Today as I mourn the loss of my friend, my old negative Body Image issues arise. I feel fat, ugly, swollen, bloated...when really inside i just feel sad.
My old coping mechanism popped up and as I internalized my emotions to feel like there was an issue with my body, I realized I am actually just sad. So today as I allow myself to feel. I also felt like I had lots to say on the topic of intuitive Exercise.
As a fitness instructor, I love exercise and I love promoting it to people. I know all the benefits to exercise and I want to help people to make healthy choices.
I am also aware that exercise has become a dangerous place for many who have shared my disorders with food and body image and the use of exercise can be damaging. I felt torn between the Body Positive community and the Fitness world for this reason.
I feel like I have found a happy medium for myself and I am not leaving fitness, not for me and not for my career. Where I am is exactly where I need to be! I don't exercise to change my body I exercise to feel alive. If you are lucky enough to be alive, fit and healthy and able bodied, then use it.
I am a voice of change and I am a leader in Health & Fitness and I will not change who I am to fit a Body Positive mold.
I can be both a Body Positive advocate and a Fitness professional.
Join me in living life to the fullest! www.feustelfit.co.uk
