The Biggest Change For Me Has Been The Change In My Mindset
As I child, I spent 10 years as a gymnast. This all came to an end after a back injury which left me in years of physio, chiro and a major attitude and burnout towards exercise.
Over the past 15 years, I have always had a “gym membership” - and I was really good at donating to the facility - to say I attended even once a month would be ambitious. I had joined gym challenge after gym challenge and was left bitter to say the least.
After coming off the back of yet another gym challenge, feeling depleted, more overweight, less inspired and increasingly negative, my mum asked me to sign up for a Beachside Challenge with her.
I said no. I said no on at least 5 occasions.
But thank goodness, persistence prevails.
I said “Yes, as long as we actually commit. I am not spending more money to not show up and feel worse about myself”
Needless to say, I caught the Beachside bug pretty early on and have been addicted ever since!
The biggest thing for me was the culture. I have never been a fan of gyms because they tend to breed ego. Beachside, being completely unique in culture breeds acceptance, family, support, encouragement, genuine care.
Being a member of Beachside has played a huge part in my physical journey, but the biggest change for me has been the change in my mindset.
One of my favourite quotes says, “be kind to yourself, and then let your kindness fill the world.”
Beachside has helped me to be kind to myself, and it’s out of that capacity that every other aspect of my life has benefited - family life, friendships, my capacity at work and overall attitude....and now my biggest mission is to encourage others to also learn to be kind to themselves & see their world transformed!
Carleigh Pett