Self-love is something that is absolutely infuriating, hard, and downright one thing everyone has a tough time with. Personally I don't go through one day without having a single thought about what I could do to better myself either in looks, the way I treat people, or my abilities in the gym. However this is life and self-love is a journey, a process, and an everyday goal.
Through CrossFit my ability to love myself has grown roots throughout my entire life. It stems from my confidence and weaves its way through touching my relationships and my passions.
For the past 2 years CrossFit has been a big part of my life. I've studied it, I've tested my limits through it, I've spoke about it, and I've centered my identity around it. In a sense I've learned a lot about myself through fitness and find it to be absolutely beautiful.
Beauty now is categorized so differently compared to years past. It can be defined by aesthetics and outer appearance but to truly be beautiful is to carry yourself with confidence in who you are.
However to describe beauty on aesthetics alone the terms biceps, quads, and abdominal muscles have entered a category in my mind which have replaced the term skinny. I've grown to want a body that shows my fitness capacity and promotes a lifestyle that empowers women to be strong not only in the gym but in their life.
However to describe beauty on aesthetics alone the terms biceps, quads, and abdominal muscles have entered a category in my mind which have replaced the term skinny. I've grown to want a body that shows my fitness capacity and promotes a lifestyle that empowers women to be strong not only in the gym but in their life.
It goes without saying that women empowerment is not defined by going to a gym. However the mentality behind CrossFit is to be understood because although there are athletes that are toned, muscular, and strong, there are also athletes who are not. These athletes are mothers, fathers, people trying to change their life, or people trying to find a purpose and CrossFit caters to every single one of them.
For me, my empowerment came from lifting a heavy barbell above my head. I started taking my strength in the gym and applying it to my personal life. It never occurred to me that I could be strong alone but I changed from a girl who felt like she needed someone to lean on to a women who wanted someone to lean on.
It doesn't even have to be CrossFit, it doesn't even have to be fitness in general but it all starts with self-love. At the end of the day you have to look in the mirror and love what you see. So if you don't right now then why not start? Buy that dress, join a gym, eat better, or eat that cupcake and don't let opinions sway you.
Women empowerment comes in all shapes and sizes as do the women themselves, so whatever it is that makes you feel beautiful, confident, and strong, go after it.
*Photo: Kellie Colleen Photography
It doesn't even have to be CrossFit, it doesn't even have to be fitness in general but it all starts with self-love. At the end of the day you have to look in the mirror and love what you see. So if you don't right now then why not start? Buy that dress, join a gym, eat better, or eat that cupcake and don't let opinions sway you.
Women empowerment comes in all shapes and sizes as do the women themselves, so whatever it is that makes you feel beautiful, confident, and strong, go after it.
*Photo: Kellie Colleen Photography