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The FIA teams up with ISRM & ABC to produce Eating Disorder Guidance
The Fitness Industry Association and the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management, in association with Anorexia & Bulimia Care, have developed a new set of guidelines designed to help club and centre managers deal with vulnerable exercisers who are at risk of, or suffer from eating disorders.
Supported by REPs the guide is available free of charge to all FIA, REPs and ISRM members from www.fia.org.uk, www.exerciseregister.org and www.isrm.co.uk. It is hoped it will help fitness professionals understand eating disorders and offers expert advice on how to recognise the psychological and behavioural early symptoms of the condition.
It also details recommendations on how club managers should then deal with vulnerable members who might be at risk or suffering from eating disorders. Anorexia & Bulimia Care has also launched a helpline (T: 01934 710645) and features helpful information on its website www.anorexiabulimiacare.co.uk.
“The benefits of getting active are for everyone and as such we have to be able to cater for a wider range of people than ever before. Despite this for too long we have not known how to deal with anyone suffering from or
recovering from an eating disorder... but this is precisely what the guidance solves” David Stalker, Executive Director.
“Hopefully it will be the first step in a wider strategy to boost the skills set of our industry and open up even more doors and opportunities”.
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