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Being an unapologetic Athletic girl

  • An athletic girl is fierce, independent, and yes strong as hell.
  • She loves discussing ideas on living better, becoming more productive, and achieving goals. You can see that passion and sparkle in her eyes every time she talks about something she loves.
  • If there’s a class, practice, or training session happening the next morning, you can bet she will either call it an early night and go home (without you) — lest she wakes up at 5 am, scramble over you in the dark to get the workout clothes that she planned to wear a night before, darn that pony high as her standards, and make absolutely zero apologies about being up so early and interrupting your sleep.
  • She prefers to watch many sunrises rather than binge watch Netflix with you!
  • She is highly disciplined when it comes to timings. 6:00 AM is not the same as 6:05. So better don’t be late for the dates with her.
  • Her teammates or friends at the gym or in class are going to be some of her closest confidantes. If they don’t like you, you’re in real big trouble.
  • There’s going to be a dance involved when she puts on a pair of jeans. There may or may not be casualties. But don’t you dare judge how she gets pants on her body.
  • She’s going to want to eat healthily. A lot.
  • She will eat a lot of dates. Yet, never happy after the dates she’s been to )
  • And while yes, she’ll want to house pizzas every now and again, chances are she’s going to want to fuel her body right for her workouts.
  • You will see her struggle, but she’ll never quit.
  • She doesn’t just sweat, she sparkles.
  • Her messy hair is a visible attribute of her stubborn spirit. As she shakes it free, she smiles knowing wild is her favorite color.
  • Just because you’re naturally faster or can put in more reps than her doesn’t mean she’s less athletic, or she needs to do what you do.
  • She’s not keeping in shape for your benefit. She does it for herself, you’re just lucky to reap the side effects.
  • She doesn’t count her burpees. She starts counting when it starts hurting.
  • Don’t ever tell her you like girls “without too many muscles.” Go find another girl if that’s what you’re into.
  • Just because she runs around in sweats and spandex all the time doesn’t mean she doesn’t like an excuse to get dressed up every once in a while.
  • In fact, sometimes you might even think her workout is — yes, really — hard. Even if it doesn’t look like it at first. Even (and especially) yoga.
  • Chances she’s wearing a sports bra at any given point of time are high. (It’s just easier, really.)
  • If she’s frustrated or upset about anything, let her go work it out. (Especially if her mood is because of something you might have done.)
  • She is among the least likely to ever interrupt you when you want to watch a sports game. Don’t interrupt her when she’s watching one, either.
  • She’s just one swim away from a good mood!
  • Her shopping starts and ends with those technologically advanced fabrics that wick sweat and swimsuits.
  • Her sneaker obsession is going to be impressive, but that doesn’t mean she’s not going to love heels. Don’t come between a woman and her shoes ever, but especially with an athletic girl. Let her have both.
  • Whenever you are low, she will give you that infectious motivational speech which makes you really high, because that’s she takes her failures and aims higher always.
  • She’s always hyperactive. You’ll see her eyes pop out of excitement when there’s something she loves. She’s in for all sorts of adventures.
  • Her rest days are just by herself. Reading, self-pampering and bubble baths. As simple as that.
  • She isn’t a Netflix and chill type, whereas she’s terrace talks and stargazing types.
  • She’s bendable but not breakable. She bounces soon after a bad day.
  • She measures her progress without fail. She doesn’t compare herself to others except for admiration. She aims to beat her own records.
  • She’s a go-getter and a goal-setter. She works on feedback and takes criticism constructively.
  • She has no time for gossip or any sort of negative vibes. She just pretends to be listening but she’ll definitely not hang out with you again! Be aware.
  • If you can give a quality massage or accompany her to a spa, you, my friend. You are in for life.
  • For her normal is just another word for lifeless. It’s the will that matters and not the skill.

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