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Podcast: Fix My Running
Episode: What is an Anti-Fragile Runner? | E15 with Merv Travers PhD
Description: None of us want to be fragile. Especially not when it comes to running. So what's the opposite of fragile?
"If a glass is fragile, give me an example of something that is not fragile". When Dr Travers asked me I replied "a diamond". If you drop a diamond on the ground, it won't break, but it won't be any stronger for the experience. It's strong, or resilient. However, when we train, we stress our bodies and become stronger for the experience. We're not fragile, we're not even just strong or resilient, we're Anti-Fragile.
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