Tag: fitness
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You Are Not Your Body
You are not your body. You have a body, you use a body, you care for a body, you are entrusted with a body but you ARE not your body. This time of year the messages are everywhere to buy in to the “New Year, New You” fervour to change, control and perfect your body.…
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What else is lost in the ‘Biggest Loser’?
I’ve been hearing about ‘Biggest Loser’ competitions, inspired by the popular reality show, popping up all over the place, at fitness centers, schools and workplaces and I can’t help but think that these competitions offered under the guise of motivation and support just take us another step away from what most of us really crave;…
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Date Your Body
When I was at university, at the height of my war with my body, I went through a phase of going to the gym almost every night after classes to spend anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes on the Stairmaster; heart beating and dripping with sweat… those hours were a torturous ritual of me…
Peggy Farah, LMHC, RCC Deeper Cravings 