16/08/2026
sometimes I say the gym saved my life
I honestly donāt know where Iād be if I hadnāt started at 16
I was so shy then, so anxious & insecure
And it was my place to get anger out
There were things in my life I couldnāt control - but I could control food & exercise
So thatās what I did
And for years & years, I struggled
On the worst days, Iād drive to the gym, sit there & then turn my car back around thinking āI canāt do this todayā
I tried all the workout plans I found on the internet - Instagram was barely a thing then!
I tried hard to make sense of the sea of information about gym & food
Slowly, very slowly - I got better
The gym got easier
I stopped hiding in the corner & starting picking up the weights
I devised challenges to myself, like learn a new machine every week
I got stronger
My body changed
But it also transformed my mind
The gym taught me grit - to show up when it feels like itās not working
It taught me hard work - to put the reps in, time & time again, even when you canāt see immediate results
It taught me to control my mind - to focus on the sets in front of me, not my problems
It gave me somewhere to get my emotions out, instead of letting them consume me
It gave me the confidence to know I can do hard things & constantly get better
Itās been a crazy, crazy journey!
But 20 years later, I can wholeheartedly say the gym totally transformed my life
And I canāt wait to spend the rest of my life showing other women what it can do for them too. š«¶š¼