Health and fitness professionals have the highest rates of weight stigma/bias... which is not ideal considering the majority of overweight individuals will seek out their help.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the leading experts in the area, Dr Kat Schneider. Kat is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England. She has a PhD in Sport & Exercise Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University, as well as a master’s in Psychology and a bachelor’s in Sports Science with Management from Loughborough University. 

We chatted ALL things coaching and weight stigma...

• What is weight stigma and weight bias?
• How is it harmful?
• What can we as coaches do about it?

Connect with Kat: @dr_katschneider

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Connect with Michelle: @michellecarroll1

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