When one writer tried exercise to help her COVID-19 anxiety, the results backfired.

Experts explain why now is hard if you struggle with excessive exercise.

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Then, COVID-19 hit.

I thought it was a healthy, normal coping mechanism, and I thought it was working.

Exercise, of course, isnt inherently unhealthy.

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And Instagram is making things worse.

Arguably even more triggering than the dont gain weight!

memesfor me, at leastis the constant stream of get fit!

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content thats flooded social media.

Seeing all of these free routines, and things saying you have to move if youre not going outside!

can be another form of unnecessary pressure at a time when people feel overwhelmed.

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The litmus test to give yourself, according to Daino?

Right now, for many people (myself included), the answer is control.

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