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How to Find and Fall in Love with Exercise That’s Perfect for You
You don’t need to go through life dreading exercise
The necessary burden I feared would control the rest of my life
Exercise — we’re told it’s important from a young age, our doctor consistently advises us to do more, we read articles on how it’s great for us, yet consistently millions of people every day choose not to engage.
And I don’t blame them.
I used to hate exercise and was always avoiding it, finding both fictional and real reasons to avoid any form of exertion. Even later on when I had finally decided to take responsibility for my increasing weight and deteriorating health, and had committed myself to it, I found myself consistently dreading it. For a while, I feared my life would always be dictated by this necessary burden, and considered giving it up altogether for I wasn’t sure how much longer I could cope.
But that was several years ago, and now I am still exercising, staying fit, and the miracle is that I love it and couldn’t imagine a life without it. I had become one of those people, but it was not by chance or a slow-growth love for exercise.
