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Exercise is not penance for eating

August 23rd, 2007, 11:51 am · Post a Comment · posted by Michelle May, M.D.

Last night while I was at the Y for a Pilates class I overheard someone say, "We went out for dinner last night and I was so bad. I’ll have to spend an extra hour on the treadmill." No wonder so many people hate to exercise! They use it to punish themselves for eating.Millions of people to equate physical activity with penance for eating or use exercise to earn the right to eat. Humans rarely do things that make them feel bad so I don’t think this approach keeps most people motivated for very long.While it

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