There are lots of different terms we can use to describe the way we move our bodies. Exercise. Movement. Working out. Training. If you’re familiar with Health At Every Size or Intuitive Eating you’ve probably heard of the concept of “joyful movement”. In many cases, the term “movement” is favored over “exercise” because many people…
There are two types of people in the world. Those who tend to overdo it with working out and those who can’t seem to find the motivation to do it at all. Much of the time I’m speaking to the first group, but I’ve been starting to realize that a lot of my clients actually…
How do you give up dieting without giving up on your health? This seems to be the question on everybody’s mind right now. Lately I’ve been going all in with how much I hate diet culture. I’ve been posting a lot about how you don’t have to “get on the wagon” and how diets don’t…
The holiday season can be wonderful. And it also creates the perfect storm for your body image to take a nosedive. Think about it. You’re busy. Shopping. Baking. Going to parties. Maybe working extra to help pay for it all? You’re tired from all the above. You’re out of your routine. There are cookies everywhere….
It seems that every other day someone from my past comes out of the woodwork to thank me for the work I’m doing online to call out diet culture bull$hit in the fitness industry. A lot of these messages come from coworkers and colleagues but I also get it from people I went to high…
If you work out and eat like me, you’re gonna look like you. That is not a typo. Let me explain. A few months ago I had a post blow up on Facebook. I almost didn’t share it because it came from a very fired up place for me. I was at a dance competition…
My brand of tough love is NOT the “fitspo bro” kind of tough love. But sometimes I feel like “tough love” gets a bad rap. Especially in the anti-diet/body positive/HAES community. I’ll never forget the time I was listening to a podcast episode with a non-diet dietitian I respect, who proceeded to bash the very…
I think a lot of people are utterly confused about what I do and what exactly my fitness philosophy entails. I’ve had old classmates ask me to help them lose weight (more thoughts on this later). Been told I set a bad example for kids by eating candy (yep, I eat PB cups most days…
Saying “I feel fat” isn’t helping anyone. It’s not helping me. It’s not helping you. And it sure as hell is not helping your friend who is actually fat. I want to take some time to talk about this, particularly with those of you who aren’t objectively fat in real life. Because it took me…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it got me thinking a lot about the phrase “exercise is my therapy”. It’s something that I hear a lot of people say. Admittedly, I’m also someone who uses exercise as a way to cope with my emotions. I go on bike rides when I’m stressed. When I’m…