Learning to do handstands at age 30 healed my relationship to exercise after a lifetime of resenting it

Well+Good, May 2, 2023

It turns out that being active can actually be fun. With the right approach, it can feel less like work, and more like play. “There's an opportunity to make something playful because play isn't its own thing that exists,” said Dr. Elizabeth Lyons, of the University of Texas Medical Branch. “Play is basically an attitude towards everything or anything that happens.”

Learning to do handstands at age 30 healed my relationship to exercise after a lifetime of resenting it

Well+Good, May 2, 2023

It turns out that being active can actually be fun. With the right approach, it can feel less like work, and more like play. “There's an opportunity to make something playful because play isn't its own thing that exists,” said Dr. Elizabeth Lyons, of the University of Texas Medical Branch. “Play is basically an attitude towards everything or anything that happens.”