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I walked the mile all of high school which says everything it needs to about my athletic abilities, but discovering in my 20s that I don’t need to punish myself at the gym with workouts that I don’t enjoy (or are straight up too hard for my body) has been a revolution for me. I found “my“ routine that I do pretty much every time I’m at the gym and it allows me to read a book at the same time, study lines, etc.
“Do what you like and what feels good” is not only a mostly good life mantra, but it perfectly applies when it comes to how you decide to move your body 😘
Feb 23, 2025
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i’ve been slowly getting into fitness over the past year and it was a real lightbulb moment for me when i started doing more intensive workouts (as opposed to only yoga/pilates) bc they are wildly more gratifying, physically and mentally. turns out the confidence and motivation you get from doing hard things is what makes u actually wanna continue working out.
i’m now more active than ever and it feels great!!!
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I love doing planks, a few lunges, some crunches and leg stretches on my bedroom floor. No music, no timer, no internet video. It reminds me of doing warm-ups in upper elementary gym class where physical fitness could not have been less serious.
Turns out I derive more joy from exercises when I am not watching a video of a very in-shape person I can't help but compare myself to. i count in my head, do whatever exercises come to mind, and then call it a day.
Sure there is tension and strain during a plank or pain in a stretch but its a privilege to control its intensity and duration. I can pay attention to it, know it wont damage me, and after go with my day more relaxed.
Apr 3, 2025
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Swim for twenty minutes. Or walk a mile to get coffee. Take the stairs up to my 13th floor apartment. Ten min beginner barre in my living room. The gym turns me gray, inside and out and I am over it.
Mar 29, 2025
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i will literally always stop someone who is hogging a conversation when someone has been trying to say something—what you have to say is important and I care 😤
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