I started going to the gym to help my back pain. I needed to make my back stronger so it's able to carry the weight of my boobs. If my physiotherapist hadn't told me to do this, I would have never thought about even going to the gym.
I never liked doing things wasn't good at. So I never did at home arm workouts because my arms are weak. My legs aren't, so I'd do leg workouts. Going to the gym and trying out new stuff was scary, but I did it.
But in the gym I found out I like pushing myself and trying new things. I never liked running, but today I ran 13 minutes on the threadmill. I told myself I had to run for 2 minutes, then 2,5 minutes, then 3 and so on. I told myself I could stop whenever I wanted, but the timer on the threadmill is motivating enough to keep me pushing myself for 20 extra seconds. I've been running for 5 minutes and I'm not dead yet, why not try an extra 30 seconds? Oh I'm still not dead at 5,5 minutes, let's try going for 6!
I actually like resistance training, and seeing how I can handle more weight than 2 weeks ago. Even if I don't see change in my body, I can see it in the gym.
I learned that people don't hear me stomping on the threadmill when I run, nobody cares if I sweat so much my leggings are drenched, nobody judges you if you don't really know what you're doing and people are always happy to help.
I love going to the gym now, and this is coming from someone who never liked exercising. Maybe you'll discover you like exercise too, so just try going once. The gym is different from home workouts, walks or runs in the parc.
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