We make no secret of the fact that we are anti-diet culture. But, does that mean that we are anti-body modification? And what happens when one of our clients comes to us with a desire to change their body? Can you love your body and want to change it?

Listen in are we discuss a listener question that address these topics and more.

Resources Mentioned In This Podcast:

www.thepushfitness.com

PUSH Fitness’ email address: [email protected]

www.portlandfamilydoulas.com

You know those globo gyms like you see in the movie Dodgeball? Many times larger gym spaces like that are filled with toxic masculinity, racism, homophobia, ableism and the like. Matt Turnquist, general manager of Pursue Fitness in Springfield, Oregon sits and talks with us about ways that he is working to change the big gym culture to be a safer and more inclusive space.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Justice Roe Williams of Fitness 4 All Bodies

The Performative and Toxic Roots of Kettlebell Culture - 6 Hour Course

Health At Every Size (HAES) Principles

PUSH Fitness Instagram Handle: @push.fitness.salem

Matt Turnquist’s Instagram Handle: @mattturnquist

Wether we’ve been made aware of it or not, we’ve all unintentionally harmed someone. We that happens, it’s important that we steer away from becoming self defensive, lean into the discomfort and seek to understand how we can both take accountability and do better.

In this episode we talk through what this looks like in three areas: individually, interpersonally and systemically.

Also, full disclosure, we started the episode with margaritas so, buckle up.

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We’re back, baby! After a hiatus, we are finally here with season 3 and we are excited!

In this episode we talk about how the fitness industry has historically shaped and defined what our society views as “good” and “bad” bodies. Well…..we strongly disagree with their expectations and made up standards!

How can we place more focus on the social determinants of health versus just a number on a scale or an effed up BMI assessment? Can we redefine fitness?

Listen in on the discussion to hear more on this important topic!

Resources Discussed In This Episode:

Community workouts with PUSH Fitness & Black Joy Oregon

Justice Roe Williams from Fitness 4 All Bodies - Abolition of The Fitness Industrial Complex

Trauma Informed Care

Trauma Informed Oregon

Health At Every Size

Books

Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison

The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Fearing The Black Body by Sabrina Strings

Podcasts

Food Psych Podcast

The PUSH Podcast

Study Reference: Adipose Tissue Distribution, Inflammation and Its Metabolic Consequences, Including Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Article Reference: Do 95% of Dieters Really Fail?

Social Determinants of Health

Squats for Social Justice event

Content Warning: This episode tackles the topic of pro-life, pro-choice, abortion and the recently passed 6-week abortion ban in the state of Texas. We will be discussing personal abortion stories, miscarriage and more related to this topic.

This episode is heavy. If these topics are triggering to you in any way, we ask that you please protect your mental and emotional health by skipping this episode.

We would describe ourselves as being both pro-life and pro-choice. Does it sound like we’re straddling the fence? Well…we’re not. Listen to this episode to hear more about our thoughts on this very difficult and very important topic.

Resources discussed in this episode:

The Advocate Activism Podcast with Rayah Dickerson and Amira Stanley

The PUSH Podcast Patreon Page

Ever wonder what sex, purity culture and diet culture have in common? Check out our latest episode to find out!

In this episode we sit down with sex educator and sex coach Meaghan Thurston to talk all things sex, body image, pursuit of pleasure and more! Listen to our latest episode now!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Meaghan Thurston’s website

Meaghan Thurston’s social media

Squats for Social Justice

Becoming a PUSH Patron

We’ve heard it time and time again. Our pregnant clients who have shared that they are terrified of gaining “too much” weight during pregnancy. But….how much is too much?

In this episode as we discuss:

Our personal pregnancy experiences and feeling of shame around our bodies

The illusory effect

Why gestational diabetes doesn’t make you a failure

Resources on continued learning on what having a healthy pregnancy can look like for you.

Give our latest episode and listen and let us know what you think!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Justice Roe Williams

“Do Diets Really Fail?” by Regan Chastain

The Trajectory of Truth: A Longitudinal Study of the Illusory Truth Effect

The risk of eating disorder relapse during pregnancy and after delivery and postpartum depression among women recovered from eating disorders

HAES Health Sheets: Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (T2D)

We are so excited and honored to have Justice Roe Williams as a guest on this episode of the PUSH Podcast! If you've been listening for awhile you know that we talk about Justice in pretty much every episode.

Justice is a Certified Personal Trainer, head coach at Kettlebell Justice, founder of The Queer Gym Pop Up and BodyImage4Justice, and Executive Director of Fitness4AllBodies. As a trans, body-positive activist Justice is committed to creating safe spaces for everyone and implores others to do the same, particularly those within the fitness industry.

Justice's passion, laugh foundation of love is contagious. Believe us when we say that this is an episode that you just don't want to miss!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Justice’s courses through Fitness For All Bodies

The PUSH Podcast Patreon page

“Fitness has no shape, fitness has no size, no gender, no age, nothing. It is for everybody.” - Jen Borruso of Anchor Fit Club

Like many of us in the fitness industry, Jen started her fitness career with a company that claims to be “all about health”, but really isn’t.

In this episode we talk with Jen Borruso of Anchor Fit Club about her journey from a very unsatisfying experience with a fitness company designed to prey on people’s insecurities to where she is today.

Jen is raw, honest and an all around good human. Check out our interview with Jen in our latest episode!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Jen B. Anchor Fit Club website

Jen B. Coaching Faceook

Jen B. Coaching Instagram

Meg Boggs

Your health is about so much more than what your body looks like or the number on the scale.

There are so many factors like your background, family life, trauma, how the society that you live in values you and so much more that is at play when it comes to overall health.

Julianne Jackson of Black Joy Oregon sits down with us in this episode to give us an authentic look at her life, her past and present struggles and her ability to put joy at the forefront whenever possible.