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How to strengthen the muscles of the fitness mindset?

"ashamedly short" "not...even close to being socially redeemable enough" WTF? Don't allow your brain to insult you like that. Being short is nothing to be ashamed of and people at ...
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Why my lifts are getting stronger every week

It means you’re new to deadlifting. It is not at all unusual to see remarkable strength gains in the first few months of regularly training a new lift. My own experience was similar to yours: when I ...
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Mental Fitness: Exercises to build mental resilience and toughness inside and outside the gym?

"Comparison is the thief of joy." Now, with that said, if we're going to compare, let's do it right at least. Why I say that is that comparisons are often good for tracking progress, goal ...
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Are there any good exercises to make pectus carinatum less noticeable and exercises that can help get rid of rib flare

You just need to gain some weight. You have a BMI of 18.5. You could stand to gain 40 pounds and your BMI would stay in the healthy range of "less than 25", especially if a good portion of ...
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How to strengthen the muscles of the fitness mindset?

I am also a short man. It is true that some people will look at you as a lesser person because of your height. Some woman will not even consider you as a partner, just because of height. However, ...
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Good reasons to exercise

Here are some reasons I go to the gym and am also working on starting to run regularly: Well being. From my experience, and with several studies backing this up, in general you feel better. Having a ...
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Accessing hope for physical fitness

Short answer, yes those supportive communities do exist. You need to decide what kind of exercise you want to do or try out. Most places have running groups that meet pretty regularly and have a wide ...
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What would cause a sudden drop in motivation and workout avoidance?

I think all your reasons are valid reasons to lose motivation, and you have to tackle each one independently. But you have to remember one of the fundamental rules of success in anything, including ...
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Can you train yourself to respond well to training?

First of all, welcome to fitness stackexchange.From your graph and explanation, it seems like your lifestyle and interests/motivation only permits you to do short training for specific period, and ...
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