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Why Do Most Adults Stop Exercising After 30?
I strongly believe the way we teach fitness and athleticism is completely wrong.
We start with competition. We teach that the goal is to win, to maximize, to go as hard as possible. And then we wonder why most adults stop.
Once you are past 30, the number of people doing athletic activities is spectacularly low. I do not think this is about sedentary lifestyle. I think it is about how we frame fitness.
If I train to win, I burn out. I get injured. I feel behind. My body slows down and I think I am losing.
When I flip it, everything changes.
I stop maximizing the short run. I focus on…
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