Wellness Activity: Girls On The Run

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A wellness activity I got involved in was a fitness and health group for young ladies called Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is a fitness program that motivates you mentally and physically. My experience with Girls on the Run was phenomenal. I learned how to proportion my meals for my own likings and health. I prepared three times a week for a 5k run. Also meeting amazing young ladies who encouraged each other and established bonds of sisterhood to promote healthy eating and healthy relationships. Getting into the wellness activity of Girls on the Run made me feel very valuable. My journey of healthy living was being reached at its maximum potential, that was big for me. The feeling of being valuable to yourself is a very motivating feeling. This feeling of motivation and value is what made me go those three days a week. Despite the pain I would suffer from my feet or the soreness of my muscles those two feelings kept me motivated. …show more content…

I told my mother for many days even hours before going to the first day of the program “mom I know this is good for me but I want to do it alone”. Me not knowing what was in stored for me I followed directions water bottle in my hand red and blue checkered shorts on a 5’7 9 year old get’s out of the car and goes in the school / recreational building wondering where to go and how long until I can get back into the car and go get ice

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