On Returning to the Gym at Age 40 for the First Time Since Having Kids

Seeing myself over and over in the gym mirrors that first day back at the gym, it was as if my body had suddenly reappeared after vanishing for some time. The mirrors were everywhere, from floor to ceiling, and reflected in them was a stranger who is me. We don’t have any full-length mirrors at home, and I hadn’t really given my body too much thought in a while. Taking care of two small children has kept me so busy that I’m happy if I have time to pull my hair back into a ponytail most days. I saw my forty-year old face, skinnier, a bit more lined, and more tanned than I remembered, the California sun already aging me. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/on-returning-to-the-gym-at-age-40-for-the-first-time-since-having-kids-ff1183e50ab5">Click Here</a>