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Topic: Body - May 15 2021
Body Image and Your Team

How we talk about body image on our teams matters. But are we contributing to the problem...or the solution? We’ll break down the complexities of team rhetoric around body image and nutrition with VIS Expert™ Professor Holly Thorpe.

By: Kyra Willoughby

VIS Creator

& Holly Thorpe, PhD

VIS Expert

Topic: Body

May 15 2021

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We know the power of sports. They can make us feel like we are on top of the world. Strong, talented and courageous women. But sometimes we feel like we have to look a certain way to be considered beautiful or “fit.” Sometimes our sport values a certain body type more than another. Sometimes our teammates or coaches make comments about our bodies or how we eat. These pressures can lead to negative feelings about our bodies, making us think we need to eat less and work out more in an effort...
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