It’s one of the topics you ask us about most: ‘can I still exercise in eating disorder recovery’?

Many of us will have been through that emotional rollercoaster of trying to do deals with the devil about our use of exercise in recovery.

It’s inevitable that, particularly as you start to feel you’re letting go of some other behaviours and perhaps at a stage of achieving more nutritional rehabilitation, you might feel it’s the right time to get back to regular exercise.

Woooooo there Hasty Tracy. Go Steady, Eddie.

Listen hard to some of the things which Debbie’s guest, personal training Trinity Handley, has to say in this episode.

She’s recovered from an eating disorder herself, so there’s a whole lot of wisdom to be understood from a woman who is now working with lots of people ‘in recovery’, or have previously had an eating disorder.

She reminds us all that the mere action of exercise is tearing down muscle. It is doing damage, which, whether you want to hear it or not, has to be repaired.

That means, as we say so often – balance applies. Rational cognitive consideration is necessary. Nothing but a recovery focus will do by way of motivation.

Just for those who are tempted to read the book Trinity mentions, here’s a quick list of her faves: 

'The F*ck It Diet' - Caroline Dooner

'Just Eat It' - Laura Thomas

'The Joy of Movement' - Kelly McGonigal

'Daring Greatly' - Brene Brown

'Dare to Lead' - Brene Brown

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