A Fitness journey

People often criticise others for either being too skinny or too fat, without knowing the effort it takes to lose a few pounds. People can either work out at home or hit the gym depending upon their preferences. A trip to the gym is a welcome relief after a long day where you can feel good about yourself 

The Gym of St Aloysius College Mangalore

 The road to fitness which some people take which can gain them fame and recognition often starts with a simple task to lose weight or other simple goals. This obsession with fitness dates back to the early man who used to have long hunting times and who need to be fit in order to capture their prey. A young bodybuilder who’s an inspiration to many is Ms. Akshata Kharvi who loves being fit along with balancing her academic life at St Aloysius College pursuing masters in mass communication and journalism

 Akshata in her Mass Communication & Journalism classroom

Akshata’s first professional state level powerlifting competition began after just 20 days of practice after joining a gym in Mangalore in 2018 following which she participated in a competition every month. Ms. Kharvi states, “I opted to participate in all competitions to overcome my stage fear, initially I was scared because other participants in my weight category were mostly experienced and international powerlifters.”

The Fruits of Akshata's hardwork

She further adds, “I never trained for a competition. I found it very tough initially to compete with experienced professionals to the extent that I was about to quit after my 3^rd competition but then it struck me that everyone started must have from scratch which made me all the more determined to accomplish my goals”

Akshata live in action

Akshata’s workout journey started out in 2017 as a means to lose weight when she was in Bombay, but when she shifted to Mangalore for academic reasons, the hectic transition period  caused her to quit working out for a brief period. Initially when she was starting out, despite a goal of losing weight being set in her mind, she wasn’t serious.

Now Akshata loves working out so much that she constantly thinks about it and even at night she thinks of her workout schedule and mentions that “If I don’t workout for three or more days, my body starts to ache feeling the urge to lift something.”

                                                         Akshata in a past competition
                                                                   

“The pain after my workouts is worth it and I can die for the pain after working out; but I don’t easily get such pains,” she adds with a smile.     

Just like Akshata there are lots of people who are made fun off due to their being either too fat or too lean, Let’s all draw inspiration from her and rise above these challenges which prevent us from staying fit.