Tag: exercise
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Finding joy in movement: exercising beyond weight loss
Exercise is often seen as a tool for weight loss, but Dietitian Lucy Carey argues that this mindset often backfires. “Do you actually want to go to the gym?” I asked her. She was looking at the floor and I had a feeling I already knew the answer. She had an energy about her that…
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Gym culture has changed for the better… and the worse
I started going to the gym in 2010 and, at the risk of sounding like an old lady, things were different back then. The gym I attended was split into two floors – weights room down the bottom, cardio equipment like treadmills and exercycles up the top. In practice that meant that guys went downstairs…