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The 80–20 Secret: How European Women Stay Fit Without Setting Foot in a Gym
Free Yourself From Rigid Fitness Rules — Now
So, it’s 8 AM in Paris and French women are taking a slow and leisurely walk through their local boulangerie. In other words, they’re enjoying life!
Meanwhile, back in America, fitness influencers are logging on to Instagram to post their workout selfies.
Yet, despite the lack of European Instagram posts, European females have amazing physiques. And they get them without breaking a sweat! So, what’s the secret?
The Cultural Perspective: Movement as Life, Not Exercise
European women take a different approach to health and fitness They don’t view exercise as something to check off on their to-do list.
And they don’t get trapped inside the walls of a gym.
Instead, you’ll find them cycling through Amsterdam’s canals and climbing Rome’s seven hills. In other words, movements is woven into the fabric of daily European life.
