Hi my name is Alisha.  I’m here to talk about my personal story, about the changes I made in my life that led me to be more active.

Back in the days when I was younger, I used to ride my bike. I usually walked with my friends. Since middle school, I have walked all around my community. It was a lot of fun, but I noticed that I started to lose weight. I decided it was time to step up my game and get more active, so I started doing African Dance.

I discovered a class at a youth center, where I took lessons on Congolese Dancing, mostly known to many as African Dance. It’s a very active movement that is spiritual in my culture. It helped me gain more confidence and self-esteem within myself. It made me see the positives that outweighed the negativity in our community. 

I also started making the right choices on eating better. I used to eat a lot of fast food till I realized it was unhealthy. So I decided to start eating at home, cooking meals by boiling or baking my food and eating a lot of vegetables.

All this walking, dancing, and eating healthy has led me to feel good about myself. I gained self-confidence, high self-esteem and became more of an independent woman. From this day forward I am happy with who I am.

What's your experience? How do you stay healthy?