The gym can be an integral part of your of physical AND mental fitness regimen I remember how nervous I was before I walked into the gym for the first time.
Here I was, a 5-foot, 4-inch gay male who had no idea what I was doing. Were they going to laugh at me? Were they going to call me names?
Were my shorts too short? Should I have worn my rainbow bracelet or Pride shirt? Gym intimidation was in full effect — not because I was scared to work out, but more because I was about to walk into a space filled with hypermasculinity.
For years I looked for ways to combat the anxiety that I had dealt with since I was a kid. And I had found many ways to do that.