Growing up in school, I remember as far back as grade school being in gym class and always being the last one chosen to be on a team. I always hated that teachers did that. Why do they always chose two team leaders and let them chose who they want to be on their team. Always being the last one chosen for a team has really carried with me all the way through high school.
I never was athletic, and really never had an interest in sports. I never really cared about being “althletic” either, I just always wanted to be healthy. I remember playing on the playground, and all of the kids would be playing kick ball or baseball and I would be swinging on swings by myself or wandering around looking for someone to play with. All throughout Junior High and High School, I always dreaded gym class. I never could get the volleyball over the net when I served. I always got knocked over by some aggressive person next to me in volleyball who was trying to h it the ball back over the net. I always struck out in baseball. Because of this, I always had a low self esteem and felt like a loser.
In college, I had to choose 2 sports classes in order to meet the requirement for a Bachelors Degree. So I took bowling and fitness class. In fitness class, we learned how to exercise, lift weights and do aerobics. From then on, I started attending aerobics classes. I discovered a whole new me.
In 2000 after having my first baby, it was a challenge to try to get to the gym with the baby. I did some research on line and discovered Cathe. Pretty soon, I owned all of her videos. It was amazing that I could get a club quality workouts at home. Through Cathe, I was able to discover myself and exercising with Cathe made me feel better about myself and realize my true inner self. Her workouts were always upbeat and the music just kept me going. I realized that you don’t have to join a team sport to become “athletic”.
I never was over weight, but after having 2 children, it has been a challenge not to gain weight. I just think that it’s a shame. Why does gym class in school have to be about team sports? Yes, I understand that they want to give kids a good appreciation of team sports, but I think they should teach kids just how to exercise and have fun. Maybe they should divide up the gym class and offer team sports and fitness and kids can choose which type of gym class they want to attend. Maybe childhood obesity wouldn’t be such a problem.
Anyway, that’s my success story. I think that I have gained more in self esteem, then most people have lost weight in doing Cathe workouts. I have remained healthy and fit through Cathe and at the same time, achieved a higher level of self esteem and a more positive outlook on life.
It’s funny how people refer to me as “athletic” now. It’s funny to look back on life and I look at people who were in my gym class and who were so called “athletic” at the time and thought that being good in a team sport was the most important thing at the time. Now I look at them, and they have become such couch potatoes and so overweight that it is funny. Now who’s “athletic”
