Maybe exercise and sport can be something we do for ourselves. For fun! For Happiness! For clear thinking! Because physical activity should be something integral to our being alive. And it is the essential part that really concerns us here, not the bit about how many millimetres it might shave off your inside thigh measurements. Anna Kessel
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It may be that exercise and sport can be something we do for ourselves. For fun, for happiness, for clear thinking. And it is the essential part that really concerns us here, not the bit about how many millimetres it might shave off your inside thigh measurements.

Source: Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives

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