I used to be that lazy, eat nothing but junk food kind of person. I was always cheerleader, since I was about 12 years old. It wasn't until my freshman year in high school I realized how unhealthy I was. In the spring of 2010, my mom and I joined a local gym. I had so much motivation to change my life for the better and within a few months my body started to change. When summer ended and school started up again in the fall, I had gone back a completely different person. People were amazed and loved the new me, as I did myself. For the time being, going to a local gym was all I needed but then going into my junior year, stress began to pile up and got lazy and unhealthy again. However, during the summer going into my senior year my cheerleading coach signed us all up for CrossFit. It was twice a week for an hour and that's when my love for CrossFit began. It was completely different and it really pushed me to my limits. I had taken a break from that for a couple of months and went back to my local gym but shortly realizing, Planet Fitness isn't where I belong. In May 2013, I had gone back to my local CrossFit gym and signed myself back up. I instantly fell in love with lifting heavy weights, tossing tires around and instead of using machines, I became the machine. Now, 9 months later of doing CrossFit, I have seen how much stronger I have become and decided that being average is boring, I want to awesome, extraordinary. I love all of the wonderful coaches and people at my CrossFit gym, I look forward each day going to CrossFit. I still have a long journey ahead of me but I have come so far, I will never give up.
I think the main reason why I love lifting weights/working out because you can escape from reality for a little bit. In a way it's like a vacation, you can clear your mind and work off stress that was built up. The gym is my happy place.