• Devotion and Reflection

    Starting gymnastics as a non-athletic person.

    As a student who is often sitting at her desk or on transit, I’m not exactly flexible. Even reaching my toes is a feat (or feet – ha, you catch the pun?). My back is worse for wear from carrying a heavy backpack, and my only weights were my laptop and notebooks. One thing was for sure: I needed exercise. I’ve always found it hard to stick to a routine by myself. My best memories of exercise are when I’m the least conscious of the fact that I’m ‘working out’, and am achieving a different primary goal. Think: rock climbing, gardening, dancing. I’m wanting to get to the top of…