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Elana Spivack

The First Few Weeks of Exercise Are Often Excruciatingly Painful — Here’s What’s Actually Causing It

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A cruel trick of exercise is that in order for it to make us feel good, we have to feel bad first. For all the endorphins and endocannabinoids that get released when we break a sweat, it feels like we must break our spirit to reap those rewards. The good and bad news is that getting started is the hardest part.

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