It's a pleasure for me to stay fit🏋️🏋️

Things that are our pleasure today, may not be tomorrow. Taste changes and so are the things we take pleasure in.

But currently, I take pleasure in exercising. Yes, that is what gives me pleasure now.

How it started

I started working out as a result of health challenge which was a serious pain on my knees. I thought that it was a joke until I couldn't walk again without support.

I went for an x-ray and it was discovered that I had osteoarthritis. I was advised to exercise to burn excess fat. Just take a look at my look then from the picture below

	my fat self
	another one

I didn't see exercise as a pleasure then. Prior to this time, a neighbour of mine had been inviting me to join their fitness group. But I thought to myself that it's something I can do at home. Why must I join a group. Little did I know that going out to join others will help me to achieve my aim of reducing this body fat.

As soon as the doctor advised that, I quickly told her that I was going to join her. That was my first journey into the world of fitness.

I earlier gave her some silly excuses, that I don't have fitness attire. But i saw the need to buy them. I joined and started exercising. It wasn't funny at all. I thought that I was being punished. Sometimes I wished to stay back but I remembered that I paid for it and that I had to exercise to get well.

I experienced a lot of pain especially on my knees. But I persevered. It wasn't easy. But what helped me?

	my early days in fitness

How did I find pleasure in exercising

Well, I forgot a person, I love being serious in whatever I do. I love achieving something even where people find it difficult to achieve something. Yes, I decided to have a refocus. I decided to shift my mind from my pains to my gains. Yes, I became determined to achieve my aim.

First, I noticed that if you are early to the gym, the instructor will be more serious with you. I started going early and then I received serious attention. Because I had people of like minds, we were encouraging each other with the words

No pain, no gain!

I was determined to complete every bit of programs I was given. I also decided to watch my diet and sometimes I will go hungry, sometimes I will not eat dinner. It really helped me to shade my weight. And before I could realise it, I became one that others were looking up to. I will enjoy all programs and will even repeat when another set joins.

I hardly missed any workout day. Even when I had somewhere to go to, I will go out earlier than normal in order to still carry out my programs.

Before long, I was being used by the coach to warm up. This means that when I am early, then coach will concentrate on bringing the equipments out while he will ask me to start up little programs with those on ground. I was glad to be used in that way. It made me to become more serious.

With what results?

I was able to achieve my goal of shading weights and my knee pains stopped. It was a wonderful result to me. I couldn't have imagined that it would have been possible. I even forgot that I was with a knee pain. I was used as a reference point. Just take a look at this picture below and compare it with the last one above

	my determination paid off

And today, I am even a passionate fitness instructor. I have real pleasure in fitness. Now, I am assisting others to stay fit. I love fitness and people who keep fit. It is my pleasure!

Do you know that fitness should be part of you? Yes, as we grow older, we tend to have a weakened bones and muscles. But exercising helps to rebuild them and make us look younger. I am currently 42 by this may 29th and yet, am I not younger than my age? If you are determined to live longer and be fit as you age, fitness should be you option. Choose it now and thank me later. It's no longer a matter of being fat or not, but remaining fit and active, being flexible matters. We can, let's make fitness our pleasure!

I will like @fifapresido @alli001 @bossj23 to take part.
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