Adele Lost 100 Pounds and it’s NOT Because She Went to the Gym!

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Did you see the Adele-Oprah interview? Even if you haven’t, it’s almost impossible to miss the hundreds of articles that have been posted and video clips popping up everywhere online.

While the fitness industry capitalizes on “Adele goes to the gym and loses 100 pounds,” I noticed something different in her comments about her body.

Her reason for going to the gym in the first place had nothing to do with weight-loss or body image. She seems perfectly comfortable with her body regardless of her size.

She started going to the gym to manage the crippling anxiety she had as she went through her divorce.

Why this is important:

• Adele looked at going to the gym as a reward. It was the one task in her day that kept her grounded when things were spiraling out of control. The “I’m working out at this time with my trainer” appointment gave her structure at a time when her world seemed to be collapsing.
• The physical activity helped her body process and remove stress hormones leaving her feeling peaceful, quiet and grateful, even if only temporarily.
• When we see the gym as a place to torture our bodies into submission, it’s tough to make time to go. So we constantly “run out of time” at the end of…