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Fat girls hiking an inclusive guide to getting outdoors at any size or ability

"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles...

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Main Author: Michaud-Skog, Summer (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Hiking for women.
Overweight women > Conduct of life.
Overweight women > Social conditions.
Outdoor recreation for women.
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Summary:"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews. It all serves to spread the Fat Girls Hiking message of inclusivity in the outdoors. Equal parts empowering and impassioned, personal and practical, this book adds an important voice to the conversation about diversity in the outdoors, raising visibility of hikers who have too long been marginalized. As the Fat Girls Hiking motto goes, "Trails Not Scales!" "--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:250 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781643260396
1643260391
Author Notes:Summer Michaud-Skog is the founder of Fat Girls Hiking, a hiking community centered on a body positive mission to get folks of diverse backgrounds out on trails no matter their size, ability, or experience level. With more than 24,000 Instagram followers, and 29 (and counting) official chapters across the country, FGH continues to grow by the day. "Trails Not Scales" is their motto, and it's all powered by Summer's grassroots efforts, tireless work ethic, and gregarious, welcoming attitude. Not only is Summer a self-starting leader of a vital community, she also holds a degree in creative writing and is a photographer in her spare time.

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