Stronger Than Yesterday

Book excerpt: In 2003, my mum got a call. “Your daughter Kanika is no more. She died in a road accident.” She traveled 36 hours to reach Gorakhpur (Eastern India) to find me in a public hospital battling between life and death. Little did she know that her girl would become a master’s athlete for Olympic weightlifting in Australia one day. My weightlifting journey started when I turned 35, an age at which many would stop doing any exercise and a period when strength training in older women was unpopular. It helped me find the balance between work and life. It helped me fix my posture and poor sleep habits. It helped me fight a challenging phase during 2021 and find tips that I use each day running a busy life just like yours. This book aims at inspiring you to drive a change in your life to bring your health to the front and center of your daily habits. The book allows you a framework to assess your current lifestyle and start a journey towards a solution through my lived experience. The tips available in the book are simple for anyone to adopt and make a change. The book also includes interviews with two athletes, Brandon Swan (Crossfit) and Olympian Brandon Wakeling, that will help you learn from the best in the sport I love, i.e., weightlifting! Hopefully, my journey can help you write a new chapter in your own life soon and find a healthier version of yourself that is stronger than yesterday.