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The wonder of weightlifting | Jaime Seeman (re-release)
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With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals why building muscle is one of the best ways to combat women’s top health risks. Learn the truth behind three weightlifting myths that prevent women from getting serious about strength training — and why your future self will thank you for picking up those dumbbells. (This episode originally aired in 2025.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Growing up, obstetrician and gynecologist Jamie Seaman loved sports, but she couldn't
help comparing herself to the images of beauty she saw everywhere, feeling like she never quite measured up. This was before influencers and filters, when the standard came from magazine covers. Those Cosmo cover girls, well, they didn't have a lot of muscles.
Frankly, they looked kind of frail, somewhat unhealthy. But to the world, they were beautiful and they were idolized. And as a young girl, I let that frame the way that I looked and thought about myself. That pressure to look a certain way doesn't just shape how we see our bodies,
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