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Vad är Projekt Idrott Utan Kroppsfixering?

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Vad är Projekt Idrott Utan Kroppsfixering?

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Throughout my many years as a track athlete, I have both experienced and witnessed how existing norms and expectations surrounding body image, weight, and appearance negatively impact many athletes.

At 18, I moved abroad to pursue my career as a full-time professional athlete. In this high-performance environment, the unspoken pressures around body and weight became even more evident.

For me it went so far that at age 18, I developed an disordered eating due to these unhealthy norms, which affected both my physical and mental health—and ultimately, my performances.

You can take part of my story here: https://youtu.be/EogU70aJqT0?si=VQ8jPfZ_hVAGj_QA

When I moved back home, I luckily stared to realize what an unhealthy environment I had been in, and luckily recoverd. But with that newfound awareness, I began to see just how deeply rooted and widespread this issue is in the world of sports..

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I Developed An Eating Disorder (the unhealthy norms around body image and weight in sports)

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Öppen föreläsning Arvika Bibliotek 18.00

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Öppen föreläsning Arvika Bibliotek 18.00

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Föreläsningen är framför allt riktad till idrottsföreningar- och organisationer - men alla som är intresserade av att lyssna är välkomna! Hoppas vi ses där!

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Kaiza Karlén IDROTT UTAN KROPPSFIXERING (1)

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Alla frågor och funderingar är välkomna!

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Alla frågor och funderingar är välkomna!

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Har du funderingar och frågor kring projektet eller kring ämnena som projektet berör? Tveka inte att ställa frågan här nedan, kanske är det fler som funderar på samma sak!

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Efter att ha lyssnat på föreläsningen: Vad är din största insikt eller tanke? Vad tycker du är viktigast att ta med sig vidare? 

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Efter att ha lyssnat på föreläsningen: Vad är din största insikt eller tanke? Vad tycker du är viktigast att ta med sig vidare? 

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Kände du att föreläsningen gav dig nya insikter eller perspektiv?

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Kände du att föreläsningen gav dig nya insikter eller perspektiv?

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Kände du att föreläsningen gav dig nya insikter eller perspektiv?

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Ja, jag fick flera nya insikter som jag kommer ta med mig.

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Ja, jag lärde mig något nytt, men jag hade redan viss kunskap om/inblick i ämnet.

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Delvis, det bekräftade mest saker jag redan visste/har känt.

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Nej, jag tycker inte att föreläsningen gav mig någonting nytt.

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I have been part of the track and field world my entire life, living and training in several different cities and countries—and I continue to see how widespread these issues are. Where athletes are expected to step on the scale or measure their body fat in front of coaches and team mates - and sometimes even penalized when outside the "right range". Where athletes fear the start of competition season, knowing their bodies will be exposed and open to judgment. And where losing ones period as a female athlete, or pushing through mental and physical pain is normalized and even seen as admirable.

After once again witnessing these harmful patterns up close, I decided to speak up. In the spring of 2023, I shared my own experiences in an Instagram post—without realizing the ripple effect it would create.

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Dela gärna dina tankar. Allas röster är värdefulla och bidrar till förändring!

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Hur kan vi hjälpas åt att minska pressen kring kroppsideal och i stället främja ett mer hälsosamt samtal kring kropp, vikt och utseende?

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Hur kan vi hjälpas åt att minska pressen kring kroppsideal och i stället främja ett mer hälsosamt samtal kring kropp, vikt och utseende?

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The post gained a lot of attention, both in media and on social media, as athletes from all kinds of sports and disciplines shared similar experiences. This made it clear that this isn’t just a personal issue—it’s something that affects athletes everywhere, regardless of sport or gender. And I continue to witness it everywhere.

Where comments about weight and body become the start of an unhealthy obsession with food and their apperance —based on the belife that the key to success lies solely in the number on the scale. Where athletes don´t want to train without a shirt, even in 30°C heat, because they’re afraid of being judged. Where young athletes have to step on a scale in front of their coach and teammates, track their body fat, and even get penalized when being “out of range.” And where female athletes losing their period isn’t seen as a red flag, but as a sign they’re pushing themselves hard enough.

Seeing this happen again and again, I thought: This is not what sports should be about. Sports should be about the joy of movement and becoming the best version of ourselves—not a place where we have to sacrifice our mental and physical health. Something has to change.

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Stjärnan talar ut - berättar om ätstörningarna: "Mådde väldigt dåligt"

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Tappade mensen i åtta månader * Gömde bröd i fickorna * "Det var helt sjukt"

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Research about norms and expectations around body image in elite track and field

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Research about norms and expectations around body image in elite track and field

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This made it clear that this is not only a individual problem. Rather a problem that is based in the norms and expectations that exist in the sports culture.

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