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A physical education : how I escaped diet culture and gained the power of lifting

A physical education : how I escaped diet culture and gained the power of lifting

Book 2025

"A Physical Education traces Casey Johnston's journey of calorie restriction and obsessive cardio, making herself small in almost every way, to finding healing through the (unexpected) practice of lifting weights. As she progresses, carrying groceries and closing heavy doors become easier. As she diligently practices checking in with how she feels, she begins to question not only how she has treated her body, but how she sees herself and the worl...