In the anti-diet world, it seems that things like going to the gym and following a training program often get a bad rap. I get it. There are a lot of problems with the way the fitness industry promotes its services. When you’ve had a compensatory or punishing relationship with exercise in the past, the advice is often to rest & take a break from working out altogether. Or to trade structured exercise for "joyful movement". To be clear, I agree with this. . .to an extent. Sometimes you do need a clean break in order to see clearly what’s really right for you.

The common assumption is that walking and practicing gentle yoga are the only ways to have a chill relationship with exercise, and I don’t know where this idea came from. It’s as if the most popular person in the anti-diet community decided that this is what they liked, and everyone else agreed that it must be true. To that I say false. Especially considering the growing number of Health At Every Size aligned fitness professionals with a variety of specialties around the world.

"Joyful movement" can look a whole lot of ways. And depending on your values as a whole person, and what your previous exercise & athletic background is, you might actually really enjoy something a little grittier, like strength training. For awhile it might be fun to even “play around” with lifting weights in a less structured way.

But eventually you might find that you’re having a hard time getting stronger, feeling fatigued, or getting injured. Maybe you see something really badass that you’d like to be able to do one day too? If you’re someone who appreciates consistency, guidance, and working through things in a step-by-step way, you might also really enjoy following a training program.

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