I've never been one to actually workout. All my life, I've been involved with athletics, whether it be basketball, volleyball or cheer, I was always active growing up. Once sports started to get more serious, I decided to stick with volleyball during my time in high school. With summer conditioning, open gym and summer leagues, it's fair to say I was in great shape for my age. Come senior year, I injured my back while playing and was told to stop playing in order for it to heal properly. Deciding to stop playing was one of the hardest decisions I had to make, but I knew if I wanted to continue being active at all I should listen to the doctors and put a pause on my activities. Since then, I tried to stay active in a variety of ways, from walking around campus to running in the gym. It wasn't until this past year that I started to really dedicate myself to the gym.
I was going through a pretty rough breakup and fell out of love with myself. I really didn't like the person I had become and wanted to change her in every way I could. Going to the gym was my first start. I can guarantee I looked like an idiot every time I stepped through those gym doors. It took me months to finally start feeling comfortable being there. It wasn't until my friend kept encouraging me and telling me that no one cares. Everyone does their own thing once they step through those doors. Once I started going in with this mindset, I really enjoyed going to the gym. I started noticing small changes in myself and I was starting to become happy again. When school came to an end last spring, I was determined to continue working on myself while at home. However, with a very demanding summer job, I wasn't always able to get into the gym. Fast forward to my return to campus, I was determined to get started again. One of the downsides of not being able to continue working out at home during the summer was I had lost majority of my progress I had made. At first, I was really bummed about this, however, I chose to take this as a learning opportunity. I started working on my form a lot more and really targeting certain muscle groups. This change has enabled me to see the difference in my body a lot more than I had been able to see before.
It's crazy to think there was a time I dreaded going to the gym because I was scared of what others would think. Now, I always find time to go to the gym, even if it means waking up at 7 a.m. or going at 9 p.m. I've become so much more confident in myself and can not only see the change in my life, but I also feel it. I feel stronger and more confident than I've felt in a long time.
Until next time XOXO,
Hallie
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