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Sometimes, the most unlikely pairings end up making the most sense. French fries and ice cream. Dresses and sneakers. Gaming and fitness. Taylor and Travis.

While the now-confirmed engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is something the whole world has been waiting for, the relationship that has dominated the headlines for two years wasn’t one any of us could have predicted initially. And that’s part of what makes it work so well.

Opposites attract

When you bring together two different personalities, or, in Taylor’s words “your English teacher and your gym teacher,” what you get is two forces that balance each other out and make the combined unit stronger. 

This is as true in health as it is in relationships. Those who focus on their whole health—rather than just one aspect of it, like exercise or weight loss—have the most balanced health overall and are best equipped to live their best, strongest life.

The English teacher: Cognitive health

Taylor Swift’s talents span multiple categories, but for the sake of this analogy let’s just focus on her intellectual and cognitive side. This is where her songwriting chops and seemingly unending creativity get to work, building a thriving pop-culture empire.

Focusing on cognitive health—which includes sleep, stress management, and hormones—can help you thrive intellectually and feel better emotionally. But that’s only half of the puzzle.

The gym teacher: Physical health

Enter Travis Kelce, an NFL tight end who holds multiple league records. After 12 years in the NFL, he knows a thing or two about exercise, nutrition, and weight management, which is part of why he’s had such a successful run with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Physical health encompasses everything from exercise to diet to energy levels, and plays a huge role in how you feel, look, and even how long you live. It often determines how you spend your days, affecting everything from whether you take the stairs or the elevator to how long you play with your kids.

Bring them together, and you get . . .

Bring Taylor and Travis together and you have the ultimate power couple that even the stoniest of hearts can’t help but root for. Combine cognitive and physical health and you have the balance of whole-body health that allows you to thrive intellectually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. 

Shed: The perfect marriage of balanced health

While Shed hasn’t lived its “love story” on the world stage quite like Taylor and Travis have, the company’s beginnings have a similar storyline: bringing two disparate things together—weight-loss medications and health coaching—to help people find something that can feel just as elusive as true love: balanced health.

The strengths of one side of health (cognitive) make the other side (physical) stronger, and vice versa. The end result? You get to be the real you—your whole self. Visit tryshed.com to start your balanced health journey today.