By RTE Content Team — 2020
“I was struggling with my identity, and was very fearful of being discovered for being gay,” he says.
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Learn why eating disorders tend to occur in athletes, and what you can do to recognize and get help for sports-related anorexia and bulimia.
Women and girls are no longer content just to have a chance to play; we are demanding that sports be rebuilt altogether.
Body image issues ought to have no place in sports, but it stops many women from getting involved. It’s time to celebrate female bodies for what they can do.
How you feel about your body can influence your physical activity participation.
Now a college coach, when she was young girl, Misty Hyman first thought being athletic would be a way for her to feel more attractive, more confident. She believed that looking powerful and strong would make her beautiful. Then she hit her teenage years.
At least one athlete on each team said either she or a teammate had struggled or continues to struggle with eating disorders or body image issues during college.
Body image issues are not unusual in athletes and can start at a young age. Negative consequences of poor body image include quitting sports, eating disorders, and low self esteem.
Body image issues in athletes can come from a wide variety of sources: certain sports value specific weights and body types more than others, athletes will deal with puberty in different ways and some student athletes struggle with control in other areas of their lives, which can lead to body image...
Body image can be described as your personal evaluation of self and others, based on body weight, shape, size, and appearance. It is connected to self-esteem and self-worth.
Ouch – that pain is more than just physical.