How Pilates changed my life!

Hi, my name is Kelsey Nelson and I AM NOT FLEXIBLE at all. The first step is admitting you have a problem after all, right? Let's flash back to October, 2015. Here I am, out of shape, inflexible, basically a hot mess. I decided to sign up for my first pilates session. It can't hurt right? Well, it did. It hurt a lot. Y'all, I cried literal tears while we were stretching. I had no idea what I was doing and I could barley do a sit up let alone a back-walkover. 

Let's race through time to present day, April 2016. I am a totally different person! I have self confidence I never had before, I have actual muscle definition, and I am strong. Even my husband makes comments about how amazing I look and how strong I have become! 

I am sleeping better and have SO much more energy. I actually want to go out and do more. I am empowered. I am pushing myself physically and mentally and it feels amazing. I am proud of myself for the first time in a long time. 

In addition to self worth and body image my back pain is gone! You hear me, gone! I was in a BAD car accident when I was 19 that almost killed me. Ever since then, my lower back has ached pretty consistently. After a few months of pilates I started noticing my back pain wasn't as intense or persistent. Now, it is gone. I might get some every once in a while, but it is nothing like before.

Pilates has literally changed my life. I have always been a fit person who is very active, but I have never had a workout actually change me from the inside out. The way I view myself is different. I actually think I look good when I look in the mirror and I am proud of what I see! Now, lets all go practice our back-walkovers and admire our super strong pilates arms! 

Have you ever tried pilates? Did you like it as much as me?