How getting fit has changed your life

[unknownguy07]

@acer621 This is exactly my goal! I just want to be able to throw myself into new activities and situations without worrying about whether I'll be "embarrassingly bad." This is something I see my friends who have always been athletically inclined do without second thought, but I've always been frail at best. I'm so happy for you!

 

[misskayla]

@acer621 Wow, that’s all amazing. How long of consistently working out did it take you to get there? I’ve never been athletic per se, but I do enjoy my gym. I would love to finally feel comfortable being athletic in front of others

 

[acer621]

@misskayla That's honestly hard to say. It took a few years, definitely, and I was getting sober in the process and rebuilding my entire self of self esteem from the ground up.

I also had the benefit of having grown up in a sporty family, so some of this was a sense of 'rediscovering' my genetic / learned gifts in terms of athleticism.

 

[hlb]

@acer621 I'm so happy for you! I would love this for myself some day.

 

[twinmama]

@hlb Relevant post from ~2 weeks ago Exercise Benefits

The changes to my body are great, but it's the confidence and endorphin rush of good workouts that really makes all the difference in the world.

 

[hlb]

@twinmama Cool, thanks! I'll check it out.

 

[chrisard]

@hlb My posture is SO MUCH better and tbh I feel a lot more confident moving around in my body just taking space because of it.

 

[dawn16]

@chrisard The posture benefits are real. My mum asked me if I had grown the other day and I was like "... at 30?"