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Intuitive Eating is Just Like Fartlek Running. Here's What I Mean.

be well eat well move well Feb 15, 2022

I just wanted to share a random thought I had while I was out for a jog the other day (I get my best ideas and thoughts while I'm exercising, even if they are sometimes super random!) 

So, how is fartlek running like intuitive eating? Simply put, both techniques are all about how your body feels. With fartlek, you run faster when you FEEL like running faster, and go slower when you FEEL like going slower. With intuitive eating, you eat what feels good in your body at that time. If your body is telling you it needs to eat a salad, then eat the salad. If it's telling you that a cookie is the loving choice in that moment, then eat the cookie! 

In both instances, it's about honoring what your body is requesting, and not relying on an external program, like an interval timer for running, or a diet in eating. Interval timers that tell you "go faster for 1 minute, then slower for 2 minutes" mean that you are gauging your intensity based on the timer, not your body. (not to say that's a bad thing, it's just A thing.) With diet culture, external signals would be things like ONLY eating at a certain time, or between certain times. Or it would be ONLY eating certain foods because some are good and some are bad. 

So, simply ask yourself "what is the loving and kind choice" and go based on your FEELS when practicing this technique! 

 

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What is fartlek running?

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