Getting stronger has always been one of my biggest personal goals, both physically and mentally. I started with yoga, which kept me moving and helped me reconnect with my body. It taught me awareness, control and how to stay present with discomfort. But deep down, I knew it wasn’t enough for me. I've always had this strong drive to push beyond my current limits, to see what my body was capable of despite of everything.

I've always felt that pull-ups are a true test of personal strength. Apart from a bar, a pull-up doesn't need much else other than discipline and consistent practice. They develop real upper-body strength, improve posture, enhance shoulder stability and build that sense of capability and resilience.

Movement isn't just something you do. It's something that responds. This is what I learned living with chronic illness and how beginning again, in the smallest ways, changed everything.