I like to joke that my current fitness level has been achieved through spite. After I had kids, I also resented any notion that I couldn’t possibly attain the fitness level I had before pushing out two nine-pound monsters. I wanted to understand, on a deeper level, why I found this spite exercising so satisfying, beyond the oft-reported mood-enhancing benefits of running. In “Secrets of Giants,” Ages writes:I couldn’t explain it, but going to the gym was bringing me back to life. block, I have a little mantra that I repeat in my head: You can do anything for five minutes.

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