Exercise and physical fitness have never been a priority for me. I am well aware of their importance but there has always been a tendency to forgo exercise if time was short.
For several years I have regularly done Zumba classes but I wanted something more to improve my fitness and overall well being.
I promised myself years ago that I would not join another gym as I had repeatedly wasted money on gym memberships as I would be too busy working to use the membership.
I saw that a friend I had recently connected with on Facebook had liked Women’s Fitness Adventures so I Googled, and it looked interesting!
There was an upcoming walk on a Sunday so I made an instantaneous decision and joined.
My thinking was that even if I only ever participated in the city walks I would at least be doing more walking than I was currently doing.
I started with a Sunday morning and a Friday night walk which were based around Southbank and the city.
I was worried I would not keep up with the group so thought in advance, that at least with those locations, if I needed to, I could drop out of a city walk and still be somewhere I was familiar with.
During these walks, ladies talked about hike training and various day and multi day hikes that they had done.
For me, I had put myself out of my comfort zone and I felt I had accomplished something by joining a group on my own and walking with new people. I started to think that maybe I could do more than a city walk.
I was then on an overseas holiday and injured my foot so any plans to do more with Women’s Fitness Adventures were interrupted for about 8 months!
I started back again with a Sunday morning and a Friday evening walk. Again I felt it was time to try something new and I put myself out of my comfort zone when I booked my first HikeAbout session.
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