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Episode 3568:
Stefanie Bonastia shares how stopping exercise entirely for a year, as part of her eating disorder recovery, changed the way she relates to her body and to movement. She describes how the break steadied her hunger and fullness signals, loosened exercise's hold on her self-esteem, and revealed when and how she actually wanted to move. Her takeaway is that stepping back from structured fitness can make room for a healthier, more intuitive relationship with exercise.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jessikneeland.com/post/one-year-no-exercise/
Quotes to ponder:
"Hunger came on more slowly, as if it was speaking to me with clarity instead of whiplash."
"The idea of not exercising was worse than the actual experience of not exercising."
"Without the obligation, my body had space to talk to me about what it wanted."
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