Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Your Five Closest Friends

Daily Chase #89

Sep 04, 2025
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The fitness journey can feel intensely personal — a battle of will between you and your goals. Yet perhaps no factor influences our health more profoundly than the people surrounding us.

We are social creatures, constantly calibrating our sense of normal against those in our immediate circle.

When friends consistently choose t…

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