Explore movement outside the traditional gym setting. Dancing, hiking, swimming, yoga, gardening, and walking all count as meaningful physical activity.

Her definition of wellness began to transform. It was no longer about restriction; it was about .

For the wellness lifestyle, HAES frees you from the tyranny of the scale. You can stop weighing yourself. You can throw away the measuring tape. You can focus on how you feel —your energy, your mood, your digestion, your sleep—rather than how much space you take up.