He ended up being my trainer
In middle school Kevin and I never got along.
You might even say that both of us hated each other.
That was almost 20 years ago, and things have changed a lot. Most of our animosity stemmed from the soccer field, because both of us both wanted to be the starting position. Both of us fought a lot, and not just with words, either, both of us got into physical altercations more than once. Then Kevin hurt his knee and couldn’t play anymore, so the rivalry stopped. Just last year, when the new gym opened up, I went down to check the arena out and saw that Kevin worked there. He looked better than ever, and had moved away from soccer to become a personal trainer with a focus on physical therapy and rehab. I joined the gym just for the weight lifting resources, because all these years later I still liked pumping iron, and Kevin commanded that I should also check out a yoga class, and said that it could even help with my weight training. Instead of pushing back, I took her advice in addition to going to a yoga class the following week. I have to say Kevin was correct, and the next few sessions in the weight lifting room went a lot smoother. Yoga stretches your muscles in such a way that expands your flexibility while still building strength. Kevin and I are quite friendly these afternoons, and I even started to take the yoga class that she offers every week. I have to say that anyone extreme about weight lifting should genuinely try yoga, as well.