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

by Casey Johnston

Written by the creator of "She's a Beast" newsletter, this mash up of memoir and science writing is the rare story of a woman finding joy in a body that, for so long, she considered her enemy.

A Physical Education traces Casey Johnston's journey of calorie restriction and obsessive cardio--making herself small in almost every way--to finding healing through the (unexpected) practice of lifting weights. As she progresses, carrying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538773252
• ISBN13: 9781538773253
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"