How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym

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2020-04-20 Brad Stulberg - How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym

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an element of fear is there in everything he does, but he’s learned how to manage it: “It’s about sorting out perceived risk from real risk, and then being as rational as possible with what’s left.
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Evelyn Stevens, the women’s record holder for most miles cycled in an hour (29.81 – yes, that’s nuts), says that during her hardest training intervals, “instead of thinking I want these to be over, I try to feel and sit with the pain. Heck, I even try to embrace it.”
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In a world where comfort is king, arduous physical activity provides a rare opportunity to practice suffering.
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- favorite, exercise, adversity, voluntary suffering,
- [note::Reminds me of "the obstacle is the way"]