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Alford, Vanessa, 1979- author.
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Alford, Vanessa, 1979-
Alford, Vanessa, 1979- -- Health.
Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Case studies.
Marathon running -- Physiological aspects -- Case studies.
Marathon running -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Exercise addiction -- Case studies.
Stress (Physiology) -- Case studies.
Eating disorders in women -- Case studies.
Runners (Sports) -- Australia -- Biography.
Women athletes -- Australia -- Biography.
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Fit not healthy : ho...
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Fit not healthy : how one woman's obsession to be the best nearly killed her / Vanessa Alford.
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Alford, Vanessa, 1979- author.
Sydney : Finch Publishing, c2014.
Subjects
Alford, Vanessa, 1979-
Alford, Vanessa, 1979- -- Health.
Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Case studies.
Marathon running -- Physiological aspects -- Case studies.
Marathon running -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Exercise addiction -- Case studies.
Stress (Physiology) -- Case studies.
Eating disorders in women -- Case studies.
Runners (Sports) -- Australia -- Biography.
Women athletes -- Australia -- Biography.
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9781925048278 (paperback) :
1925048276 (paperback) :
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249 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Contents:
2003 A pretty seaside town -- 2004 A healthy hobby -- The Bangkok marathon -- More than just fun -- 2005 Dangerously disciplined -- Enter denial -- The dream run -- 2006 Shattered -- Warning signs -- Breaking point -- Consequences -- Relapse! -- Still searching for answers -- 2007 Despair -- Desperate -- 2008 Adventure -- Lessons not learnt -- 2010 Turning point.
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Distorted body image is a growing concern amongst women in educated, often affluent communities, fuelled by a public obsession with the perfect body and a skewed definition of what it means to look fit, healthy and/or beautiful. Sometimes that distortion result in obviously unhealthy behaviour, but, disturbingly, it can also manifest as an over-zealous focus on health and fitness. Fit not Healthy is the story of how one woman's determination to be lean, fit and healthy took her to the brink of infertility and death and how she pulled back just in time to regain her health and perspective and start a family. Vanessa Alford was obsessed with becoming one of Australia's top marathon runners; so obsessed that she pushed her body to breaking point - literally - and to the point when she was unable to conceive despite being young, strong and supposedly healthy. It was only her desire to have a baby and the shock of being unable to fall pregnant that shattered her wall of denial and allowed her to see clearly what she was doing to herself. Vanessa is one of the lucky ones. She gained seven kilograms in four months, pushing her body fat up to 22%, and she was then able to conceive. She is now fit AND healthy, and she and her husband have a happy, healthy baby girl and are expecting another child. It is Vanessa's hope that her story can save at least one of woman from herself.
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