Fitness Should Be for Everyone!
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Everyone deserves access to the transformative power of movement in environments that feel welcoming and comfortable. These people are helping to make that happen.
It would be a massive understatement to say that I was intimidated when I got involved with fitness for the first time in my adult life. Just walking into the gym was scary for me. I saw an abundance of incredibly fit-looking people and felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb. I had no idea what I was doing and didn’t feel totally comfortable navigating the gym. I didn’t see any employees or trainers that looked even remotely like me, and to be honest, I wasn’t quite sure if I belonged there or if anyone could relate to my experiences.
My first experience with a trainer was a free session I was gifted for joining the gym. I remember that session vividly. Just picture me — someone who’d never been to a gym in their entire adult life — engaging in the most brutal training session you can imagine. I’m talking burpees, push-ups, lunges, jump squats, and everything in between — all in 30 mins, with very little rest. By the end of the session, I was light-headed and shaking, almost to the point of passing out. The trainer mildly freaked out and brought me sugar packets to revive me.
Excerpted from Shape