Physical activity behaviors and attitudes among women with an eating disorder: a qualitative study.
Jennifer BrunetFrancis Del DuchettoAmanda WurzPublished in: Journal of eating disorders (2021)
Overcoming dysfunctional PA behaviors (e.g., engaging in abnormally high levels of PA) and attitudes (e.g., associating PA with caloric expenditure) can be a long and complicated journey for women with an ED. Nevertheless, women with an ED want PA to be integrated into their ED treatment protocol for two key reasons, namely to accrue the benefits associated with PA and to learn how to engage in PA in adaptive and healthy ways.