{"product_id":"deconstructing-the-fitness-industrial-complex-justice-williams-9781623177270","title":"Deconstructing the Fitness-Industrial Complex: How to Resist, Disrupt, and Reclaim What It Means to Be Fit in American Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003ePerspectives from QTBIPOC, fat, and disabled trainers, bodyworkers, and coaches on reimagining fitness for all bodies. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eBelly of the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCare Work\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Body is Not an Apology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFit\u003c\/i\u003e is subjective. Who our society designates as fit--and who gets to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e fit in our society--is predefined by the coaches, gyms, and systems at large that uphold and reproduce the Fitness Industrial Complex for their own structural and material gain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fitness Industrial Complex uplifts some bodies while denigrating others. Bodies that are Black, Brown, queer, trans, poor, fat, and disabled--bodies that don't conform, that resist and disrupt--are excluded from being \"fit.\" Through the stories and experiences of activist trainers, coaches, and bodyworkers of diverse identities and experiences, this anthology interrogates: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe ideas and beliefs we've internalized about health, fitness, and our own and others' bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to deconstruct and re-envision fitness as a practice for \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe fitness industry's role in upholding and reinforcing oppression\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eExclusivity, unsafety, and harm in mainstream fitness spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to empower ourselves and our communities to push back against the FIC\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking directly to sick, queer, trans, disabled, and BIPOC readers, \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex\u003c\/i\u003e is part urgent inquiry, part radical deconstruction, and part call to action: to build spaces that welcome and work for all; to reclaim movement as a vital and liberatory practice; and to embody a model of joy and community care outside the mainstream fitness culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justice Roe Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623177278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623177270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Justice Roe Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078176796927,"sku":"9781623177270","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdc28a6b-9a2f-4783-8099-5ca13abef2e3.jpg?v=1685473979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deconstructing-the-fitness-industrial-complex-justice-williams-9781623177270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}