Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Beyond the Absence of Disease

Daily Chase #135

Nov 07, 2025
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Health isn’t the absence of disease. It’s the presence of vitality.

The medical establishment defines health backwards - you’re healthy if nothing’s wrong with you. By this definition, a 70-year-old who can barely get out of bed but has no diagnosable illness is considered healthy. That’s not good enough.

As CrossFit defined …

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