HYROX for a Cause - Gemma's RUOK Fundraiser (Round 2 of donations)

I'm fundraising for a great cause!

I’m doing HYROX AND raising money for RUOK 🏃🥰

And here’s why!
Mental Health is one of my biggest values. Why?

Because I know what it feels like to live with poor mental health.

I’ve had my battles with mental illness, and along those journeys I’ve realised the two biggest factors that helped to keep me going:
1. Conversations with the right people, who were there for me when I couldn’t be there for myself
2. Doing something for my body.

If it weren’t for those days at the gym with friends, the long strolls by the beach, the runs around the track, or the group training sessions where I’ve left feeling so much more empowered than I even thought possible, I don’t know where I’d be today.

Mental health is so incredibly important to me, and I’ve always wanted to do something to raise funds for RUOK. Mental Health conversations are far from easy, and the work that RUOK does to help provide tools, words, and raise awareness around mental health is incredible.

So HYROX, hey? The strength girl is taking on a functional fitness race. Wild.

It’s not about the time.

It’s not about my place.

It’s about doing it for the girl who didn’t think she deserved a chance at life.

We are ALL so much more capable than we believe, and I am doing HYROX to prove this not only to myself, but to everyone who’s ever doubted themselves, felt down, or just needed someone to chat to.