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In fact, you rarely experience the buzz that everyone else seems to get after they work out.

Yet they all tell you that theres nothing like a good sweat, right?

Well-meaning friends and self-help articles say that feeling that burn will uplift your mood.

woman sweating in the gym

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I know this all too well.

But after a few years, I started getting sick over and over again.

I realized I needed to overhaul my lifestyle.

Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

So I began to optimize my sleep, eat better, and take on less.

And, crucially, I refined the balance of types of exercise I was doing.

You see, I wanted to continue to move.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

I could not donothing.

But I certainly needed to listen to what my body was telling me.

To give my nervous system a chance at restoring,

Does Dancing Count as Cardio?

Happy woman dancing and listening to music near a green empty wall outdoor in the city.

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Heres What Experts Say

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Now, at 40, I know how to take a sustainable approach to working out.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

And I respect it.

Exercise is now a constantly evolving, yet enjoyable part of my life.

Not a burden, not a stress, but always a positive uplifteven on a hard day.

A young black woman doing post-run stretches in the park on the road amidst green grass and trees.

Getting exercise is not worth my health or happiness.

We work strong, but build an incredible foundation, honoring our health at every stage along the way.

The great thing is when you always question, How will this activity make me feel?

and, Will this truly help with my energy, body, and health?

you release a lot of anxiety around keeping up with what youthinkfitness should be.

Its old-school thinking to believe you oughta go hard or go home.

(Scienceeven backs this up.)

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