Growing up I was always the smallest person in my group and usually one of the heaviest too. I also had asthma which made losing weight difficult for me. My weight and stature always held me back when I was playing sports whether it was on teams or with my friends. The heaviest I ever got was in high school when I weighed one hundred and seventy pounds which is borderline overweight for someone like me who was 5’8 at the time. During the summer of my sophomore year of high school a doctor’s visit helped me realize my weight problem to its full extent. The day after my visit I began running everywhere I could almost everyday even if it meant I had to wake up at five a.m. I began losing weight and started cleaning up my diet removing soda and other fast foods and replacing them with much healthier foods. I am happy to say almost 3 years later that I am now one hundred and sixty ponds and much leaner and happier; I am even employed at a gym where I coach sports for young children and workout at myself almost everyday. There are many people like me that have struggled with weight problems and probably still continue to struggle all over the United States.
Working out does not only help you look better but even more importantly makes you feel better
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This video shows the level of commitment great athletes have needed to become successful and inspire people.
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