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Too many women have struggled, and depleted their sanity and happiness, from disliking their bodies and fighting the number on the scale. They’ve used exercise as punishment for overeating, to “fix” body parts they don’t like, to “earn” the right to eat dessert. And I have done all those things too. I have also, thankfully, had the privilege to work with numerous women who decided enough was enough: They knew there must be a better way to approach health and fitness rather than endlessly obsessing over fat loss and a smaller number on the scale.
They instead chose to use exercise as a means to discover the incredible things their bodies could do. They chose to focus on moving their bodies more frequently in ways they enjoyed; ways that made them feel good about themselves. They focused on improving their workout performance when possible and celebrated personal records, in their many wonderful forms.