I have always been very active and into fitness. Just after high school I took a personal trainer course but it wasn’t until I had my first child that I decided it was time to get serious about fitness.
With my first pregnancy I gained 80 lbs. After my son was born I expected to just magically transform back to by pre-baby body, but a year went by and I was still carrying an extra 45 lbs. I felt like a stranger in my own body. I avoided the mirror because I couldn't stand the reflection staring back at me. I even avoided going into public. My self-esteem was so low and I was spiraling into depression. My doctor suggested a pharmaceutical treatment, but I knew that exercise was the best anti-depressant. So I decided to get a membership at the gym.
I received a free consultation with my first visit and I ended up having a personal training session with the owner of the gym. We talked during my session and I told her how I had always wanted to be a personal trainer, and she must have seen something in me because she told me that if I earned my certification she would hire me.
I was determined to make it happen.
I woke up early each morning to get my workout in, so I could be home in time for my husband to leave for work. After a few weeks I started to feel happy again! I was getting stronger and my depression was disappearing!
I then began the written part of my course and stayed up late studying every night until I finished. Within thirteen months I became a fully certified personal trainer and began working at the gym three mornings a week.
A year later I earned my certification as a Group Fitness Instructor and began leading my own fitness classes four times a week.
Exercise helped me transform my depression and made me strong and healthy in my body, which then allowed me to reclaim my self-esteem. I discovered that I can do anything when I set clear intentions and focus my mind in a positive way.
"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" -Neale Donald Walsch
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