More than once during their careers, personal trainers and group-exercise instructors will hear their clients proclaim that, “I feel fat.†On the other hand, an argument can be made whether or not those words even make sense. Is fat a feeling? In reality, far too often, personal trainers reinforce the ill-advised mindset of exercisers who “feel fat,†and join in their ongoing struggle against their perceived loathsome body parts or their gluttonous habits. Banishing Fat Talk takes a closer look at the disparaging (and widely used) language called “fat talk†and its implications on weight management, social interactions, creativity, productivity, and performance.
Among topics covered:
• Body hatred
• The body police
• Self-consciousness is not compatible with a full life
• Fat talk
• Body-objectification theory
• What are the implications?
• Ideas for modification
Among topics covered:
• Body hatred
• The body police
• Self-consciousness is not compatible with a full life
• Fat talk
• Body-objectification theory
• What are the implications?
• Ideas for modification
