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the path to a better me

@courtlosesit

SW: 228, CW: 195.6, GW: 165
Female, 5'9"
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do you ever see a picture of someone with a body like yours and you’re momentarily comforted like they look pretty good…i probably look good too

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Fun fact: exercise and movement doesn’t have to be intentional “exercise” for it to count and be beneficial to you. You don’t need to count your minutes, your pace, your distance, your laps, whatever. You can just go out and… do… the activities you enjoy, without any goal other than to enjoy it, and your body will still benefit from it.

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I think there should be nerdy gyms and I’m not even joking about that.

Gyms are always marketed around appearance and personal improvement and ~wellness~: lose wait, get hot, eat less! Blah blah blah. They’re soulless and tap into a form of motivation that only works for so long (and is more than a little psychologically damaging for many people)

What if instead, a gym was a place of play, with exercise focused on enjoyment, adventure, and entertainment. It could even be like a D&D campaign:

  • You’re not running on a treadmill to get hot or whatever - you’re running down a beaten woodsy path to get word to the king that invaders have landed on your shoreline.
  • The rowing machine isn’t a monotonous repetitive exercise to get muscles. It’s a serious endeavor where you row with your companions to steer your Greek trireme or Viking warship into battle.
  • You’re not lifting weights - those are packs you must carry in your adventure across remote, hostile countryside
  • This isn’t an exercise routine. It’s today’s adventure campaign, with several different activities required - scaling a mountain, fleeing a dragon, etc
  • …and so on.

Because exercise is healthy, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a boring adult obligation. Why force yourself to exercise the same way you force yourself to file your taxes, when you could instead engage in an hour or so of play?

This is a silly post, but I honestly just think serious adults with serious jobs should still have some time on the playground a few days a week.

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hjarta

carbs are my best friends actually. i love rice and pasta and potato and bread and i don’t think “evil food” exists

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idk who needs to hear this but the only bad foods are foods you don't like, foods that you are intolerant to, and foods that have gone rancid.

stop demonizing foods.

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