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In the age of Ozempic, what’s the point of working out?

10 mins | Apr 19, 2023

For a long time, Xochitl Gonzalez felt that by rejecting exercise, she was "rejecting an idealized and impossible body image". Here she reflects on her approach to working out and mental health against the backdrop of the body-positivity movement.

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