Hey #fitfam ??! Are you ready to read about our next member’s “Why?” •••••••
I started coming to Endorphasm regularly for one reason: because the thought of it terrified me. Initially, the whole experience even terrified me. As class was about to start, standing on the black mat, staring at the red wall and trying to figure out whatever language the workout was written in, surrounded by equipment laid out in a way that made sense to no one but Erica … it all terrified me. “Can I do this? Am I strong enough? Can I last a whole class?” TERRIFIED. But when I did it, what I got from the endorphasm was an unparalleled confidence and faith in myself that I hadn’t experienced before, and I began to believe that I could do anything, inside and outside of these grey doors. And ANYONE able to exercise CAN do it, can have that feeling, though I understand that many will choose not to. I choose to do the things that terrify me because I’ve learned with several significant changes over the past seven years that the best things in life exist outside my comfort zone. That’s where I’ve gotten to find out who I am and what I love.
I exercise because I love myself, I love my body, and I want to take care of all the things I love. But I go to this gym with these people because Endorphasm — this one thing I do for an hour a handful of times a week — has made me better at everything else I attempt in all the many aspects of my life. It’s made me stronger emotionally, not just physically; more determined, with higher expectations for myself and for everything I experience; and ready, willing, and able to take exciting chances and challenge myself. It’s made me love and appreciate myself for what I can accomplish, not just what I can look like.
Of course, it isn’t just the feeling at the end of class that makes this place special. Endorphasm wouldn’t be the same without the family we’ve created because, as we say, “you can’t do epic shit with basic people.” This is one epic family.
Plus, I REALLY love flipping tires and slamming balls. Try doing that, with the music pumping, heart pounding, sweat pouring, and NOT feel like a badass.
And that feeling … THAT’S the endorphasm.
