: Engaging in physical activity because it feels good, boosts your mood, or improves core strength, rather than using it as a "punishment" for what you ate.

Maya’s morning routine used to be a battleground. She would stand before the mirror, pinching the soft curve of her stomach, her mind a ticker tape of everything she needed to "fix." Wellness, to her, was a math equation: calories in versus calories burned, always resulting in a deficit of self-worth.