I finished my June Challenge yesterday! This was the Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core Collection on Apple Fitness,which included 14 strength and core videos. I did two, a Strength and Core Video every other day during the work week.

Since all the strength videos were lower body, halfway through the challenge I was exhausted. I couldn’t do another leg workout on Friday and I had only done two other’s that week. They got my heart rate higher and burn more calories, so doing those in addition to cardio and core was really making me work.

Even though these were short, the intense summer heat made them feel like they lasted twice as long and twice as difficult, especially when I did them in the evening after work.

I’m proud I was able to complete a challenge this summer, despite this heat. Hopefully I can be as strong and disciplined in July and do the same. So far I have completed six challenges this year and I will not let the heat stop me from completing another one.

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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