Health and Fitness

I am part of the group that is having a body image workshop at the boys and girls club on November 21st. As the date gets closer I become more and more ready to share the message of having a positive self-image with young girls. The society and culture that they are surrounded by constantly screams at them that they are not enough or that they are too much (in size). That is why for my section of the workshop I have chosen to focus on health and fitness of young girls. I work at a gym and I am constantly exposed to the benifits of healthy exercise. I want to share with the girls ways that they can gain a positive self-image by living a healthy lifestyle. It is my goal to present the information in a way that is very positive instead of "don't do this" and "don't do that." By offering a positive approach to this type of a lifestlye, it is my goal to encourage the young girls to take part in it. By becoming awear of the benifits of healthy eating and proper exercise, hopefully the popularity of eating disorders with deminish and the girls will be able to embrace their beauty for who they are and not who society dictates that they are.