{"id":338,"date":"2010-09-30T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/30\/gym-culture-not-working-out-for-the-french-reuters\/"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:29:49","slug":"gym-culture-not-working-out-for-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"Gym culture not working out for the French | Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The whole idea of forced exercise is unusual, and the French do NOT see this as a lifestyle choice. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Playing tennis because you enjoy it? That’s a lifestyle. <\/div>\n
Kicking a soccer ball about, or cycling? Those are lifestyles.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
But the “forced march” approach of the gym, bust-a-gut mentality isn’t practiced by any healthy culture. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Does this mean you SHOULDN’T go to the gym? Of course not. But pound out those miles on the treadmill only if you love it. If it calls to you. If it pulls you forward. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Otherwise, find what you love to do, whether that’s biking or walking or bowling or basketball or gardening or dancing … and do that. Aim toward a sustainable goal, NOT a short term quick fix. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Gym culture not working out for the French | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bookmark<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The whole idea of forced exercise is unusual, and the French do NOT see this as a lifestyle choice. Playing tennis because you enjoy it? That’s a lifestyle. Kicking a … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494,227],"tags":[229,228],"class_list":["post-338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-culture-of-health","tag-fitness","tag-french"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-5s","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2599,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2599","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":0},"title":"The Mediterranean Makeover: Their diet; our culture; preventing diabetes anyway","author":"Will Clower","date":"March 24, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The logic is straightforward. We know that preventing diabetes is better than fighting the disease after it has developed. We also know that the Mediterranean diet can prevent the development of diabetes in the first place. Thus, in theory, we should be able to apply this approach to prevent the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2700,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2700","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":1},"title":"kickoff","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"It reminds me of the time when Whole Foods finally made it to Pittsburgh. For its first 6 months, this particular Whole Foods did more volume per square foot than any WF in the nation. There was a serious market for healthy foods. People want it, and respond with enthusiasm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2434,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2434","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":2},"title":"Wine is Food Or Drug?","author":"Will Clower","date":"March 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"(See Video Below and forward to your friends.) That depends ... on whether you live in the US or the Mediterranean region. For us, it's considered to be a drug; an intoxicant; a dangerous temptation. For them, it's a food that goes with your meal. Watch the video and let\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bookmark and Share","src":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/v2\/lg-share-en.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2705,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2705","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":3},"title":"3:00 AM, College wellness on the brain","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"It's 3:00 am. I can't sleep, I think, because I'm so excited about this upcoming week.This week, I will be on the road at Berry College, my alma mater. We are launching an amazing initiative that coordinates all aspects of campus life, from Food Service and Academic Affairs to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1936,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1936","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":4},"title":"Adapt and Adopt: Translating a Healthy Culture into a Corporate Culture of Health","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @willclowerPrinciples apply across condition. One principle for any business is that it is easier to adapt an existing successful business model than to reinvent the wheel and hope it turns out as well as the thing that already works. In other words, \u201cfind success \u2026 do that.\u201dFor our weight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"shutterstock_80499238-1","src":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shutterstock_80499238-1-660x400.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6895,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=6895","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":5},"title":"Love matters for … your activity levels","author":"Will Clower","date":"February 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It? During the month of February, we are going over all the reasons love actually DOES have something to do with your emotional, physical, and social health. THE LOVE OF MOVEMENT How did our culture decide that being active requires a shirt that says,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/grandparents-3018410_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/grandparents-3018410_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/grandparents-3018410_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}