107. Unmasking Eating Disorders in Fitness

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While women have long experienced pressures towards thinness, in recent years, societal pressures have shifted towards encouraging women to attain an appearance characterised by both thinness and muscularity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All you have to do is look at the #fitspo hashtag and you'll notice that this lean muscular physique is idealised within our society. But is this at the cost of our mental health and relationship with food and exercise? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Lucy McConnell and I answer this question as we dive into the topic of eating disorders masking under the guise of fitness and health. </span></p> <p><strong>In today’s episode we’ll be discussing:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The link between eating disorders, disordered eating and the pursuit of thinness/muscularity in fitness</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Normalisation of dieting behaviours</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How fitness professionals can perpetuate unrealistic and unhealthy standards of training and eating </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The blurred line between dedication and disordered eating - how to tell the difference</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s hard to identify and get help with these behaviours because of lack of diagnostic criteria</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The link between low self-esteem and training/eating in fitness and how this can be masked in both professionals and persons who pursue fitness</span></li> </ul> <p>❤️<strong> <a href="https://sarahlizking.com/">Join my newsletter list</a> </strong>for weekly motivation and inspiration and you'll also receive a