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How comparison kills motivation before it begins

I follow fitness accounts for motivation but I end up comparing my beginner body to people who have been training for years and I quit before I start.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You are using others' endpoints as starting points for judgment, making improvement impossible by demanding perfection as the entry fee.

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“Where Are You with Instagram and comparison culture?”

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