Arnold Schwarzenegger once said "the resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build strong character" Hence, because life these days for me is bumpy I am doing the threadmill and the stationary bicycles to clear my mind, burn those excess fats and to induce happy hormone serotonin.
When I start my night work I weighed only 54kilos Now a year after I'm at 62 kilos, with a bad ECG and an anterolayeral ischemia and type 2 diabetes says the doctor. Surely it raise my panic button as my maternal side fatalities are from diabetes while my paternal side were killed by cardio related problems. And yes, I just spent a year on and out of hospital from a bad kidney.
Instead of wallowing how unfair the world could be considering other smokers, drunkards, drug users etc might outlive me I decided to take proactive action with a change in lifestyle. So I'm cutting on my rice, avoiding soft drinks and meat, and managing my stress by hitting the gym with friends.
I realized I need to stop making excuses like its dangerous for post surgery patient ,lack of time or suitable outfit. It's tough sometimes as I feel lazy at most days but considering the necessary of it all to clear my circulatory and the body from deadly fat is my main motivation to sweat it out increasing duration and intensity slowly.
I don't know why many people go to the gym. As for me it's to socialize with friends, to share a laugh with them or to and to ensure for myself that I just did not let my condition deteriorate with my inaction.
I hope you take time to burn those calories not just to look awesome in those bikini but also to find yourself a sanctuary from the everyday stress. Little by little I am convinced that by being in control of things within my power I am slowly gaining the confidence to tackle life's hurdles .
Let me borrow the words of USA first lady Michelle Obama when she says "exercise is therapeutic "because in my case it definitely is.Its more than a physiotheraphy for me
Till next post
Ayn
