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Key Takeaways

The pursuit of a goal is chemically more rewarding than achieving the goal
Leverage the “hope molecule” via exercise: Myokines are released during muscle contractions, triggering brain and body responses that reduce inflammation, elevate mood, and enhance resilience to stress
Faith is when somebody does the work today without knowing that the work will provide the results that they expect tomorrow
Repeated failures lead to increased cortisol levels without a corresponding rise in dopamine; over time, this causes people to avoid challenges that trigger stress and elevate cortisol
Instead of being passive and allowing life to happen to you, be an active agent and make your life happen
Agency comes from making practical and powerful steps regularly that put control back into your hands
Embracing truth: If you are courageous enough to face and lean into the truth, you will gain a strategic advantage over those people who cower from it

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Fitness and health are not easy – they take work, dedication and consistency. Social media may be selling simple solutions in pills and challenges, but what they are promising isn’t fitness – they are selling espionage. Learn how the fitness industry is lying to you and why its so hard for people to tell the truth in this awesome chat with my personal exercise scientist, Alex Van Houten

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