Diana Beth: How the loss of my mum made me chase my fitness goals

Diana Beth, 34, performs a combination squat and swing with a medicine ball.

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“Grief is like a dirty little word. No one likes to admit it or talk so much about it. It is a personal and private experience with no timelines, varying degrees of intensity, and no manual to help one troubleshoot. But walking to this gym helped troubleshoot my grief,” Diana Beth says in a rather pensive voice.

Until last year, the 34-year-old event’s organiser had never been to a gym, let alone involved herself with any form of physical exercise. She harboured no plans of ever wanting to start an exercise regime.

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