One of us is a woman, one of us is gay, and one of us has had a 10-year struggle with bulimia. We are all certified personal trainers, and all of us believe fevrently that fitness has saved our lives. If it weren't for fitness, we would not be here writing this article.
Fitness plays a crucial role in our happiness.
Fitness has not just helped us to survive. To us, fitness means loving ourselves - our spiritual selves, as well as our physical selves. Fitness is not attending aerobic classes, lifting weights, or doing sit-ups, although it may include some of that. Fitness is not a cure for AIDS, although it can be a wonderful antidote to the shame and mistrust we often feel toward our own bodies. Fitness can't prevent or reverse this disease that disfigures us and screws with our head if it doesn't kill us first.