2891: How to Heal Your Body Dysmorphia (5 Strategies That Actually Work)
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What is body dysmorphia and why is it common in the fitness industry?
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What are the first two strategies to heal body dysmorphia?
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What are strategies 3 and 4 for overcoming body dysmorphia?
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What is the fifth strategy for creating healthy behaviors?
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Here's a dirty secret from the fitness industry. Over 50% of people who work in the fitness industry have symptoms of body dysmorphia. Now, what does that look like for the general population? One to two percent. So 50 times higher in the fitness space. Today, we're going to talk about ways to help heal this disease. Within yourself, unfortunately, we have a lot of experience with this because we work in the fitness industry and we've trained lots of clients. We're going to talk about this, how you can help heal your body dysmorphia.
You know what's crazy about that stat? It's way more than that. It is. Underreported. Yeah, because there's a majority of people... would say they're not, that are.
Well, you work in the space, so being obsessed could look like discipline. Yeah. Counting every calorie could be discipline because you work in the space. Yeah. But both of which, all the time... It dysfunctions. Yeah, it dysfunctions. It's super high... In our space. In fact, this is my personal experience. I'm not a study, but this is my personal experience. It's more often than not. Yeah. All the trainers that have worked for me.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is body dysmorphia and why is it common in the fitness industry?
0:00–0:39
2
What are the first two strategies to heal body dysmorphia?
0:39–0:53
3
What are strategies 3 and 4 for overcoming body dysmorphia?
0:53–1:08
4
What is the fifth strategy for creating healthy behaviors?
1:08–1:03:43
5
What progress has Alex made in his fitness journey?
1:03:43–1:05:34
6
What are the potential causes of Alex's strength loss?
1:05:34–1:07:56
7
How can Alex improve his nutrition for surgery preparation?
1:07:56–1:09:03
8
What strategies can help prevent back pain for Sophie’s husband?
1:09:03–2:11:16
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