Posts Tagged ‘health at every size’
Kettlebell Swing School
Discover power and compassion for your body through kettlebells! Join Andrea Sutton as she shares the foundations of kettlebells through a trauma-informed lens. In this six week series, you will explore the mind-body connection through strength training. Kettlebells might look intimidating at first, but through this series Andrea will help you explore movements that will…
Read MorePride Flow with Cody
Join Current Wellness for a yoga class to celebrate our pride! Pride Flow is an affinity space for queer and trans folks. This is to allow folks with similar lived experiences to practice in community. Cody Tyler (he/him) creates a yoga class that is suited for all levels and has plenty of options for different…
Read MoreIntuitive Eating Jumpstart Group
If you are someone who is tired of being at war with food and your body, this group is for you. If you are someone who is interested in Intuitive Eating and doesn’t quite know where to start, this group is for you. Participating in this group will start you off on the right foot…
Read MoreHealth at Every Size® Personal Training
What is HAES® Personal Training and Why is it for you? by: Lydia Howard (Read her bio here). I’ve been a movement and fitness instructor since 2014 and seven years ago I transitioned from being a full time social worker at a non-profit to teaching movement and fitness in gyms, country clubs and boutique fitness…
Read MoreCurrent Conversations: Ditching Diet Culture
Join us for our next community conversation on “Ditching Diet Culture.” This will be a panel discussion moderated by Rasha Mohamed with featured panelists: Ericka Hines, Erin Valentine, and Cecilia Marquez. This line-up is full of academics and researchers who are committed to body liberation personally and/or professionally. Why this topic? Ditching diet culture is…
Read MoreMeet Maggie Perkins: A Health at Every Size Dietitian
Meet Maggie Perkins, a registered dietitian who will be working with Current Wellness! We are so excited to introduce her work to our community. Read more about her unique perspective on nutrition and how she uses Health at Every Size principles with her clients. How does nutrition support wellness? Humans must eat to live. We…
Read MoreWhat is Health at Every Size®?
Health at Every Size® (HAES) is a paradigm shift in the health and wellness field, that is often misunderstood. For one, the name is slightly confusing. HAES does not directly mean you can be healthy at every size. Secondly, we’ve been so accustomed to the narrative that thin people are healthy and that “obese” people…
Read MoreWeight is not a Measurement for Health: BMI is Bulls*$!
The “War on Obesity” was intended to promote health and has actually done the exact opposite. Using BMI to measure health has infused weight stigma into the medical profession, fitness profession, and has been a major contributor to diet culture. (Think of diet culture as that sneaky message telling you that if only you’d lose…
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