How Daily Exercise Became the Last Great Indulgence

Observations from a reluctant exerciser, in a pandemic

Nora Zelevansky
Elemental
Published in
8 min readMar 26, 2021

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I have always been a sporadic exerciser. And, yes, that’s euphemistic. My periods of regular exercise historically come in fits and starts, then disappear as quickly as they arrive — replaced with dark chocolate and binge-watching.

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Nora Zelevansky
Elemental

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