Joyful movement emphasizes moving your body in ways that feel good and that you actually enjoy. By decoupling movement from calories lost, movement stops being militant and becomes more free. Other words that have started to pop up around these practices include “intuitive movement” or “intentional movement”—but personally I love the term “neutral movement” (surprise surprise), as it removes expectation or judgment. They all channel the same energy as joyful movement in that none of them involve forced workouts, rigorous calorie counting, or pushing your body where it doesn’t want to go.
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