The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

Author:   Hanne Blank
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
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9781607742869


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   26 December 2012
Format:   Paperback
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The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts


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Hanne Blank, proud fat girl and personal trainer, understands the physical and emotional roadblocks that overweight women face in the world 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 workout gear, hire a trainer, and more. 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, 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.

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Author:   Hanne Blank
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Ten Speed Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.255kg
ISBN:  

9781607742869


ISBN 10:   1607742861
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   26 December 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments   Introduction: Excuse Me—I Think This Is Yours     Incendiary Act #1: Refuse to Apologize for Having a Body     Chapter 1  Why Bother? Whys and Wherefores    A Note on the F-Word    30 Things to Love About Exercise (None of Which Have Anything to Do with Your Weight, Your Size, or What You Look Like)    What Do You Think You’re Doing?    Body Practice    What Do You Want to Do with Yourself?    25 Sample Goals for Your Body Practice    What Do You Call It?    Health At Every Size    Getting the Right Feedback    Incendiary Act #2: Pay Real Attention to Yourself    What’s So Bad About Boredom?    Give Yourself a Break    Incendiary Act #3: Have Your Own Reasons to Do the Things You Do    Getting Back on the Horse     Chapter 2 Chub, Sweat, and Jeers That Target on Your Back    Incendiary Act #4: Don’t Make Yourself Responsible for  Other People’s Bad Behavior    Voices in Your Head    Opinions Are Like Assholes    When Compliments Aren’t    Concern Trolling    Incendiary Act #5: Don’t Do the Assholes’ Job for Them    Get Out of My Way    Teachable Moments    Incendiary Act #6: Claim the Right to Be Unattractive  (Just Like Anybody Else)    Finding and Creating Fat-Friendly Space to Move    Chapter 3  What Am I Going To Do? Stealth Exercise    Outdoors Versus Indoors    Solo Exercise    Exercise Partnerships    Group and Class Exercise    At Home in Front of Your TV    Incendiary Act #7: Flail Proudly    Team and Competitive Sports    Personal Trainers and Coaches    Functional Fitness    101 Things You Can Do with Your Body    Chapter 4 Hit the Ground Running The Unapologetic Fat-Girl Lowdown on Gyms    Choosing a Gym: A Checklist    The Locker-Room Thing    Hitting the Showers    Incendiary Act #8: Know That You’re Not Alone    Play Pool    Safety and Weight Limits    Comfort and Ergonomics    A Fitness-Equipment Shopping Note    Dressing for It    The Well-Shod Fathlete   A Word About Bras    Coping with the Belly Flop    Chapter 5  Action and Reaction The Long Haul    Play, Work, Meditation, and Vitamin Pills    The 80 Percent Rule    Building a Workout    Two Sample Workouts    Modifying Movements    Incendiary Act #9: Play to Your Strengths    Managing Your Expectations    Incendiary Act #10: Dare to Not Compare    Change Is Inevitable    What’s Buzzin’ Cousin?    Wanted Versus Unwanted Changes    Incendiary Act #11: Focus On What Makes You Fierce    Body Weight and Size Changes    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting  Stop Right There    Common Sports Injuries and What to Do About Them    Some Insider Secrets for Happier Body Practice from the Ancient  and Exalted Sisterhood of Incendiary Fat-Girl Exercisers    Getting What You Came for at the Doctor’s    Strategic Advisors    Nutrition and the Active Eater    Getting Down (and Up Again)    Incendiary Act #12: Know That You Are the Authority on You    Institutionalized Body Hatred and the Unapologetic Fat Girl   Epilogue: What Moves You   Resource Guide    About the Author   

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This revolutionary guide is perfect for every big girl who wants to incorporate moremovement into her life. Hanne Blank is my ideal coach: hilariously entertaining, utterly motivating, and ready to defend fat women s right to exercise wherever and however they so choose. With Hanne at your side, you ll be able to hit the ground running, improve your health, and exorcise the Ghost of Skinny Jeans Past. Linda Bacon, PhD, associate nutritionist at the University of California, Davis, and author of Health at Every Size This revolutionary guide is perfect for every big girl who wants to incorporate more movement into her life. Hanne Blank is my ideal coach: hilariously entertaining, utterly motivating, and ready to defend fat women's right to exercise wherever and however they so choose. With Hanne at your side, you'll be able to hit the ground running, improve your health, and exorcise the Ghost of Skinny Jeans Past. --Linda Bacon, PhD, associate nutritionist at the University of California, Davis, and author of Health at Every Size


This revolutionary guide is perfect for every big girl who wants to incorporate more movement into her life. Hanne Blank is my ideal coach: hilariously entertaining, utterly motivating, and ready to defend fat women's right to exercise wherever and however they so choose. With Hanne at your side, you'll be able to hit the ground running, improve your health, and exorcise the Ghost of Skinny Jeans Past. <br>--Linda Bacon, PhD, associate nutritionist at the University of California, Davis, <br>and author of Health at Every Size


Author Information

HANNE BLANK is a lifelong fat girl and movement coach who has a devoted (but not monogamous) relationship with her elliptical machine. A writer and historian, she is the author of six books including Big Big Love- A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them) and has taught at Brandeis and Tufts universities. She divides her time between north central Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia.

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