FITNESS

As a child, I avoided participating in most things that required physical activity. In fact, I remember running a fun run or relay race in 4th grade and deciding that it was so hard for me and so easy for others that maybe I was just allergic to running. While my siblings all played sports, I tried them and usually found a reason to stop playing because I didn’t have the energy to play and frankly didn’t feel I was good enough to play. I joined my first gym in my early 20’s but it wasn’t until I had the diagnosis of Angioedema and had my symptoms under somewhat control that I began to have the energy to actually have productive workouts. 

After my second child, I started some at-home workout programs, started seeing muscle develop, felt my body getting stronger and fell in love with fitness. I am proud to say that in 7 years, I have rarely missed more than a few continuous days of at least some kind of exercise.  During flare-ups, I still try to work out even if I’m barely doing much but at least I’m there and I’m trying.