The Anti-Gym “Meanwhile fitness never came naturally to me. Growing up I wasn’t an athlete, was relatively inactive and led a sedentary lifestyle.” said John, one of many victims of obesity. At first, he was not sure to share his story but after sharing he narrated as was his experience when he started gaining weight as a teenager: “I was 12 years old when I started putting the weight on and like many children today, I spent long hours in front of screens, TV, video games, movies and the computer, coupled with sugary treats, pop, chips and other snacks. Became my after school past-time. At the age of, 14 I woke up one morning, had a shower like I did every morning, but this morning was different. I normally avoided mirrors whenever I could, but not that day. As I stepped from the shower I caught myself in the mirror. I saw my protruding belly, chubby cheeks and multiple chins, my gaze wandering until eventually ending in a standoff, staring face-to-face with what I had become. As I looks into my own eyes, I started to sob, shedding uncontainable tears. It was that exact moment, my turning point, when I came to a stark realization that something had to change.” He thought “Enough is enough!” and that was in that moment he never looked back and his life changed forever. Nowadays, obesity in adolescents is a serious issue because they eat more and more junk food and this occurs because adolescents have a sedentary lifestyle, lack of adequate physical activity and poor eating habits. Unfortunately, this brings consequences like physical and psychological problems, lower self-steem, risk of heart disease, depression. However with a medical evaluation, increase the physical activity and self-motivation this disease can be treated. Usually, obesity develops gradually on a child from poor eating habits and lifestyle choices, it does not appear overnight. Many of