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PF Episode 16: Can Being Competitive Help You Get Fit?
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PF Episode 16: Can Being Competitive Help You Get Fit?

Alex J.
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Jen Chamberlain
Feb 01, 2023
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A little friendly competition never hurt anyone…but can it help you get fit? In this episode, Jen and Alex share their personal stories on how being competitive helped their fitness, and hurt it. Plus, what the science says on competition and exercise. Can being overly competitive, both with yourself and others, be harmful to your fitness and well being?

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