So, last night was so amazing! There is this swing/Line-dancing place by my house that I never knew about. One of my friends invited me to go, and I couldnt be more grateful. I never knew how much fun exersizing could be. Danced for 4 hours straight with different guys, just having a blast. I even forgot that I was being so active. Every time I went to sit, another guy took my hand and taught me how to swing dance and then thanked me for the dance, and welcomed me to the group. It was awesome! I have never felt so welcomed in my life.
I used to swing dance a lot, but then I had some health problems, gained a lot of weight, and I stopped. But now that the health problems are taken care of, I think I am going to try swing dancing more. This dance place is open every week, once a week.
It is such a testimony builder to me. Now that I have been in the position, I know how important it is to make people feel welcomed when it comes to working out. Even if it isnt something that is labled as actually "working out". Like in my case, it is just dancing and having fun.
So I guess what I man trying to get across to everyone through this blog, is that if you know someone, or see someone at the gym that is always alone-- Maybe you could confront them, or give them your smile. It is so hard to workout alone, and sometimes it is scary. A smile, or a "Hi, welcome to the gym." or something like that can go a long way to someone that is like me and feels like they are not welcome because they are not good enough. Some feel like no one wants to watch them move around. It wasnt until I went to this dancing place that I felt okay about having fun while working out. I was always so scared to be around people while I tried to get healthy. But now, I feel like these people wouldnt want anything except for me to have fun and be healthy.