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She wouldn’t let me do sports other kids took for granted, afraid I’d break my body again. Her perspective hung over my childhood like a dark cloud, ready to rain doubt on any athletic endeavor I wanted to pursue. But deep inside, I knew she was wrong. I just knew it. I knew she was greatly underestimating what my body was capable of. I knew that her perception was limited to what she saw. And she didn’t see the big picture. But I did. And that was the important part. I saw my body when it was performing at its best. That’s what really mattered. She didn’t own my body, I did. I wasn’t going to let someone else write the narrative of what my body could and couldn’t do. That story was mine to write. Mine and mine alone. From that point on, I cultivated an inner confidence that would carry me through many challenges ahead. (Image) Rising confidence: Pushing and challenging my body from a young age built up my confidence. Here I am in action, navigating rocks and boulders on a steep mountain hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69a88fa0d63dd23e928b02b9/07368bc0-c89e-4c91-a5e2-93f69934262a/506902644_24683847997872134_6373692047383787957_n.jpg New Page - New heights Fast forward through a few seasons. I’m living in Iowa, on the cusp of my teenage years. I’m doing a variety of sports, but I watch my fitness dissipate right before my eyes. The wake-up call is sounding its sirens: my metabolism has slowed way down. I realize that I need to pivot before things get worse, so I decide to start a targeted, intentional workout routine. Dedicated workouts seem promising for several reasons. I’d like to get my fitness back. But there’s a deeper motivation: I desperately want to shed the “fragile kid” label that’s stuck to my body with some kind of Crazy Glue. I hate being labeled that way. I get creative. My early workouts are a combination of cardio, dance, and strength training. I take moves I learned in sports like figure skating and cheerleading, and turn them into high-intensity exercises. After a few years of dedicated training, I’m fit again. In fact, I’m fitter than I’ve ever been. The injuries have stopped. I can take a hard fall and walk away—my newfound muscle tone seems to have become a shield from harm. I’m cruising on cloud nine. I don’t have to be the “fragile kid” anymore, I’ve finally freed myself from those chains. As the years go on, my workouts continue to evolve. I get addicted to seeing how far I can push my body physically. The post-workout feeling is a kind of euphoria I’d never felt before: unstoppable, like I can accomplish anything. (Image) Fitness in the early days: I started doing intense, regular workouts as a kid. There were two main reasons: I wanted to strengthen my body after a childhood plagued by injuries, and my metabolism slowed down at an early age.