It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways

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“weekend warrior,” or are just a
regular gym-goer. Think of
exercise as microscopic structural
injury—a stressor that forces your
body to adapt, making you
stronger and healthier. The
exercise itself isn’t the most
important part—you get fitter
when you are recovering from
that exercise. Giving your body
enough time and resources to
repair damage and build new
tissue is critical to becoming
stronger, faster and healthier. If
you have chronic systemic
inflammation, your body isn’t as
good at recovery and maintenance
—including repairing the
structural damage caused by
exercise. Which makes you more
likely to get injured or overtrain,
and definitely means you won’t

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