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Gym fear?

Only a few weeks ago I started the latest JSA challenge and really focused on weight training

I wrote about gym fear and the anxieties it caused just thinking about going to a gym

I would sit in the car park for upto an hour

Sometimes I would then leave

Now we are week 11 of Bali 3.0 and I have changed so much

I’m down in weight.. rocking clothes I never thought I would and generally happier in my life

Except one thing!

I miss going to the gym!!!

Yep, thats right! The guy that had extreme gym fear is missing the gym

A change in job means I leave the house at 6am and return around 7pm

After spening time with the kids, then doing the after dinner chores I find its time for bed

Now I find I am missing doing my weights program

In attempt yo make time for the gym I have looked at 24 hour gyms locally and turns out there isan anytime fitness right on my door step

Equipment looks amazing and I will be able to get a session in before work

Yet the thought of changing gym makes me extremely anxious

Getting to the point

I guess regardless how confident we become we still have things that make us uncertain

As long as we are persistant in our approach we can overcome our anxieties

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