New to the barre, Farah Bhogilal has recently completed the 20 Class Milestone. Farah joined Physique 57 in December 2020 and in just these few months she’s managed to overcome her injuries and complete her first milestone.
We caught up with Farah to find out how she feels about this achievement. She says, “I feel like myself again! At the beginning I found it really hard to get through the entire class due to my injuries, but as time went by, I really started enjoying it. I can’t thank the Physique 57 team enough for pushing me into this journey. The entire team has been really supportive through every step and has made sure that I have been correctly guided.”
Farah’s injuries had a drastic impact on her life. She had to take a break from baking, her heart and soul, and her once active lifestyle was now inert. Sharing her journey Farah says, “I have always been a very active person. After injuring my back in June, one slipped disc and two bulging discs, the simplest things became very difficult. I had to build up my mobility and strength from scratch, working through a lot of pain and discomfort. After 6 months of physiotherapy, I was finally allowed to take the next step, barre workouts with Physique 57. So, I would say my biggest motivation was to get myself strong enough to get back to normal life without any pain and discomfort, to be able to restart my cake baking and decorating business again and maybe even get back to trekking. Physique 57 has not only given me my life back, but it has also made me mentally stronger and given me the confidence to persist through the pain and not give up. I can finally do things that were very painful 6 months back, like sitting on the floor, bending, squatting and running around with my kids. It has actually made me physically stronger and given me more definition to all my muscles. I didn’t realize how much low impact exercise changes your body. One always thinks the higher the impact the stronger you get. I am happy to say I was wrong… I have never felt such burning in my muscles before and would definitely recommend Physique 57 to all my friends, even those recovering from injuries.”
If Farah’s story teaches us anything, it’s that sheer will, motivation and an excellent team of trainers can quite literally help you regain control of your life.
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