In the non-diet space there tends to be a misconception that rejecting punitive, transactional exercise means rejecting intense activity and only doing gentle movement like walking or yoga. While it’s true that fitness culture and diet culture are deeply intertwined and often there’s a belief perpetuated that the only point of exercise is to achieve a certain look or level of fitness; it’s not true that the equipment or the gym environment or the activity itself are inherently tox...
