"You there, you won't get
You won't get why I have to beat the first rays of the sun every single morning
Or Why my sore arms make me smile
You won't get it
Because hard work is something you delegate
And working out to you is a New year thing
Because for you it's sometimes too early
and sometimes too late
You won't get it
And until you don't get it
You will never be one of us"
#MuscleBlaze
There are countless benefits of exercising. Of course,one of them is what's other notice and respect- the aesthetic changes, weight loss and muscle gains. But then, there are deeper level of advantages associated with it - the physiological ones - of having a better sleep, more energy,prevention against disease, enhancement of immunity. And then what matters the most - the mental side - exercising rejuvenates your day giving you a new joy of life, a boost in self-confidence, and a drive for stronger social connections. That's pretty much what gyming has been to me in the past 1 year.
When I look back to a one year younger myself, I can just see a confidence less girl with low self esteem, so low that I avoided parties, avoided making new friends, even avoided jeans..What's even worse was my degrading health.. I probably was living on pills :(
Yes, I am in complete agreement that we should accept to learn ourselves the way we are but that shouldn't serve as an excuse in bettering yourself. And I definitely wanted to look better, feel better and live better.
I remember my first day in the gym.. I could barely survive 30 minutes - gasping for breath, unable to perform simple cardio, finding 3lbs dumbbell heavy! That was the day when I realized how unhealthy I am and how badly I need to change for betterment.
That day served as the needed motivation over the entire month.. truly it was the hardest month of my life..every muscle cried. Yet I kept going...
"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch".
Today I feel stronger and flexible, healthier and merrier. The journey that started with the motive of losing some pounds has now turned into obsession. I love lifting weights, as heavy as I go, for as long as I can go..
Over the course of time I have realized that its not about your appearance, its about the quality of life. Forget about the look, think about the can do because if you can do more, you will have more experiences!
Present stats..
I lost 33lbs in an year.. with much more inches
I can do weighted squats, overhead lunges, leg presses, hip thrust, deadlifts, bench presses, extensions.. a lot more that I could never even imagine..
Sharing my pic an year ago
and a month ago..
"The best project you will ever work on.. is YOU ! "
And I am still under progress....."There are miles to go before I sleep"...