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Movement for Every Body

An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement--Build mind-body awareness, overcome exercise barriers, and improve mobility
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With humour, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponised fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honour all bodies and needs. An inclusive, full-colour guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body... Read More
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"An inclusive guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability"--

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With humour, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponised fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honour all bodies and needs.

An inclusive, full-colour guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability.

Here's an idea: exercise should be enjoyableโ€”not punishing, elitist, or overly competitive. Nor should gym work cause us harm or bring us shame.

Part exercise manual and part workbook, Movement for Every Body celebrates this approach and champions an inclusive movement practice for anyone who doesn't fit the "typical" fitness mould and doesn't wish toโ€”who refuses burdensome narratives that tell them they're broken and need to be fixed, cured, or mended to be whole.

With journaling and reflective prompts and activities; helpful tips covering accommodations, mobility aids, and self-advocacy strategies; and highly adaptable exercise demonstrations reflecting a broad range of body types, physical abilities, and mobility aids, Movement for Every Body provides the instruction and validation needed to redefine our approaches, goals, and pleasures around exercise and ability.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781623179960

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 August 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Illustration: Over 150 colour photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Dr. Marcia Dernie (she/they) is the child of Haitian immigrants who lives in Florida on Seminole land. They are a gender-fluid yoga teacher, physical therapist, disabled Black creative, and strength athlete with a chronic illness. She is the owner of Move With Marcia, which provides both free and affordable resources to help people move better through mobility exercises and yoga. Marcia also cohosts the @DisabledGirlsWhoLift podcast. You can connect with her on DoctorMarcia.com, and you can find her on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok by searching for @MovewithMarcia.

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