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The other day I posted about struggling with unknowns of surgery, and I want to be clear that I could care less if my body changes appearance-wise during recovery.โฃ
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What worries me most is how Iโll be able to move physically.โฃ
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I used to work out to โ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐บโ and โ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ดโ. โฃ
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Then I learned better. โฃ
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I started working out to feel good in my own skin. โฃ
I started working out to enhance my health. โฃ
I started working out because I enjoyed it. โฃ
I started working out because it became ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ. โฃ
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Fitness has become a huge mental outlet for me. Itโs a way to clear my mind, beat depression, tackle my anxiety, and just improve my mindset overall. โฃ
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But what this is teaching me is to find new and different outlets to improve my mindset, manage anxiety, and letโs be honest, get through 2021 in general. โฃ
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Lately Iโve been focusing on things like more family time, getting outside for walks, more time with friends, journaling & reading more, listening to podcasts, and seeking support when I need it. They have all been huge, and will continue to be incredible tools as I heal and scale back on my regular activity. โฃ
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I always want to be fully transparent and remind you that it is 100% okay to take a break, rest & recover, BUT it is also 100% okay to feel anxiety about that rest & recovery too. โฃ
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& just in case you havenโt yet discovered what an amazing tool fitness can be for therapy, I want to encourage you to get moving. Not to burn off calories or change your body, but to enhance your health & improve your mindset. โฃ
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๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. 
