The Decolonizing Fitness Podcast is a resource for anyone who is interested in divesting from mainstream fitness culture and engaging in physical movement practices that are more affirming. Each week Ilya and Milanda discuss their unique experiences as practitioners in fitness and wellness and as people having to navigate the harm from these industries. They also interview guests, answer listener questions and provide an open environment for folks who want to learn ways to make their fitness ...
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Episode 10: Decolonizing Sports with Roc of Rooted Resistance
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*This episode was recorded in February of 2022, unfortunately part 1 of this chat didn't save but I still felt it was worthy of sharing. In this episode I chat with Roc (founder of Rooted Resistance) as they unpack the history of sport under a white masculinist, destructive and commodifying lens. Roc speaks towards unsettling sport (using the work …
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Episode 9: Anti-Blackness in the Healthcare Field with Alishia McCullough
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In this episode Alishia and I talk all about the anti-Blackness we have experienced as healthcare clinicians working in the field while living in the rural south. You don't want to miss this important episode.For full show notes head to: www.patreon.com/DecolonizingFitnessBy Decolonizing Fitness
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Episode 8: Meet My Girlfriend Crystal
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Trigger Warning: Discussion of Weight LossIn this episode I share the mic with my romantic partner Crystal Richardson, Esq. Crystal is an attorney, community advocate and my personal fitness coach. Right now she is currently working to get the CROWN Act passed in North Carolina, which is a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures a…
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Episode 7: What's in Store for 2020!
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Welcome to our first episode of 2020! In this episode Candace and I talk about swimming through all the diet industry bs trying to convince us that we need to shrink our bodies via intentional weight loss. We also share the big things we have in store individually and with the podcast!I know the new year is a time when people often make resolutions…
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Episode 6: Gender Nonconformity in Athletics Part 2
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Episode 5: Big Box Gyms: From the Trainer & Client Perspective
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In this episode Candace and Ilya share their thoughts regarding Big Box Gyms and what makes them huge players in the toxic fitness arena. Ilya also speaks candidly about his very short lived & dreadful experience working for one of the world's largest "Big Box Gyms" (Planet Fitness). Ilya highlights the horrible treatment he received as an employee…
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Episode 4: The Attack on Gender Nonconformity in Athletics Pt. 1 (The Rant)
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Episode 3: What is Toxic Fitness Culture?
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Episode 2: Meet Ilya founder of Decolonizing Fitness
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**Explicit Content**In this episode I’m in the hot seat as I had the pleasure to be interviewed by my new co-host Candace Liger! I open up about how my medical transition (from assigned female at birth to now trans masculine) helped to spark my fitness journey. I also talk about how my work in the healthcare field and as a grass roots organizer sha…
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Episode 1: Pleasure & Kink with Candace Liger
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