{"id":1887,"date":"2015-04-22T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/changing-how-we-think-about-exercise.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:09:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:09:33","slug":"changing-how-we-think-about-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1887","title":{"rendered":"Changing how we think about exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Heading to Raleigh to speak for a client (Red Hat, who are awesome). <\/span><\/div>\n

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The topic is exercise and movement, but I’m not going to go full-on Jillian Michaels on them – because that exemplifies the core of what is wrong with our culture of health with regard to activity.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I want these wonderful people to think different about movement … from the reason why they’re active in the first place, to manage their expectations, and to take the pressure off so that it is more of a joy than a chore.<\/span><\/div>\n

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So. No grunting or yelling. No pain, all gain. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Time to change the culture of health.<\/span><\/div>\n
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