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Why I Chose Fitness
Besides fitness being a great factor that one can incorporate into their daily life, personally, it’s more than that. Fitness has been in and out of my life since the 3rd grade. When I first came in contact with it, I was using it as way to change my appearance for the likes of others. Battling with insecurities, I would see it more as a chore than a hobby and more of a duty than a choice. After years of constantly battling with my insecurities, I finally came to the realization that if I am going to change the way I look, it is going to be for me and not others. I started to see fitness as therapeutic rather than an enemy. I used it as my outlet for the overwhelming emotions one tend to feel from time to time. Today, I am not able to see myself not working out. Though, I don’t have much time as I once did, I will still try and make an effort to instill it into my lifestyle. Fitness is not an action, but instead, it is a way of life.
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It was every day, the bullying, the constant questions, “Are you anorexic? Are you starving yourself? Do you even eat?” Niyah Goodwin felt helpless, she couldn’t help the fact that she was skinny. She knew she was underweight, but she didn’t think it would impact her confidence this much. The kids were malicious, they would ask the same questions knowing the answer to them. Yes, she did eat. No, she did not have an eating disorder. Through all of this, she felt so many emotions, but all she could express was anger. It was hard on her, and all she wanted to do was feel normal. Goodwin started working out at the beginning of high school to boost her confidence and get that body she was always aiming for. Working out five days out of the week and making sure to not overwork herself, her journey to fitness became a lifestyle. “When I was in middle school, I would always get bullied for being skinny. It really started to get to my mental healt
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