{"id":918,"date":"2017-05-04T13:43:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/?p=918"},"modified":"2017-05-04T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:43:53","slug":"hil-love-fitness-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/uncategorized\/how-i-learn\/2017\/05\/hil-love-fitness-got\/","title":{"rendered":"HIL: My Love of Fitness got Me Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kaitlin Tara Gebbie, first year business student at Southampton, discusses how her love of fitness was a learning experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My love of fitness and body-building all began back in July 2014 when I had my first \u2018adult\u2019 gym pass. I was upgraded from a Junior Gym pass and could now use the gym before, after and perhaps even during school. This was just the beginning of a love affair which has led me to compete nationally in bikini fitness and bodybuilding.<\/p>\n

As I became a more frequent user of the gym, I began to network with people who knew a lot more than I did about fitness. It was suggested to me by an old personal trainer that I may like to attend the annual BodyPower expedition, held in Birmingham each year. I agreed, and this was perhaps one of the best decisions I\u2019ve ever made.<\/p>\n

At the expedition, I saw and met some incredible people. Fitness gurus, Instagram stars and musclemen from all over the world. This experience opened my eyes to the world I desperately wanted to be a part of and it has stuck with me throughout every training session I do.<\/p>\n

I now train around six times a week with the same chain of gyms I\u2019ve been with since I was 16, striving to achieve the same level of success as those at BodyPower.<\/p>\n

I can solely say that my decision to enter minor bikini fitness competitions has been partly due to meeting many inspirational people, having a fantastic gym, but more importantly- it is a direct result of this one trip to BodyPower.<\/p>\n

In April 2017, I will embark on my first major UK competition with the United Kingdom Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (UKBFF). This one experience of BodyPower has, I can say for sure, made me become a more motivated, disciplined and hard-working individual and I hope that next year, I will be on stage at the BodyPower expedition and others will have this same experience.<\/p>\n

Kaitlin Tara Gebbie studies BSc<\/u> Business Management and French<\/u> at Southampton business school. The views in this article are those of the author. This article is part of our ‘How I Learn’ series. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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