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Best Nintendo Switch Fitness And Exercise Games
Looking for something to keep you active? Thinking about getting in shape but you’re finding the lure of gaming too hard to resist? Worry not, because with Switch it’s easy to mix your favourite pastime with a little cardiovascular exercise to get your blood pumping. Below we’ve collected our picks of the best Switch games for exercise and fitness.
Of course, it goes without saying (though we’ll say it anyway) that you’ll need to combine these games with a balanced diet and the sessions of more taxing exercise if you really want to feel great and benefit from a dynamite bod with a washboard stomach, rock-hard pecs, etc., but Switch has a whole host of games and software aimed at getting you off the couch and getting some exercise in. The console’s portability also means there’s no need to skip a session when you’re away from home, either. So, no excuses!
Whether dedicated fitness software or games with motion controls that get you moving, the Nintendo Switch games below should get your blood pumping and help you get into shape at any time of the year.
So, grab those Joy-Con and get on your feet for the best Nintendo Switch workout games.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo
Nintendo’s latest entry in the fitness games genre succeeds in properly gamifying exercise where Wii Fit never quite hit the mark. If you’re a gym addict you probably shouldn’t throw out your membership card just yet, but for everyone else looking to get fitter, Ring Fit Adventure is a fantastic way to do it that won’t bore you senseless. Play it properly and you’ll definitely feel it the next morning – a sure sign that it’s at least doing you some good – while the compelling adventure mode with its RPG elements will ensure that you’ll keep coming back for more.
A brilliant meld of fitness and fun, stock shortages have made it difficult to track down for the last couple of months, but keep an eye out as Nintendo gradually replenishes stock.
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Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Imagineer
Fitness Boxing and its sequel (see below) are positioned as lifestyle apps – software to tide you over while you’re on holiday and can’t get to your Boxercise/Body Combat class. In that capacity, they’re breezy, energetic successes that get your blood pumping. For the one-time price of a month’s gym membership, they deliver some light CV and takes pointers from the Just Dance series (and various rhythm games) to provide a convenient and engaging workout as you box to the beat. It’s no substitute for hard hours at the gym, but there’s certainly potential to tone up those arms and shed a few pounds.
Alternatively…
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Imagineer
Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise adds very little to the foundation of its predecessor but if you don’t already own the original, it’s still a fine alternative to the more intense workout Ring Fit Adventure offers. Fitness Boxing, with its rhythm-based gameplay, is a markedly different proposition and might suit your situation better (the Ring-Con is a little inconvenient to throw in your travel bag!). It would be a mistake to buy this thinking you’re getting a game or some magical antidote to your spare tyre. However, it kept us coming back for more and if you’re after a reason to justify cancelling that direct debit to Gold’s, either one of the Fitness Boxings will get your blood pumping and keep you on your toes, especially while you’re away from home.
Publisher: Ubisoft / Developer: Ubisoft
It’s Just Dance, and it does what it says on the tin. Just Dance 2022 won’t win any prizes for innovation, but it’s another solid iteration of the formula with a decent new song list to boot. You’ll want to be subscribed to Just Dance Unlimited to get the most out of your purchase, and if you’ve already got Just Dance 2021 or Just Dance 2020 or Just Dance 2019 or Just Dance 2018 or Just Dance 2017, it’s probably not worth picking this up as well unless you’re assembling a Just Dance collection on the shelf (and it’s also worth noting that Just Dance 2023 Edition is now available, though physical editions come with a download code instead of a cartridge). Newcomers to the series won’t find a better experience points-based dance game out there. Grab a Joy-Con, get on the floor and… you know what to do. Jiggling about to chart-toppers with costumed dancers doesn’t get much better.
Publisher: 505 Games / Developer: Kuju Entertainment
Also known as Just Dance Without The Unnerving Bleached-Out Mannequins, Zumba Burn It Up! is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch and plays very similar to the Just Dance games in that the Joy-Con track your movements as you follow the on-screen instructions. You dance along with one of the game’s real-life instructors with the aim of burning off as many calories as possible, and you can do so with a partner in Fitness Party mode. Full Class mode offers workouts lasting from 15-60 minutes, so there’s definitely scope to burn some calories here, but as with all the software on this list you only get out what you put in, so the onus is on you to commit. Go on – grab those sweatpants and get down.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo
Not an exercise game per se, ARMS is still an excellent way to work up a sweat with its motion controlled-fisticuffs. The core fighting mechanics are easy to grasp, but they also showcase the kind of depth which rewards dedicated players. Mixing up light and charged punches with your dashes and leaps allows you to create an almost balletic style of play, but add in grabs, stuns and features unique to each stage and you’ve got a truly formidable foundation for burning a few calories and toning up your… arms.
Collecting all the different Arms provides motivation to keep coming back and although the game arguably failed to find an audience — certainly not on the scale of super hit Splatoon 2, which came out the same year — it’s still polished, addictive and immensely rewarding and well worth grabbing.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo EPD
A surprise drop on the Switch eShop from Nintendo, Jump Rope Challenge is a free game that has you (and a friend, if you’ve got a willing one of those) grabbing a Joy-Con and jumping over a pretend rope as many times as possible. The game was made by Nintendo staff working from home and is designed to help keep you active when you’re cooped up indoors. It was originally a limited time release only available to download until September 2020, but it got a reprieve and is now available ‘until further notice’. Zoink!
Is it the most in-depth video game ever created? Obviously not, but it’s cute, it’ll get your pulse racing, and it’s totally, utterly free to download. You really can’t go wrong! If you’re still not convinced, why not let our lovely resident video man Alex give you a short demonstration…
And the best of the rest!
If you’re after something that gets you on your feet, there other games that’ll get you off the couch, even if they won’t have you breaking a sweat. Mario Tennis Aces has a Joy-Con control option a la waggle classic Wii Sports. Again, Swing Mode won’t exactly provide a workout that’ll get your biceps bulging, and you’ll lose the shot accuracy you get from an analogue stick, but it’ll get you and yours moving while having a laugh as you knock balls back and forth.
There’s also 1-2-Switch which encourages you not only to stand up but also look your opponent in the eyes rather than look at the TV screen. No, you won’t be burning too many calories by quick-drawing and firing your ‘gun’ at your gran, but at the very least the movement should keep you alert and on your toes. It should be noted that 1-2-Switch only really works in a party-style context, though. The game otherwise struggles to justify its status as a full-price retail release, but if you catch it on sale and you’ve got the right crowd, it can still be a winner. Plus, we know you’ve been dying to try out that HD rumble ice cube thing since Switch launched.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Nintendo Switch good for fitness
This goes without saying, but while there are fitness and exercise games for the Nintendo Switch, unless you’re balancing your workouts in Ring Fit with a healthy diet and other activities, then it won’t be enough.
Essentially, don’t replace your routine with Nintendo Switch — use it to supplement it.
Does Nintendo Switch have games like Wii Fit?
The closest you’ll get to a Wii Fit experience on the Switch is Ring Fit Adventure, which features a number of different workouts and exercises combined with some RPG mechanics such as boss battles and stats.
Fitness Boxing is also a great option if you are a fan of rhythm boxing in Wii Fit or Wii Fit Plus.
However, there’s nothing that’s entirely similar to Wii Fit, so if you’re looking for that Balance Board experience, you’ll need to dig your Wii or Wii U out.
That’s all for now, although we’ll update this selection as and when more ‘exer-tainment’ titles arrive on Switch. Think we’ve missed something? Let us know below and tell us how you’ve got on with the titles above, too.
This article is one of our Switch Essentials guides which cover a wide variety of genres, including the Best Switch FPS Games, the Best Switch RPGs, the Best Switch Games For Kids, the Best Switch Couch Co-Op Games and the Best Switch Fitness and Exercise Games. We can also help out hunting down the Best Switch Horror Games, the Best Switch Racing Games, the Best Switch Action-RPGs, the Best Nintendo Switch Roguelikes, Roguelites and Run-Based Games, the Best Free Switch Games, the Best Remakes And Remasters, the Best Switch Music And Rhythm Games, Best Feel-Good Switch Games, Best Switch Open-World Games, Best Switch Soulslike Games, Best LGBTQ+ Switch Games, and even Games to Play After You’ve Finished Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Game, set, match! Zendaya’s Challengers workout is next level
From her cinematic roles alongside the likes of Timothee Chalamet and Tom Holland to her hard-hitting portrayal as Rue on HBO’s Euphoria, Zendaya is the talk of the town (read: world) as of late. And her latest project, Challengers, is sure to be another hit.
We’re already shopping tennis skirts, and can you blame us? Zendaya looks super sporty (and fashionable) in the action-packed film in which she stars as a tennis prodigy-turned-coach. It’s no surprise then, that so many of us have found ourselves heading to Google to ask: ‘How does Zendaya stay in shape?’
Well, wonder no more, as we’ve done all the hard work for you when it comes to uncovering how the 27-year-old built her body. From her favourite workouts to her go-to diet and nutrition tips, here’s everything you need to know about how Zendaya keeps fit.
But, first things first, let’s keep in mind that every! body! is! beautiful! Yep, as 🔥 as Zendaya’s body may be, each of us are absolute stunners in our very own way – and so, none of us should feel pressured to change a single thing about ourselves if we’re happy with what we see in the mirror.
That’s not to say we should all cancel our gym memberships and throw out our running trainers though, instead we can just take a little bit of inspo here and there from our fave celebrities and their fave workouts should we choose. It’s all about finding what works best for you and your body, rather than obsessively trying to get someone else’s. Because, spoiler alert: you’ll never have that body, but you’ll always have yours.
What is Zendaya’s workout routine?
Find the fun in fitness
Proving that she really is just like us, Zendaya admitted that she doesn’t always find exercising all that enjoyable. To combat this, the actor revealed to Justine Magazine that she has to find the fun in her workouts in order to stick with them – and for Zendaya, that involves a lot of moving and grooving. “For me, I enjoy dancing and doing choreography, stuff like that. So, that’s how I get my exercise,” she said. “Find something that’s really fun for you. Whether that’s jazzercise or whatever.”
Being such a self-confessed dance-lover, it came as no surprise that Zendaya also competed on Dancing With The Stars back in 2013 – coming in second place on the season. Not too shabby!
She’s a tennis queen
In preparation for Challengers, which is all about a dramatic love triangle between three pro tennis players, Zendaya committed to three months of on-court training with Brad Gilbert (once ranked fourth in the world).
She told ELLE, “I’m not the hugest fan of having to work out, I don’t necessarily look forward to it, but I had to because my character’s supposed to be a tennis pro and clearly I’m not giving tennis pro!”
But we have a hunch she was just being modest, as when speaking about Zendaya’s tennis prowess, the movie’s director, Luca Guadagnino, told media, “I mean, wow. We edited the movie and we almost actually don’t use any of her double. She’s so good.”
You can also take a peek for yourself because Zendaya shared a BTS video of herself perfecting her swing ahead of the movie’s release. In a video shared on her Instagram, the star can be seen pretending to serve then return a ball at breakneck speed.
Consider us impressed!
Upper body strength
To prepare for her role in The Greatest Showman, which saw her trapeze-ing with Zac Efron, Zendaya had to build up her upper body strength. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, the actor admitted that before filming she “did not have” any upper body strength… nor has she “maintained” it.
“So, don’t ask me to do any trapeze if you see me, ’cause I don’t have it anymore”, she joked. Speaking about what the training involved, however, she essentially said practice makes perfect: “It was a lot of training, literally just getting up there and going for it.”
When in doubt, wig it out
Admittedly not one to spend much time in the gym, home workouts have become a bit of a go-to for Zendaya – much like the rest of the world who had to DIY their fitness regime during the pandemic. That’s not to say she always has the motivation to workout out á la living room… But, her method of finding her get-up-and-go is quite something.
“Every day — because I missed acting so much — to inspire me to go downstairs and work out, I would wear different wigs, because I have a whole collection of wigs from all the red carpets that I’ve done,” she told Late Show host Stephen Colbert, when asked how she kept herself motivated to workout during lockdown. “I wear a different wig [and] come down in a different character.”
Despite that, it seems she did get down for this trip to the gym, a clip of which she shared on Instagram showing her practicing planks on a yoga ball… although, the caption says it all, really.
Circuits
In a video formerly housed on her website, Zendaya was seen taking part in a pretty intense HIIT-like workout led by a PT, involving the following moves (crikey!):
- Arm raises with TRX Straps
- Bicycle crunches
- Laps
- Pushups
- Leg raises
- Pop squats
- Wacky jacks
- Russian crosses
- Wide leg squats
- Lunges
What is Zendaya’s diet like?
Make breakfasts great again
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar in 2017, Zendaya admitted she isn’t really a “breakfast person” – that’s not to say she doesn’t like breakfast food, however. “I’ve never been a breakfast person. I love breakfast food, just not at breakfast time,” she said. “I’ll eat breakfast food, but it must have some Nutella on it: pancakes, berries, and Nutella.” Nutella on everything? It’s a big yes from us.
Long-time veggie
The Euphoria star has been very vocal about her decision to go vegetarian, which she made all the way back when she was just nine-years-old. Although, she once told US Weekly that she finds being vegetarian quite difficult, given that she’s not the biggest fan of, err, veggies themselves. “I’m a vegetarian who doesn’t like vegetables too much — makes it challenging!” she laughed, later telling People: “My main reason for being a vegetarian is that I’m an animal lover — definitely not because I love vegetables.”
Her go-to recipe
Despite not being the biggest fan of veggies, she still manages to get them into her diet… sometimes. As for how she does that, it’s rice salads all the way. Speaking to Seventeen, Zendaya revealed the recipe is her summer go-to, and it’s so easy to make too. Head here to check it out for yourself.
Takeaways are a must
It’s not all rice salads though – the actress admits she prefers ordering whatever she fancies from her favourite takeout restaurants. “I don’t cook. I think I could cook… I can do anything I put my mind to, so I could cook. I just a) don’t like following directions, and I’m b) too lazy. I use Postmates to order food. I can have anything I want; that’s the beauty of ordering food”, she told Harper’s Bazaar. “If I’m having my favourite meal, I’ll just skip right to ice cream. In fact, I get in trouble with my assistant a lot. He says I shouldn’t do that.”
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People Are Doing 'Two-A-Day' Workouts for Better Results: 'Let's Get Right for Summer'
Exercise enthusiasts, listen up! If you’re working toward a fitness goal, you’re likely game to introduce something new into your routine to shake things up and speed up your progress. Well, there’s a fitness trend people on TikTok swear by to get better results at the gym: “two-a-day” workouts. This training method calls for you to split a longer workout into two shorter sessions in one day, where you can potentially focus on different muscle groups and enjoy a solid rest in between.
Now, you may be thinking, “I have a hard enough time keeping up with working out once a day, and you’re suggesting twice a day?” Hear us out. We spoke with a fitness pro and learned the many advantages of working out two times a day. As with any new tweak in your workouts, this particular method may not be for everyone. Check it out, consider chatting with a personal trainer, and decide for yourself.
How to plan a “two-a-day” workout:
Doing two workouts in one day can be incredibly beneficial compared to a single session. “The primary advantage is being able to hit multiple types of workouts in a single day,” explains Tyler Read, BSc, CPT, the founder of PTPioneer.com and a personal trainer who has been involved in the health and fitness world for the past 15 years.
An example would be splitting it up into two separate workouts instead of performing a “marathon workout” of 90 to 120 minutes. Consider working on two different body parts, or perform cardio for one session and lift weights for session number two.
“Similarly, skill-based athletes can perform a skill-based workout (i.e., soccer training) in one session and then strength training in a different section, allowing more focus and recovery for each workout,” Read points out.
TikTok user and online fitness coach George (@georgegatsby3) shared his two-a-day workout routine in a video, explaining, “because I wanted to get really right for summer.” He noted he also wanted to “test himself” because he hadn’t performed two-a-days in a while. His morning routine consists of a protein shake, creatine, and 6 a.m. cardio and ab training. The afternoon routine is all about weight training to build muscle.
How two-a-day workouts can help you achieve better results:
Depending on what you’re looking to achieve, doing two-a-day workouts can be very beneficial. Read explains, “[Two-a-days can help you hit] smaller muscle groups you don’t have time or energy for during your current lifting sessions. As mentioned, if you are an athlete splitting up strength and conditioning from your technique/skill-focused training, this is also a wise move.”
That being said, in some cases, two-a-day workouts that highlight different fitness goals could clash. Read provides an example: If you’re trying to maximize your muscle build, then a cardio workout may not be the best pairing with weight training on the same day. “Cardio itself, in this instance, will potentially reduce your muscle gains, depending on all the factors,” Read explains.
Cardio for health reasons, of course, is always a good addition to any workout regimen.
Are two-a-day workouts safe?
If you’re a fitness newbie, Read stresses that two-a-day workouts may not be the ideal training method for you. “You are better off aiming for three to four consistent days per week doing a single workout,” he says.
Two-a-day sessions are really meant for athletes who are more experienced and have sufficient time to dedicate to the recovery process and the workouts themselves, Read explains. These athletes tend to have a professional coach monitoring their workout strategy and fatigue, or they’re very well-seasoned in gauging their own overall training program.
“Additionally, the true means of getting transformational results is the long-term (i.e., years) of consistency in the gym,” Read adds. “Two workouts per day for multiple days per week is not realistic for most people over extended periods of time. It’s important to consider that those who claim to do two per-day workouts may or may not do this long term, have other life obligations, or have other supplementation or inputs that allow them to train at this level and adequately recover.”
If you’re not at an advanced fitness level and your goal is to build muscle, Read recommends training three to four days each week, once per day, for a minimum of six months, before starting a two-a-day workout regimen.
Alexa Mellardo
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What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?
Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame.
A little over a year ago, the 58-year-old Manhattan resident went on a new weight-loss drug called semaglutide (Wegovy). He’s lost 30 pounds, and has started eating healthier food and exercising — the habits behind many commercial diet plans and decades of conventional wisdom on sustainable weight loss.
Yet Jobling’s experience also has altered his perspective on dieting. He now sees obesity as a disease that requires medical intervention, not just behavioral changes. In fact, he thinks he will need to stay on a drug like semaglutide for the rest of his life even though it has taken some of the joy out of eating.
“I don’t see how you can maintain (the weight) without medication,” Jobling said. “Obviously, it’s all about self-control. But I think it’s less of a struggle to really maintain healthy eating when you got that assistance.”
Like the lives of the people taking them, recent injected drugs like semaglutide, which was first approved for diabetes under the brand name Ozempic, are reshaping the U.S. health and fitness industries. They have proven successful in eliminating unwanted pounds more quickly and easily than consuming fewer and burning more calories alone. Such is their disruptive power that even established diet companies like WeightWatchers and brands like Lean Cuisine are getting makeovers.
Although celebrities like Oprah Winfrey have spoken publicly of the drugs as revolutionary, some health experts worry that businesses without any expertise will start dispensing the prescription medications along with bad advice and unproven therapies.
A Demand Too Big to Ignore
At least 3 million prescriptions for the class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists were issued each month in the U.S. during the 12 months that ended in March, according to data from health technology company IQVIA. They include semaglutide and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Morgan Stanley research analysts have estimated that 24 million people, or 7% of the U.S. population, will be using GLP-1 drugs by 2035.
The world’s leading diet programs have taken note of such statistics and incorporated the popular drugs into their existing subscription plans.
WeightWatchers, which was founded in 1963, last year acquired telehealth provider Sequence, enabling members to get prescriptions for weight-loss drugs. WeightWatchers is sticking with its focus on behavior change as the cornerstone of weight reduction but launched virtual clinics that provide customized exercise and nutrition plans, as well as prescription care, for individuals who want to lose 20% of their body weight on average.
“The weight loss space will be led by the acknowledgement that weight loss is a matter of healthcare,” WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani told analysts earlier this year. “This is a paradigm shift because weight loss has been and, unfortunately, often still is viewed as a vanity issue.”
The Mayo Clinic, which first offered a weight management plan in book form in 1949, has published an updated version of the longtime bestseller, titled “The Mayo Clinic Diet: Weight-Loss Medications Edition.”
The Mayo Clinic Diet program also has expanded to include access to weight-loss drugs and advice on managing any side effects, according to Digital Wellness CEO Scott Penn, whose company developed an online platform for the original program.
The new drugs have made being very overweight “feel more medical as a condition,” he said.
Gym and Diet Food Companies Look to Muscle In
Luxury athletic club operator Life Time launched a membership program last year that offers comprehensive medical testing, personalized training, and a host of alternative therapies like cryotherapy. Members of the Miora program also can get semaglutide and other weight-loss drugs through the medical staff of a clinic that opened in Minneapolis last year.
Jeff Zwiefel, executive director of Life Time Miora, called the new drugs a “game changer” for the fitness industry.
“We have an opportunity and an obligation and a responsibility to help people achieve results in conjunction with medical providers and make sure that that’s the way to go,” he said.
Fitness chains are banking on the idea people on the drugs will lose enough weight to overcome any self-consciousness or physical limits that kept them from exercising. The gym franchise Equinox started a new personal training program in January for prescription-holders who want to preserve or build muscle mass as they shed unwanted pounds.
The world of drug-assisted weight loss also is altering the ambitions of food companies. Sales of SlimFast, a line of meal replacement shakes and snacks sold at supermarkets, have dropped as people turn to weight-loss drugs and retailers cut shelf space for diet products, the brand’s parent company, Glanbia, told investors in February.
Since the drugs suppress the appetites of people taking them, Glanbia and other companies are marketing their products as a source of adequate nutrients for people taking GLP-1s. Swiss multinational Nestle SA thinks it can benefit from the drugs’ popularity and is expanding its Lean Cuisine frozen meals and OPTIFAST protein shakes.
“Diets are cool again,” Nestle SA CEO Ulf Mark Schneider told analysts in February. “It’s something that people used to do quietly on the side, uncertain about their outcomes.”
Promising Results and a Wealth of Unknowns
Research has shown that about a third of people lose 5% or more of their body weight with diet and exercise alone, according to Louis Aronne, MD, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at Weill Cornell Medical school. In comparison, tirzepatide helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their weight when combined with restricted calories and exercise, a new study showed.
But some experts worry about businesses marketing the drugs or serving as fitness coaches for patients on the medications. Cian Wade, BMBCh, MPH, a healthcare consultant for the global strategy and management firm Kearney, said he’s concerned about a proliferation of clinics that don’t have as much experience with obesity and related health conditions.
“There’s a potential worry that for some patients, (the clinics) will not have the right expertise at hand to be able to appropriately manage the side effects, nutrition-related issues,” he said.
Since GLP-1 medications are so new, it’s unclear how many patients will stick with their drug regimens, which produce intolerable side effects for some people. Another reason patients may drop the drugs is cost. A month’s supply of the weight-loss formulation of semaglutide costs $1,300, and tirzepatide’s is priced at $1,000.
‘The New Version of Me’
Lisa Donahey, 54, an actress and singer who lives in Los Angeles, started tirzepatide under a doctor’s care a year ago to address her type 2 diabetes. At the time, Donahey, who is 5-foot-7-inches tall, weighed 260 pounds and was a veteran of diet plans like Jenny Craig, WeightWatchers, and Nutrisystem.
Her weight has since dropped to a little less than 190 pounds. She goes to a gym. After always being cast as a character actor, she’s looking for new roles. Having used the medication to give her “a kick-start,” Donahey said she plans to wean herself off tirzepatide once she loses another 40 pounds.
“I had a sense of hopelessness that I was destined to be this way and just could not do it by myself,” she said. “Now, with my weight being managed and the new version of ‘me’ is emerging, I just feel so empowered, excited, and hopeful.”
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