it's Heatstroke Weather!

Tara Parker-Pope in the Health section of the NYTimes has an excellent article on how to avoid heatstroke here.

Body Positive?

Kate Harding at Shapely Prose has an excellent discussion of TV shows "More to Love" and "Drop Dead Diva" -- I wonder how much size bigotry is changing in popular culture, and how this might help people be more self-accepting (and therefore more successful) in their training?

Welcome (and books!)

Hi, and welcome to Element Fitness's new blog.

I want to start out with a book list -- some of my favorites about body image, especially Health At Every Size, and also food. Because we love good food!

Health At Every Size -- books to help you learn about HAES:

Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body

Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health

Just the Weigh You Are: How to Be Fit and Healthy, Whatever Your Size

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Good food and nutrition:

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

The Moosewood Cookbook

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Enjoy in good health -- and please leave your favorites in the comments, we'd love to hear from you.