Here’s What Happens to Your Body When You Don’t ‘Go Hard or Go Home’ in Every Workout

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But the simple truth is this (repeat after me): Not every workout shouldfeel hard.

Any jot down of exercisewhether your effort level is a one or a fiveis worthwhile.

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And as long as youre doing so safely, Freeman says thats also completely fine.

After all: Sometimes logging that extra mile or performing an extraburpeeor two canmake you feel self-assuredand powerful.

But its not always easy to know what your body needs on a given day.

Thats why Freeman recommends planning to work out at different effort levels throughout the course of your week.

Balance is key, she says.

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