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The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Actsby Hanne Blank
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This empowering exercise guide is big on attitude, giving plus-size women the motivation and information they need to move their bodies and improve their health.
Hanne Blank, proud fat girl and personal trainer, understands the physical and emotional roadblocks that overweight women face in the word of exercise. in this one-of-a-kind guide that combines exercise advice with a refusal to fat-bash, Hanne shows readers how to choose workout options from WiiFit to extreme sports, avoid common sports injuries, get proper nutrition, source plus-size work out gear, and more. Review:"Personal trainer Blank (Big Big Love) describes herself as a lifelong fat girl who has never weighed less than 200 pounds in her adult life. So this book is 'not about getting thin.' Rather, Blank believes that it is quite possible to improve health and stay healthy at any body size (she cites the HAES — 'Health at Every Size' — approach, first introduced by nutritionist Linda Bacon, to shore up her argument). In this empowering and informative book Blank contends that it's a fat woman's birthright to move and enjoy her body. Instead, society stigmatizes people of size (many gyms, the author points out, are actually built with the needs of those who are already fit in mind). She takes readers through the ups and downs of exercising, including such topics as literally how to get up off the floor, the right bra, and how to shop for a 'fat-friendly' gym. Blank addresses the pros and cons of various indoor and outdoor sports, solo exercise, team sports, and includes such 'stealth exercises' as taking the stairs instead of the elevator and walking the dog. Exercise, Blank writes, is about developing a healthy relationship with your body: 'Movement gives your body back to you.' Plus-size women hoping to focus on overall health and well-being will welcome Blank's personable, fun, and frank guide to staying fit and active." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
About the AuthorHANNE BLANK is a writer, speaker, certified personal trainer, and lifelong fat girl. She is the author of six books, including Big Big Love, and has taught and Brandeis and Tufts universities. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments Introduction: Excuse Me—I Think This Is Yours
Incendiary Act #1: Refuse to Apologize for Having a Body Chapter 1 Why Bother? Whys and Wherefores A Note on the F-Word 30 Things to Love About Exercise (None of Which Have Anything to Do with Your Weight, Your Size, or What You Look Like) What Do You Think You’re Doing? Body Practice What Do You Want to Do with Yourself? 25 Sample Goals for Your Body Practice What Do You Call It? Health At Every Size Getting the Right Feedback Incendiary Act #2: Pay Real Attention to Yourself What’s So Bad About Boredom? Give Yourself a Break Incendiary Act #3: Have Your Own Reasons to Do the Things You Do Getting Back on the Horse
Chapter 2 Chub, Sweat, and Jeers That Target on Your Back Incendiary Act #4: Don’t Make Yourself Responsible for Other People’s Bad Behavior Voices in Your Head Opinions Are Like Assholes When Compliments Aren’t Concern Trolling Incendiary Act #5: Don’t Do the Assholes’ Job for Them Get Out of My Way Teachable Moments Incendiary Act #6: Claim the Right to Be Unattractive (Just Like Anybody Else) Finding and Creating Fat-Friendly Space to Move Chapter 3 What Am I Going To Do? Stealth Exercise Outdoors Versus Indoors Solo Exercise Exercise Partnerships Group and Class Exercise At Home in Front of Your TV Incendiary Act #7: Flail Proudly Team and Competitive Sports Personal Trainers and Coaches Functional Fitness 101 Things You Can Do with Your Body Chapter 4 Hit the Ground Running The Unapologetic Fat-Girl Lowdown on Gyms Choosing a Gym: A Checklist The Locker-Room Thing Hitting the Showers Incendiary Act #8: Know That You’re Not Alone Play Pool Safety and Weight Limits Comfort and Ergonomics A Fitness-Equipment Shopping Note Dressing for It The Well-Shod Fathlete A Word About Bras Coping with the Belly Flop Chapter 5 Action and Reaction The Long Haul Play, Work, Meditation, and Vitamin Pills The 80 Percent Rule Building a Workout Two Sample Workouts Modifying Movements Incendiary Act #9: Play to Your Strengths Managing Your Expectations Incendiary Act #10: Dare to Not Compare Change Is Inevitable What’s Buzzin’ Cousin? Wanted Versus Unwanted Changes Incendiary Act #11: Focus On What Makes You Fierce Body Weight and Size Changes Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Stop Right There Common Sports Injuries and What to Do About Them Some Insider Secrets for Happier Body Practice from the Ancient and Exalted Sisterhood of Incendiary Fat-Girl Exercisers Getting What You Came for at the Doctor’s Strategic Advisors Nutrition and the Active Eater Getting Down (and Up Again) Incendiary Act #12: Know That You Are the Authority on You Institutionalized Body Hatred and the Unapologetic Fat Girl Epilogue: What Moves You Resource Guide About the Author What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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