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Exercise is often prescriptive. You must do this, or, have to do that. People often have a lot of “shoulds”… I should run more. I should do deadlifts. I should lose weight. etc, etc ‍ Here’s a secret. Pretty much anyone (including me) who is preaching the benefits of exercise has found an approach they enjoy. ‍ Us enthusiasts naturally experiment with activities to find what comes alive for us. Then they often tell everyone else to just follow their approach because it's best. ‍ Don’t blindly follow someone else's recipe. Follow what they did to discover it. Explore. Experiment. Discover what you actually like. ‍ If you don't enjoy it, it's not sustainable. Sometimes the fun takes time. An activity that is scary, uncomfortable, or simply unenjoyable is suddenly satisfying. ‍ Give yourself the space and time for the aliveness to emerge. But don’t be afraid to simply decide you don’t enjoy something. ‍ The essential piece is cultivating curiosity of your physical activities to find the c

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