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We've spoken to and heard from lots of women, just like you, to get their story on how they get active in a way that works for them. Have a look and maybe take a little inspiration from our community.

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"I’ve never really felt like I loved traditional exercise."

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"I want to be an active mother who isn’t afraid to join in with her children and play football or exercise with them."

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"I have always found it really tricky to fit exercise into my schedule."

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"I felt a deep sense of urgency that I had to be as healthy as I could for my children."

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"It's no longer a matter of fitting it in - exercise is a vital part of my day."

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"I had all those common misconceptions about lifting weights, I didn’t want to get big or look like a man, but I gave it a go."

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"In the past my main barriers to exercise have been motivation and finding something that gets my heart rate up but doesn’t feel like the monotonous slog of the gym. That's when I found Back to Netball."

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"The further into lockdown we got, my overall life routine was disrupted and I was hardly working out. But now I think I've found a balance."

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"Having done very little exercise for decades, I could see it had been so beneficial."

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