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Topic: Journey - August 17 2020
Strength = Beauty: Embracing Our Superpower

A struggle that female athletes face is the dissonance between the promoted “ideal” female body, and the body that enables female athletes to excel in sport. This battle deserves VISibility: supported by the words of Pro athlete Abbey Weitzeil we explore how female athletes should love their athletic body, and all that it brings.

By: Liz Boyer

VIS Creator™

& Angie Asche, MS, RD, CSSD

VIS Expert™

Topic: Journey

August 17 2020

Have you ever looked at an eagle flying and thought it would look better, more aesthetically pleasing, without its wings? This seems ridiculous to even consider, since an eagle cannot fly without wings. So why picture a female athlete without her muscles?  Research Research shows that a staggering percentage of female athletes struggle with body image: 68 percent “feel pressure to be pretty,” 14 percent self reported disordered eating, and 35 percent of athletes answered ye...
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