Fit 4 Force: We all have scars, we all have stories

Hi Troops,

Half way through yet another week.......time really does fly when you are having fun, or getting older lol!

The other day I was having a conversation with someone at work and I'm not sure how we got onto it but I started telling them about a scar I had from an operation I had when I was younger. Behind every scar, either physical or emotional is a story.........

For those that don't know the story behind one of my physical scars.......I was born with a hole in the heart and when I was nine years old I had open heart surgery to 'fix' it. I still have two leaking valves so I go for check up's every four years (in fact that has got me thinking I am probably due a check up soon).

Now for me I grew up with this scar so it is a part of me and I sometimes forget I have it and forget what I actually went through at the time! However on occasions I remember I have this scar and sometimes feel self conscious about it. It's normally when I have to get my kit off in front of new people lol.....when I did my first bikini competition I was quite conscious of it, well at least until the perma tan was on and it was covered up! Also getting my kit off in front of a new partner (sorry Dad if your reading) I always wonder what they are thinking.

I realise that not all scars are visible, most people carry around some emotional scars with them too. Going back to getting your kit off, I am sure there are many more people who feel the same as I do when getting naked in front of someone new. No matter how comfortable we are with how we look we can become critical when getting naked.

Some people have scars from a bad experience they have had through exercise too......we might have had a bad experience at the gym, in a fitness session or in most cases the emotional scars go as far back as hating their PE lessons at school!

Now I could go on all day about the different physical and emotional scars we may all suffer from (well mine alone would be a weeks worth of blogs lol). However no matter what your scar, there is always a way of dealing with it, making yourself stronger and building your confidence.

At Fit 4 Force we can help you feel better about yourself, achieve your goals and help you feel proud of how you look naked! So if you want to re-write your story click one of the links below and tell those scars to do one ;)