Eating Disorders
Name 3 different types of eating disorders
Types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders
What is the most popular form of exercise among individuals with anorexia?
ETM - Exercise to Music
Why are these individuals at a greater risk than a healthy individual?
Undernourishment
What is a consequence of excessive reduction in body weight?
1. First consequence is loss of muscle mass and therefore debilitation (causing individual to become extremely weak, fragile and fatigued)
2. A second consequence of low body weight is amenorrhea. Long term danger of osteoporosis and bone thinning
List 2/6 reasons why ETM classes are so popular among anorexic individuals?
Exercise to music activities are mainly aerobic and therefore are best tailored for fat burning purposes
Classes are widely available and are usually affordable to general public
These classes are often “drop in classes”
The relationship between the instructor and the participant is normal impersonal and the goals of the participant are often unknown to the instructor
No medical certification is normally required
Given the impersonal character of the class, the person can “hide” in the group and hope to be unnoticed
What other forms of exercise would someone with anorexia turn to if they were denied access into a group class?
Running, cycling or swimming
1. ETM class is a “customer service”
2. ETM classes are tailored for averagely healthy people
3. Although there is no clear duty for the instructor to obtain medical certification or to proceed to client health screening, assessment of risk for the participant is understood to be one of the ethical responsibilities of the instructor
2.1: The good coach will be concerned primarily with the wellbeing, health and future of the individual participant and only secondarily with the optimisation of performance
2.2: A key element in a coaching relationship is the development of independence Participants must be encouraged to accept responsibility for their own behaviour and performance while training
2.4: The relationship between the coach and participant relies heavily on mutual trust and respect
9.5 The participants should be made aware of their personal responsibilities in terms of safety
What percentage of anorexic individuals overexercise?
39-81%