Michelle

About Michelle

Exercise has been a large part of my life since I was small. I began my training journey with dance — everything from ballet to street dance, for many years. Then athletics as a teenager, and during upper secondary I went back to dance on the musical theatre programme. After that I left dance for martial arts (jujutsu). When martial arts felt like enough, it became CrossFit, then bikini fitness, and now Hyrox.

Exercise, for me, is therapy. Training and movement have helped me through the hardest moments of my life. They have given me an outlet, but also somewhere to put my thoughts, and ultimately hope that things work out.

Exercise means strength. Training makes me feel like a superwoman. Things you did not think were possible, you can suddenly do. You feel strong from the inside out. It is a wonderful feeling.

Exercise brings joy. Training releases dopamine and endorphins, two hormones that lift you and give a positive rush. If you choose something you enjoy, exercise can bring nothing but joy.

Exercise builds confidence. Training boosts your confidence through a session completed, through a milestone or goal reached, and gives you results you can be SO proud of.

I have not always been motivated to train, or known exactly what kind of training I wanted to do — but one thing I do know is the incredible feeling when you finally find the right thing.