Exercise. Love it? Loathe it? Either way, there's no denying that the cultural narrative around what exercise is and represents can have a big impact on how we think about ALL movement. But here's the thing: movement is more than exercise. It can be adjacent to and even overlapping with exercise, and it can be quite distinct from it too.
In this episode of SelfKind I'm chatting about:
> the differences (and similarities) between exercise and movement
> the role(s) of each
> the ways in which our ideas about exercise can give movement a bad reputation
> 6 ways that movement can have an impact that aren't tied up with a need to meet certain conditions or criteria.
If you've ever struggled to see a reason to move your body that DIDN'T relate to hitting the 'right' number of sets, reps, sweat, effort or outcomes ... this episode is for you.
(Oh, and it's worth pointing out that I love exercise. This isn't about demonising a wonderful thing. It's really more about considering how outdated and well-worn ideas might be impacting our joy).
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