Fitness for Every Body

WOW! I am so happy that I picked up this book. It is so nice to hear someone who is closer to my body size advise on fitness and health. I learned so much from this book in terms of equipment, supplements, workouts, workout terms and most importantly, experiencing it all with respect. I have always had a really bad relationship with exercise. I would probably go as far as to say that it was worse than my relationship with food, because I only ever did it out of punishment to my body. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the soccer games with teammates and the look on everyone's faces when they knew I ran that marathon in high school. But it was all for other people. I literally ran that marathon in high school because I thought that people thought I was too fat to do it (in my 160 lb frame, oh my sweet summer child). I did it because I thought that it would make my varsity coach proud of me because she would see me as worthy of her love like the other skinny athletic girls on the team, and not just a charity case. I broke down as the end of the year because she had this speech about how proud she was of me. It was exactly what I wanted and what I did it all for... so why wasn't I happy? Because I didn't do it for me. I was left empty. In healing my relationship with food, my body and my relationship with exercise, I now move in a way that celebrates it. It's hard to forget your old ways when you have been conditioned by yourself, your family, society to see yourself as flawed. This book was amazing because Meg describes that there are no such thing as flaws, just being and being all without judgement. I wish to read more from her and would welcome any suggestions from anyone about books similar to this! I love weightlifting and I am into this way of teaching! Recommend me all the books!!