{"product_id":"a-physical-education-how-i-escaped-diet-culture-and-gained-the-power-of-lifting-hardcover","title":"A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCasey Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the most visible woman writing about weightlifting today, a \"profoundly engrossing\" memoir and manifesto about how lifting helped dissolve her allegiance to diet culture; taught her to be at home in her body; and led her to grow every kind of strength (Elizabeth Greenwood).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Physical Education\u003c\/i\u003e, Casey Johnston recounts how she ventured into the brave new world of weightlifting, leaving behind years of restrictive eating and endless cardio. Woven through the trajectory of how she rebuilt her strength and confidence is a staggering expos? of the damaging doctrine spread by diet and fitness culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnston's story dives deep into her own past relationships with calorie restriction, exercise, and codependency. As she progresses on her weightlifting journey, she begins to eat to fuel her growing strength--and her food cravings vanish. Her physical progress fuels a growing understanding of how mainstream messaging she received about women's bodies was about preserving the status quo. Previously convinced that physical improvement was a matter of suffering, she now knows it requires self-regard and patience. A little pushing at a time adds up to the reawakening of parts of herself she didn't even know were there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Physical Education\u003c\/i\u003e asks why so many of us spend our lives trying to get \"healthy\" by actively making our bodies weaker. Casey Johnston is a voice for those of us who feel underdeveloped and unfulfilled in our bodies and are looking to come home to ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey Johnston is an American writer and editor. She has written the fitness advice column \"Ask a Swole Woman\" for multiple outlets since 2016 and a newsletter about weightlifting, \u003ci\u003eShe's a Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, since 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987505185069,"sku":"9781538773253","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/fqIiu-DwRN9781538773253.webp?v=1776179128","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-physical-education-how-i-escaped-diet-culture-and-gained-the-power-of-lifting-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}