2729: [Part 1] Body Image and Exercise: Healing a Troubled Relationship by Rachel Trotta on Healthy Mindset
Oct 08, 2024•10 min•Ep. 2729
Episode description
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Episode 2729:
Rachel Trotta highlights the common misconceptions about exercise, emphasizing that it offers far more than just weight loss benefits. By addressing how people often misuse exercise as a tool for punishment or control, she encourages a healthier mindset, one that separates body image from physical activity and promotes consistency and balance in exercise routines.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://racheltrotta.com/fitness/body-image-and-exercise-relationship/
Quotes to ponder:
"Exercise becomes a punishment, and a rollercoaster relationship with exercise develops."
"It's a fine line between being consistent with exercise, and being obsessively exercise-dependent."
"Obsession can look a lot like commitment or drive (or high performance)."
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