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—a fellow plus-size girl who's been there and has the worn-out sports bras to show for it—will help you discover activity that works for you no matter what your size or current fitness level. Whether you choose to do yoga, pump iron, walk your dog, play Wii Fit, hire a personal trainer, or just run errands by bicycle, Hanne will provide specifically tailored advice on: • Finding movement that feels great, physically and emotionally • Choosing a gym • Facing the trail, pool, park, or locker room • Overcoming fear and shame • Sourcing plus-size workout gear • Getting the nutrition you need and avoiding common injuries • Fighting fat prejudice and uninvited comments Featuring incendiary acts like “Flail proudly,” and “Claim the right to be unattractive (just like anybody else),” Hanne serves up years of hard-won fitness advice with humor and self-acceptance. With motivating lists like “30 Things to Love About Exercise (None of Which Have Anything to Do with Your Weight, Your Size, or What You Look Like),” this call to action will get you up and moving in no time!

Blank, Hanne

Ten Speed ; Publishers Group UK [distributor

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed

United States, United States of America

Berkeley, Calif., Enfield, 2013

First edition, Berkeley, ©2012

Berkeley, California, 2012

1, PS, 2012

Includes index.

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 Blanka fellow plus-size girl whos been there and has the worn-out sports bras to show for itwill help you discover activity that works for you no matter what your size or current fitness level. Whether you choose to do yoga, pump iron, walk your dog, play Wii Fit, hire a personal trainer, or just run errands by bicycle, Hanne will provide specifically tailored advice
Finding movement that feels great, physically and emotionally
Choosing a gym
Facing the trail, pool, park, or locker room
Overcoming fear and shame
Sourcing plus-size workout gear
Getting the nutrition you need and avoiding common injuries
Fighting fat prejudice and uninvited comments
Featuring incendiary acts like Flail proudly, and Claim the right to be unattractive (just like anybody else),
Hanne serves up years of hard-won fitness advice with humor and self-acceptance. With motivating lists like 30 Things to Love About Exercise (None of Which Have Anything to Do with Your Weight, Your Size, or What You Look Like), this call to action will get you up and moving in no time!

<p class=null1>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.</p><p>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.</p>

ix, 212 p. : 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28