kayleighroyston 's review for:

A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting by Casey Johnston

3.0

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A Physical Education takes you through Johnstons journey from diet culture and counting calories to stay small to lifting and using those same calories to gain muscle. Johnston regularly talks about her struggles in the gym and the community that she found there. As someone who struggles with the idea of building muscle and fueling your body while simultaneously hearing the numbers add up, it was nice to see it all play out at the same time. The author took a lot of care when discussing topics such as eating disorders and most of this book felt like an honest conversation amongst friends. I did not know or follow the author prior to receiving an early ARC of this book but will definitely be taking a look through their socials.