'She loves nothing more than working out': 10-year-old girl's weightlifting skills stuns the internet
A 10-year-old girl named Aeryn-Ejjina Atkinson is setting ultimate fitness goals for not just the children her age but for adults as well.
Hailing from Telford in the United Kingdom, this little girl can lift double her weight. Early morning before school, she trained diligently in order to reach where she is now. She started weightlifting at the tender age of 7!
Her father named Craig is by her side, helping her stay fit. However, he had not let her lift weights as she was too young to do so until they found a safe to execute them all without hurting her.
Speaking to the local newspaper called Daily Express, her father said, “She loves fitness. She wants to go to the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and Crossfit Games when she is older.
In fact, on Christmas, she asks for fitness equipment as a gift and not toys, which would be the demand of any child her age.
The fitness regime includes her picking up dumbbells and kettle balls, which she is able to do so with the utmost ease. She has won several medals and accolades already for this sport.
While her big dream is to represent her country at the Olympics, she also aims to start her gym! Her father reiterated her plan of opening one when she grows older. “So during the lockdown, she wrote a business plan as a project, we showed it to a few personal trainers who raved about it,” he said.
After that, Aeryn was seen working with some personal trainers and got in touch with more gyms. She wanted to learn more about this field in which she was invested and interested in all the right reasons. While doing so, she had a lot of questions as well about the gym, fitness plans, and how to go about a business.
As parents, seeing this child flourish in something that they love is always a heartening feeling. He further added, “We’re obviously proud of her and slightly scared, but she has our full support as she’s obviously found something that she is extremely passionate about.”
