How to Rebuild a Healthy Relationship with Exercise

Express yourself verbally

Talk to someone you trust if you're worried about exercising, have tension about anything specific, or need some assistance relaxing.

Express yourself verbally

You don't have to go through the painful process of mending fences via physical activity on your own. 

Distract yourself

Find a strategy to divert your attention when you feel the want to exercise for the wrong reasons.

Distract yourself

Offer to do the dishes after a family dinner, watch a feel-good movie, chat with a friend on FaceTime or meditate as distractions.

Exercise with people you love

Working out isn't the only kind of exercise. An enjoyable way to spend time with the people you care about.

Exercise with people you love

Make exercise fun again by include people who help you relax, make you laugh, and have meaningful discussions.

Do what you enjoy

Even if you have perfect form, working out should never be dreaded or tolerated if it leaves you feeling exhausted and miserable. 

Do what you enjoy

 You should engage in physical activity that you like and that makes you feel good about your body.

Exercise for you, no one else

Think about why you're working out before you start. Do you work out because you like movement and it makes you feel good?

Exercise for you, no one else

Or, you can be trying to "make up" for whatever you ate, compete with your gym buddy buddies, or achieve a certain body type.

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