Training can give you far more than muscle. From feeling better after a difficult day to staying strong, active and independent as you age, here's why the benefits of exercise extend far beyond the gym.
What happens when the gym becomes the one place where everything makes sense? A personal reflection on strength, confidence, identity and learning to carry the person you are inside the gym into the rest of your life.
The gym can be about far more than building muscle. A personal look at why training became a constant through loss, change and difficult periods — and why some of the biggest challenges begin after you put the weights down.
From overweight and insecure to muscular and confident, the gym changed everything. But what happens when a relationship changes your routine, body dysmorphia creeps in, and the confidence you built begins to disappear? A personal look at muscle, relationships, identity and finding yourself in the gym all over again.