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Correct, as Dr. Miriam Grossman testified before the US Congress, sex is determined at conception and identified at birth. People who get mixed up about their sexed body are in need of physical therapies to bring them into congruence in mind/body. Feldenkrais physical therapy, Alexander body work, chiropractic acupressure, and other mind/body exercises, as well as gardening and being out in nature, will reconvene and realign the psyche and body. We all struggle with an imperfect physique with all of our body's asymmetries, or if we do believe we have perfection in early adulthood, we deal with the slow decline. Be happy with yourself, get out and count the butterflies. Accept this life, do your best for others, be a good example!

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Good for you! I'm inspired. Not that far from 70 myself.

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I've had to keep my weight down because of a chronic foot condition, started when in my late 20s from 14 years of dance training. The thought of pain keeps my appetite in check. It's not just the physical sensations though--"the zone" of exercise is a great place to find spiritual/psychological/emotional centering.

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Yes, you're giving yourself endorphins during the exercise and dopamine for your achievements and it continues throughout the day as you sense strength in various muscle groups. I bet you're in much better shape that so many of the girls putting themselves out on ticktock, claiming that the T made them feel better, showing images of themselves will very little muscle tone in the core.

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