Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better: Eight Things I’ve Learned in My...

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I didn’t expect to enjoy heaving chunks of metal. But lifting has paid off for me in surprising ways – and shown I can change my life dramatically, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington.

Eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’ | Emma Beddington.

Zooming out, the new details shift the near-term calculus for people directly involved and for anyone tracking the bigger picture.

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• Eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’ | Emma Beddington.

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• Published: Roy Barkhnane • Sep 21, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
• Source mix: theguardian.com