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Run Fat Bitch Run (2012)

by Ruth Field(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

184744542X (ISBN13: 9781847445421)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Little, Brown

review 1: I was really iffy about this book - still am, a bit. I get that there are people who get motivated by being hard on themselves and calling themselves names but it definitely doesn't work for me - I guess I'm too "fragile" mentally, as Field put it in her book. So while I won't be calling myself a fat bitch, I definitely enjoyed her no-nonsense approach to running and life. I might not be running yet but Field's words "learn to enjoy the hard work" definitely helped me with getting on with my work.
review 2: I've got a lot of mixed feelings about this book. It's funny and easy to read, and the basic message of "be honest, be realistic, keep it simple, suck it up, just do it, it may not always be fun but it WILL be worth it" is absolutely spot-on. The method, how... moreever, is something I'm very worried about. Negative affirmations (here, basically telling yourself repeatedly that you're a fat ugly bitch who doesn't deserve cake) are a huge no-no in my books, I'm definitely one of those people who believe in positive reinforecement. Realistic and punishing are two different things. (The author does make it clear from the very beginning that this book is not for those without a certain sense of humour, those with self-esteem issues, or those with any kind of tendency toward eating-disordered behaviour, so points for that.) Also, I think that for beginners it's best to go from walking to walk-jog intervals to walk-run intervals before attempting to even jog for longer times, but that's just my personal opinion. less

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