I never have had a gym membership until 2 years ago. We moved and my workout equipment got damaged in transit, so instead of fixing it all up, I decided to start a membership. I was mostly going just to maintain the post baby bod I already had. But I was also in a funk. I was getting over what I call the "Hover phase", which is basically the first 3 solid years of any new babies life. Well, I had two kids, so I was going on year 5 of this phase. Basically what this is, is when you are basically just hovering them 24/7 so they don't die. But it's during that time, without even realizing it you can loose yourself completely. It's so easy to do and it's not just the moms that do this either. You hover them so much, you forget to look up and think about the world around you as a person too. We lose friends, we lose having a life, and you lose sight of the things you love most in life. And when that time finally comes where you can take a big deep breath and look up, you realize there is a big chunk of something missing.
Well, I was there over a year ago. I took a lot of time to dig deep and figure out what that missing link was. I realized I needed friends. I needed a life of my own again. And just like most of us at the gym, we tend to keep our heads down. But I started to look up. And when I did this, amazing things happened. Not only did I start to make, what are now, life long friends, but I also have been able to find others that are just coming out of this hover stage too and help them come out of it by introducing them to my friends and inviting them to workout with me. Fast forward to now, I have an amazing group of friends, many of which also take their kids to the gym in which now all our kids are best friends too! We all not only have made real meaningful relationships with each other and our families, but we also are so motivating to each other, push each other and hold each other accountable. I am now in the best shape of my life because simply of the fact that I LOVE going to the gym because I like a good challenge and because my kids and I get to be with our best friends ♥️
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