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In this episode, Dan Harris and DJ Cashmere discuss their approach to fitness and health through the lens of their podcast series 'Get Fit Sanely'. DJ shares his personal journey of healing his relationship with exercise and food, moving away from rigid routines and self-criticism towards intuitive eating and enjoyable physical activities.
They explore the idea of holding health goals lightly and avoiding the 'subtle aggression of self-improvement'. Dan reflects on techniques like mindful eating, considering the gratification, danger, and escape aspects of indulgences, and shunning arbitrary beauty standards.
The hosts preview the upcoming guests and topics for the new installment of 'Get Fit Sanely', including longevity, weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, exercise science, motivation, and the Buddhist perspective on rest and laziness.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Pursue fitness and health in a way that is enjoyable and sustainable, avoiding rigid routines or self-criticism.
- Hold health goals lightly and avoid the 'subtle aggression of self-improvement'.
- Practice mindful eating and consider the gratification, danger, and escape aspects of indulgences.
- Challenge arbitrary beauty standards and focus on underlying health, not appearance.
- Incorporate daily movement, such as walking, rather than intense exercise regimens.
- Seek support from community and loved ones when motivation wanes.
- Approach new health trends or products with a nuanced, critical perspective.
- Explore diverse perspectives, from longevity research to Buddhist teachings on rest.
Top Episodes Quotes
- βYou may think you're a bystander, but Barclays bank commissioned a very sober minded analyst called Emily Field to investigate these drugs, looking at it for, you know, what will to guide their investment decisions. And she came back and said, you want a comparison for the creation of these drugs? It's the invention of the smartphone, right? You're not a candidate for taking these drugs, but this is going to transform the society around you in all sorts of complicated ways.β by Johann Hari
- βI am a huge proponent of trying the things that you're not supposed to do until you really find out why you're not supposed to do them. And you also find out why you wanted to do them so bad. Go eat that whole bag of potato chips, but just really be present for it and see what it is that you like about it and what you don't like about it.β by Kara Laidlaw
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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Ten Percent Happier
6/7/24
How to pursue fitness without succumbing to the βsubtle aggression of self-improvement.β
The kickoff episode for the latest installment of an occasional series we do here on the show, called Get Fit Sanely (listen to past β and future β episodes here).Β
In this candid conversation, managing producer DJ Cashmere talks with Dan about how they manage their mindsets on these issues, and how the interviews weβre doing on the subject have and have not impacted them. Weβll also preview the guests for this fresh round of Get Fit Sanely, where we cover longevity, Ozempic (and related weight loss drugs), the latest science on exercise, and the Buddhist case for laziness.
The cost of getting lean infographic.Β
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- Get Fit Sanely Playlist
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