Kristen Bishop
My name is Kristen and Calgary, Canada is the place that I call home. I started training at Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Training Camp on December 9, 2012 and looking back it has been the best 9 weeks I could have asked for!
I have struggled with my weight what seems like all my life. I have never been a very fit or athletic person and since my early teens, I have always felt self conscious about my body and how others perceived me. I was tired of the stresses of my job and I felt like I needed to fully remove myself from anything familiar if I was going to make a change. At the age of 26, I decided to do something for me.
I have always wanted to travel to Thailand, and my good friend Chris discovered the Tiger Muay Thai fitness camp online. I was hesitant at first because this looked like a place that only really fit people went to. What would they think if I showed up in one of the classes? And the thought crossed my mind, could I actually even do this? Pushing all doubts aside, I thought what have I got to lose in the end. So I booked my ticket and my training at the gym and off I went.
I have to say that not once since being here have I felt out of place or that people judged me when coming to any of the classes. This is such an amazing place that fosters the growth if all fitness levels. I won’t say that those first few weeks were easy. I was sore and everyday seemed like a challenge. But I mustered on and found it day by day and week by week getting easier. My time here at Tiger was spent mainly in the Yoga, Bodyfit and Cross-trainingsessions. Although, I did also give the Western Boxing and the Self Defense class a try. I loved the classes and the fact that Tiger offers so many options. I came back everyday for all the awesome people I met and the awesome trainers who seemed to know just what to say to make me push myself just a little bit more.
I am going to miss my time here at the camp and the atmosphere I feel when I am here. It is so great to be surrounded by people from all over the world with the same goals. Thank you to everyone at Tiger for helping me to lose weight, get fit and feel so much better about myself!
I am going to keep all of this hard work going so watch out 2014 because I will be a new woman!!