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Why we struggle to value both effort and recovery

I feel powerful when I exercise but weak when I rest and I can't figure out how to feel okay with both.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cultural bias toward productivity has created internal conflict about the equal necessity of exertion and restoration in sustainable practice.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Movement and exercise — principles?”

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