Binding: Paperback
Description: Nourishing Dance: An Essential Guide on Nutrition Body Image and Eating Disorders is written with an insider's understanding of the unique needs and pressures of the dance world and the expertise of an eating disorder specialist dietitian clinician and educator. This much - needed resource provides research - based practical approaches to help dancers fuel optimally nourish a peaceful relationship with food and nurture more positive and resilient body image. Under - fueling body dissatisfaction eating disorders and disordered eating are far too common among dancers. Despite the prevalence of these issues in dancers across genres and their negative impacts on dancers physical and mental health and performance they have not been adequately addressed in the dance community. Improving dancers health and well - being is necessary for both dancers and the art form to thrive and everyone involved in the training and care of dancers can play an important role in this mission. Nourishing Dance provides essential information on nutrition body image and eating disorder prevention to help parents teachers staff choreographers leadership athletic trainers coaches and healthcare professionals contribute to making the dance world a healthier and safer place for dancers.
Title: Nourishing Dance An Essential Guide On Nutrition Body Image And Eating Disorders
Author(s): Saigal Monika
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032432113
Pages: 228 Pages, 22 Tables, Black And White; 15 Line Drawings, Black And White; 15 Illustrations, Black An
Publication Date: 6/25/2024
Category: Eating Disorders & Therapy