Before my girlfriend and I met each other last year, I had gone half a decade without seeing anyone.
My early 20s were filled with lots of stress as I had to take care of younger siblings when our parents suddenly passed away.
It didn’t give me a lot of time for myself until both of my siblings reached college age and moved out. I also started a much more stressful and time-consuming job once they moved out, so that was another deterrent until I could get used to new job duties and demands. It was my decision to start attending a yoga class once a week that led me to meeting my wonderful girlfriend. We’re also both interested in meditation and bonded fairly quickly after we said high to each other during our second time meeting at the yoga studio. Despite both loving yoga, I wasn’t a gym rat at the time. My body was in shape from going on hikes all of the time, but I wasn’t used to attending a fitness center to lift weights or workout in the cardio area. However, my girlfriend was going to the gym three times a week and encouraged me to go with her at least once or twice. I loved the gym that is local to her neighborhood in the uptown area. We particularly enjoy the cross fit classes at her fitness center. The cross fit instructor is also one of the personal fitness trainers at the gym and she has started helping me get into a good workout plan that works well with my schedule and expectations. I owe my girlfriend for encouraging me to go with her to the local gym.