I am quiet. I keep to myself. I remain inside of my comfort zone.

When I am around my friends, I never shut up. I am the loudest one in the room.

Some people workout to lose weight. Others workout to counteract their eating habits.

You stole a lot from me.

This is for the girl whose pulse sometimes feels like a rocket headed for space but trapped in her body.

When it comes to torching calories and toning your entire body, there are very few better forms of exercise than running. Although it’s a terrific leg toner, running is truly a complete full-body workout.

Bodies are just as much a product of habit and behavior as they are DNA and genetic structure.

It’s when we overcome our limiting beliefs that we are able to achieve the fitness and health results we’re truly after.

The thinly veiled argument that to accept all bodies or even idolize atypical ones is to disregard “healthfulness” actually has no basis in reality.

I am consistently outside of my comfort zone, breathing heavy and hiding my shaking hands, but that does not make me weak. That takes strength.