Big Fit Girl: Embrace the Body You Have

by Louise Green, Jess Weiner (Foreword by)

Overview

“Finally—a fitness book for the rest of us! . . . [Big Fit Girl] is sure to usher in a new generation of tough, curvy athletes.” —Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body Yoga
 
In Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the couch, and unleashed her inner athlete—as well as showcasing similar stories from other women—Green inspires other plus-size women to do the same.
 
Green also provides concrete advice, based on the latest research, about how to get started, how to establish a support team, how to choose an activity, what kind of clothing and gear work best for the plus-size athlete, how to set goals, and how to improve one’s relationship with food. And she stresses the importance of paying it forward—for it is only by seeing plus-size women in leadership roles that other plus-size women will be motivated to stop trying to lose weight and get fit instead.
 
“Big Fit Girl impressed me tremendously. Green combines compelling storytelling with practical tips—true to what we know about science—in a unique way that will get you moving.” —Linda Bacon, PhD, scientist, and author of Health at Every Size
 
“Inspiring and empowering.” —Taryn Brumfitt, producer and director, founder of the Body Image Movement
 
“I’m thrilled to live in a world where Big Fit Girl will be part of the health section. Thank you Louise—it’s time for every person of every size to have access to this information!” —Jes Baker, The Militant Baker

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771642132
Publisher:	Greystone Books
Publication date:	12/08/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Louise Green is a plus-size athlete, a personal trainer, and the founder of Body Exchange, a plus-size fitness boot camp. Green has been published internationally on such platforms such as Time Magazine, The New York Daily, The Wall Street Journal, UK’s Daily Mail, Glamour, Huffington Post, and xoJane. Her speaking engagements have included the Body Love Conference, and a keynote presentation James Madison University, during Eating Disorder Awareness Week.

Jess Weiner is the author of A Very Hungry Girl and Life Doesn’t Begin 5 Pounds from Now. She has also served as Dove’s Global Esteem Ambassador for the past decade. She lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jess Weiner ix

Introduction: Finding My Way to Limitless 1

1 Shattering Stereotypes 11

2 Unleashing Your Inner Athlete 34

3 Creating Your Master Team 60

4 Gear and Go Time 77

5 Goals That Stick 97

6 Peace, Love, and Food 119

Sidebar: Big Fit Girl Recipe Vault 140

7 Peaks, Valleys, and Plateaus 150

Sidebar: Big Fit Girl Top-Twenty Playlist 167

8 Paying It Forward 169

Acknowledgments 186

Appendix A 5K for Every Body 188

Appendix B Big Fit Girl Stretching Routine 195

Appendix C Safety Rules for the Road 206

Appendix D Injury Prevention 209

The Big Fit Glossary 217

Notes 225

Index 227

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Louise Green tells it like it is: the fitness industry does not meet the needs of plus-size women, but that should not stop you from getting fit—in the body you have. Inspiring and empowering.”—Taryn Brumfitt, Founder, Body Image Movement
Taryn Brumfitt, Founder, Body Image Movement

Editorial Reviews

01/16/2017
Green, an athlete and personal trainer who founded a plus-size fitness boot camp, has written an inspiring and useful book for women who see their size as an impediment to getting fit and healthy. Part memoir, part self-help guide, Green relays her own story of unhealthy years spent hating her body and making promises to change that she couldn’t keep until she figured out how to accept and love her shape. She realized she could be both big and athletic. Green encourages women to embrace their bodies whatever their shape and to get started working out and achieving their fitness goals just as she did. She argues that the fitness industry fails women of size by neither creating apparel to fit their figures nor providing a safe, nurturing environment where they can begin to achieve their athletic goals. She offers advice on realistic goal setting, positive thinking, and surrounding oneself with a supportive team. Start now, she advises, and don’t wait for “plus-size ambassadors” at the gym. This is an important rallying cry for big women to step forward, get noticed, and prove that they don’t have to be thin to succeed—athletically or in any other way. Agent: Jesse Finkelstein, Transatlantic Agency. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"Louise Green tells it like it is: the fitness industry does not meet the needs of plus-size women, but that should not stop you from getting fit—in the body you have. Inspiring and empowering.”
—Taryn Brumfitt, Founder, Body Image Movement

From the Publisher