating, getting frustrated if I couldn't do something right and being in a place I felt uncomfortable. I still felt happy. That was the beginning of my fitness journey.
Through the past couple of years, I have been diligent in working out because of how it makes me feel. I started getting more confident in my abilities. With my new found confidence, I even went to the gym alone! Then, I started noticing physical changes, my waist was slimming down and I was getting some muscle definition I had never had. Which made me even more excited about fitness. My hard work was paying off!
Through fitness I have found a whole new me. A me that I was meant to be. A me that shines bright, even through failures and hard times. Fitness has given me more than strength, it has given me a new life.
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