FRR 169: Fitness, Racism and Body Image with Chrissy King

SummerBody Image, Eat the Rules, Self-Love, Self-Worth

Podcast Interview on Fitness, Racism and Body Image with Chrissy King
Fitness, Racism and Body Image with Chrissy King

In this episode of Fearless Rebelle Radio, I’m interviewing Chrissy King, writer, speaker, strength coach, on racism in fitness.

We talk about the intersection of racism and fitness culture, the importance of anti-racism work, how to heal your relationship with your fitness and more.

In This Episode, We Chat About

  • How Chrissy got into powerlifting and the impact this had on her relationship with her body,
  • How Chrissy took dieting and fitness to the extreme and later recovered to come to a place of acceptance and peace with her body,
  • The influence of racism on body image,
  • The intersection of fitness culture and racism and how so much of fitness culture is still so white-washed,
  • How white coaches, trainers and everyday people can do better to dismantle white supremacy and invest in anti-racism work,
  • Chrissy’s #thebodyliberation project and why she believes liberation is the ultimate destination beyond self-acceptance,
  • Specific practices to take to cultivate self-acceptance,
  • Why self-love is not all rainbows and the important steps needed to cultivate self-acceptance,
  • How to change your relationship with fitness if you’ve had a disordered or damaged relationship with it,
  • Plus so much more!

Stream it Here

Other Ways To Listen

Don’t forget, I’m on iTunes! You can be one of my kick-ass subscribers. Also, I would be SO GRATEFUL if you took 2 minutes to leave a review. Go here -> click “Reviews and Ratings” and then “Click to Rate”.

Links Mentioned in Show

Connect with Chrissy

Share this Post