how getting out of shape helped my mental health
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No idea if this video even made sense, but I just felt like sharing my thoughts on how far I have come after leaving college and D1 XC/track. Moral of the story is your body is going to ebb and flow, and it's important to be gentle with yourself throughout the stages.
You’re an inspiration to a lot of young girls out there, Emma. Love you❤️
You look better Emma you’re not out of shape and it’s great that you’re talking about this. Mid 20s sucked for me figuring things out, losing friends and gaining new ones, body weight fluctuating as a 29 year old ex runner I do 3 things I love to feel good 1. Work 2.running and 3.CHICKEN QUESADILLAS!
It makes so much sense! I build bulkier muscle than most of the girls in xc, and it's hard to deal with body image stuff. Thank you sm for making this video!!!
100% agree with this! Great video Emma and wise words! It's all about realizing fitness and "peak shape" ebbs and flows with all sorts of natural cycles over the course of the months and years. Even as an older guy I've realized this (And yes realize men and women are quite different too obviously..as we are also different as individuals!). Training and racing goals change too and that's okay. Runners and other endurance athletes can't be smashing 100% all the time and have it be healthy and sustainable long term. One needs mental breaks and physical breaks and the body changes over time as we age . So if you want to be in it for "the long run" and not burn out, then one needs to be patient and realize that it's okay to be "out of shape" and "on and off". It's all about long term health and happiness!
This is a tough subject to talk about but it is definitely necessary for it to be spoken. Most female runners have this problem. Thank you Emma for your courage to speak about topics such as this!
You can make that runners in general tbh
Tierney- hard subject, but it is a topic that needs to be discussed and college runnners, both the women and the men have to deal with this. I know lots of female athletes at my Univ, and I personally know at least 2 guys who were on the Men's team who commited suicide. Depression and other problems are real problems, I only wish that my teammates had gone in and sought help. I wish that they hadnt chosen suicide as their solution. Sad, very sad.
How about we look to parents as a source of the toxic degree to which children are driven to aspire to be champions. Isn't sport participation supposed to be fun and character building? Support your childs participation in sport, but don't go all cra-cra on them when they fail to perform to the level of Olympic champions. Parents, please lower your expectations and implicit demands...CHILL!
This really resonated with me Emma. Im a senior in high school and future collegiate runner :) and I have had my fair share of body insecurities. I have body dysmorphia and am recovering from an eating disorder that nearly sent me to the hospital for a year. All of your random thoughts and weird unexplainable feelings that you felt hurt me to hear because I understand exactly what you are describing: it’s fear and helplessness. It’s hard to grow and let your body change but damn it makes you feel a whole lot better mentally. I love you for this and your brave vulnerability. This shit sucks
⚠️trigger warning. Eating disorder ⚠️ Emma, I've watched your chanel for a while and I truly want to say thankyou so much for making this video. I ran for 3-4 years and and during those times I was always very thin. 10th grade was my last year of competitive running and I'm glad it was. I staryed running for the wrong reasons, not because I was actually enjoying it. I struggled so much with my body image and constantly restricting foods in my diet. The lowest weight I got to was 130 at 5'9, (which for my height is pretty low). I felt so pressured to be as thin as my fellow runners, since I too was a tall girl and much fuller than all my other teammates. I lost my period for about a year. I wouldn't eat after runs. Id have an image of myself in my mind that I was something I was not. It was becoming so unhealthy for me I had to stop. I ended up gaining 50 pounds last year and would always over eat because I was so hungry. I felt so terrible. This year I've managed to come to a healthy weight FOR ME and finally found balance with my body. I run once and a while, but do other workouts too, just so I don't mentally exhaust myself. Thankyou for being so truthful with your experience. It's very inspiring. 💛
I’m also 5’9” except I was worried about being too skinny (guess I chose the wrong sport). I’ve gained almost 30 pounds in the last year which is crazy, but I’m still technically a healthy bmi and stay very active and most importantly feel better about my body.
I also lost my period for about a year while I was doing cross country, and winter and spring track all year. I was not eating enough I guess. I also struggled with with body image in 10th grade. Wow, our stories are so similar.
Hi Emma, I can relate a lot to your experience as a college runner who ran my final race not even 2 months ago. It's honestly so freeing to live life without worrying about every decision (food, sleep, recovery) and how it will affect my season. It's such a niche experience to transition from competitive running to "normal life" but it is so validating to see videos like this one talking about it. Thank you for posting
"Life's too short not to look at yourself in the mirror." Words to live by.
I think you connected a thin body to success in running from really early on. Admitting the weight gain meant admitting a failure. So you were constantly in that inner turmoil. Especially, since you had to decide where your life was heading after college. So with that weight gain meant failing in life. Which is obviously bullshit but it comes down to the years of false thinking patterns in your teens. Of course this is just a hypothesis! I am so glad that 2019 did that mental shift for you and even if that‘s not the point at all: you look SO beautiful Emma!
Thanks for talking about this brave and honest woman. Your channel is helping so many people. Keep doing what you're doing, Emma. Have a good one!
Thank you so much!
I’m literally going to come back to watch this video alllll the time to remind myself that it’s okay to get out of shape and stop caring about my appearance. You’re the BEST💗
Making sure people around you don’t comment on your body is HIGHLY important... before people picked apart my appearance, I actually really loved my body. Recently I addressed those in my life who feel it’s okay to pick at physical appearance of others, and distanced myself. I’m working my way back to feeling confident, I relate so much to this video as someone who’s really into fitness ❤️ social media also plays into the pressures we feel about our bodies.. for anyone struggling hard with body image I recommend following body positive/empowering people rather than models and influencers and limiting social media in general
Massive respect for always keeping it real! It's nice that your CZcams is a true representation of how you've grown as a person (not that those Oregon days were bad, but I'm referring to how your CZcams has probably always been a great representation of who you actually are!)
Great video, been up and down in weight my whole life and ashamed how much more I value myself when thinner. Nuts really!
Your amazing! I’m in ninth grade this year and it’s a whole different world than middle school! My body is constantly changing and I love hearing you talk about it. 😁
emma, i cannot emphasize enough how much i appreciate you for opening up and uploading this. thank you so so so much.
I don't like commenting on youtube but I felt like I needed to do it in this one. Thanks, Emma I feel like I understand you. I went through something similar during high school and after high school. I am still working on bettering myself and loving me! Thanks for your words!!!!
YOU'RE A SHINING STAR EMMA beautiful inside and out
Thank you for talking about this. This is a topic me and many other runners suffer from, but no one mentions it. It is nice to see I'm not alone. I am heavier than most runners(I'm 5'3" and 130 pounds) and I had severe body image issues that eventually lead to an eating disorder. I have since recovered and am happily running again with a fresh start on my high school XC team.
B Smith same!!
This is something I needed to hear. Thank you.
This is probably my favorite video of yours. Honest and vulnerable. I also really like that you're using your normal voice and not trying to be cute with all the weird sounds and cutesy expressions you usually do.
getting out of shape helped my mental health because the year-round racing environment can be stressful, and stressing out over running and eating well is unhealthy. It got to the point that I was OCD about what I was eating and I stayed away from ANYTHING unhealthy no matter the circumstances. I don't see how some people run 60+ miles a week year round while working a full-time and/or over-time job. Running less helped my mental health after college and I lift more now. My slight knee pain magically went away after taking a couple months off too. I didn't have any body image problems though. I use to value my self-worth on my races and workouts.
Nala 305 sorry my bad, but you know what I mean? I was slightly obsessive with running exact running pace, mileage, and what I was eating where I got stressed so much
Love you Emma!!! Thank you for sharing and being so open and honest with us ❤️ Us fellas are here for you no matter what :)
Aww Emma 💕💞💓 I love you. Thank you for sharing so much with us. You are helping so many people 💖
ooo this one sounds like a banger, getting out of shape would certainly apply to me right now
Thanks Emma. SERIOUSLY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
Such a fantastic message, Emma! Thank you for sharing. This is so relatable for a lot of retired athletes and females in general accepting body changes. - Fellow fella
This is hard for some people to talk about so props to you for staying strong and having the courage to do this is amazing🙏
I fully relate to this video. I've really struggled with body image until a couple months ago even. I grew up in gymnastics so I felt like I was just automatically in shape, like I didn't have to work at it. After high school I went to a professional circus school and that is when I started to have issues with my body. I felt like I was out of shape but I didn't know how to get it back. I wasn't used to having to set my own training. After I graduated from that school after 5 years I was injured and I felt like I would never be good enough. I then when through a long few months of health struggles and decided to "retire" from circus performance even though I had never really gotten the chance to give it a go. I was just defeated. Since then (3 years now) I've fluctuated a lot with my body. I got really in shape through taking fitness classes but I couldn't afford to keep doing them so I stopped and once again couldn't figure out what kind of fitness I wanted to do or how to put together a plan for myself. Even a couple months ago I was still thinking about how I wasn't fully happy with my body and yet I was so lost as to how to change it. I couldn't find the motivation to make the small changes that would over time make my body change. I was too impatient and I wanted it to change immediately. I started biking a lot and that I felt was making a bit of a difference but then I fell during a ride and tore some cartilage in my wrist. I've now stopped really doing any exercise and all of a sudden I'm okay with it. I've been working and doing school and I feel like I can finally let go of needing to be exercising all the time or looking like I did when I was 12/13. I no longer NEED the body that I used to have and I'm learning to be okay with the one I have now. Also lol at the birthing hips haha I've definitely have that thought haha. Thank you so much for sharing how you've felt at different stages. It really helps to know that you have gone through all that and it's helped your mental state in the end.
Emma thank you for your courage in opening up about your experiences. Im sure you’re helping lots of girls and young women understand that they’re not alone in their own struggles. But you’re helping guys too. As a high school coach and also as a dad of young girls, I’m probably not always aware of what our girls might be dealing with, but this video really got me thinking about how I can be a better coach, dad, husband, and in general more sensitive man. So thank you. PS I’ve really enjoyed your race commentary videos, which is why this video showed up in my feed. It was well worth the watch. You’re an inspiration to runners of all kinds. Many thanks to you.
it takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there with your thoughts and feelings in such an honest way! very good video!
Before #quarantine I was terrrrrified of being done with swim after college bc of what I would start to look like, but literally being forced to stop bc pools were closed helped me IMMENSELY. Very grateful for the perspective shift. Now I swim because I like to swim...imagine that!!
Love the message so much! For me, as a male runner, I still often struggle with how I look and if I am skinny enough to race (5’10 152lbs) and this has made me realize how I cannot let that get to me so much.
When I had to take two weeks off for an acute injury a while back, I’ve never loved myself more. I’m still training for cross country now which is making some body image issues creep up again but after watching this, I realize that I need to be kinder to myself. Thank you so much
Hey Emma! Starting my day today and left super demotivated and really bad about my body this morning - and have been since COVID and not being able go to the gym. Your honesty and candidness has helped me SO MUCH! Thank you so much for being yourself and telling your story, you're such an inspiration
In the end it's about being authentic - kindness helps, as you say, especially to your self.
Thank you so much for talking about these topics and sharing your story, Emma. Not enough people talk about different waves of puberty or body changes, especially among female athletes that competed at high levels just like you. It's mentally and physically painful and in my experience, I just felt like I had to deal with it alone and just ride it out so to speak. Conversations like these need to be had and I'm so grateful that you're starting it on your platforms.
Thank you for making this video, you are truly my role model :)
Life is so much easier when we accept who we are
Emma at it again with the truth and wisdom 👏🏻
Youre awesome. This video resonates with me and Im sure so many others. Thank you for your honesty and rawness. Youre so beautiful inside and out!
I was a D1 soccer player and in a lot of ways I relate to everything you discussed. I think as athletes we are constantly trying to push our bodies and minds to be better and in the female sports especially there is a huge emphasis on a way the female body needs to “look” to perform well and look good. I know soccer and running are a bit different, but I remember going to lift and absolutely loving getting stronger until a few months later and I started to see my legs get bigger and my shoulders, and suddenly I looked at myself in the mirror and was sad because in my mind and in the eyes of modern media I was not feminine enough and I was not thin enough and to me that felt like I wasn’t beautiful. I suffered a career ending injury my sophomore year and had to medical disqualify and while the decision was tough I can say with 100% certainty it was the best decision for myself. I’m still struggling and in the journey of finding my connection with my body. I know for the first few months I continued to try to push myself to be as fit and look the way I felt like it should as I ran my first half marathon (I’ve always been a huge runner). And then I finally committed to taking the time off and it was rough and I’m only now getting back into running and working out, but body image, fitness, eating habits are a struggle especially with social media. Women’s sports needs a change and I hope in the coming years these issues are discussed about in athletics because I know mental health was not a priority to my college and I think it’s often frowned upon when it shouldn’t be.
Woah, I thought I was the only one who avoided showers when stressed! Glad to hear I'm not alone.
Wow thank you SO much for sharing this. I’m currently going through body image issues and hearing that you went through this made me feel SEEN. Love you, girl
Emma you are so beautiful inside and out!!
Run for the "health" of it. Healthy is the new skinny. Healthy always looks good. Take up health as a hobby. Eat well. Sleep well. Exercise. Meditate or pray. Have a hobby. Make friends. Just sayin.
Thank you so much for talking about this Emma! We STAN an influencer who is open about body image & mental health!!
I NEEDED THIS THANK YOU THANK YOU! (Former D1 lightweight rower here)
I really appreciated the genuine nature of this video and how raw/open you were. Thank you for being you 💕
You are a beautiful person. You are so funny, clearly talented and have so much to be proud of. I truly believe confidence is the most beauitful thing.
Hi Emma!! Met you at the Dillinger invite this past fall and wanted to say how pretty you look in person! (Not that that matters yknow) thanks for this vid- I also resonate so much with it as I ran in high school and college and now I’m def gaining weight. I feel like I’m in a constant state of “my body is ready yet” or “this isn’t how I’m going to look in a few months bc im going to workout and thin down” so unhappy and unhealthy :(
We need more real and wise athletes like Emma
you are such a wonderful person! Thank you so much for sharing.
This is a prolific problem in the running community. This belief that smaller equals faster. Women athletes in particular suffer enormously from being underweight with our hormones and health depends on keeping a certain amount of body fat. I commend you for coming forward Emma, This is a tough conversation to have. You’re one of my favorite content creators!! You’re so brave and fun and strong! Keep it coming, sis!!!
BRUH I got my period back in January and LEGIT went up like 2-3 cup sizes. I feel you man, third puberty is REAL lmao
dude wtf me too 😂
Hell. Yeah. Emma. You're so inspiring and truly beautiful
I hope you don’t think any of what I said was hateful... all I meant was that you are by no means out of shape... I’m so happy you can see how beautiful you are and accept and embrace your body as it changes. ❤️
A million thank yous!!! What you say at 10:40 is so meaningful
Your video made perfect sense to me, though it's not geared towards me. I've always loved watching Women's Running even as far back as High School when I wrestled and powerlifted, though I ran just to be in shape from 4th or 5th grade, when I'd go out running with my Dad when he was staying in shape for his USMC PT tests.
We had wrestlers that would go to extremes in order to "make weight" and I see it going on even more so nowadays in Women's Running and in some other sports, such as gymnastics, though for the most part unhealthy BMI seems to be most heavily entrenched in running.
I won't mention the runner by name, but you'll know who it is that concerns me the most currently. Once in a while she'll pull out a phenomenal performance, but most often her "kick" fades and she ends up with second or third. While they say she's "well-trained", I and any viewer who is familiar with or have known those with anorexia can tell that she's borderline, to be nice about it. At 5' 9" and a published bodyweight of 106 (!) she has a BMI of 15.65 which is severely underweight. If she hits 101.6 lbs, she'll hit "very severe underweight".
Once you go under a BMI of 17, your period generally stops and it only takes a year or two of that, according to studies, before you start to develop osteoporosis!
While some seem to be calling it "skinny shaming", there's a big difference between being a healthy and athletically sound runner and someone who could collapse on the field at almost any time with heart issues due to this, or be much more easily injured for this same reason. IMHO this insanity needs to stop, though I have no idea how. I mean you couldn't really require a minimal BMI standard to compete, could you?
I only wish more young ladies listen to your words and example. A coach that doesn't have their athlete's best mental and physical health at heart and is only concerned about mentally abusing their athletes to get them to their own idea of "peak" performance is a failure as a coach in my book. They also are likely doing their athletes more harm than good, both in the short and far terms.
Thanks so much for posting this and of course best of luck in all your present and future endeavors!
Needed this. Proud of u. Grateful for u posting. Thanks girl x
Enjoyed this - the endurance-athlete mentality (it's hella' scary sometimes!), but be kind to thyself :)
you’re such a great role model for other runners! thank you for sharing this :)
Glad you can be real on CZcams ❤️
So important. I totally identify with everything in this video ❤️
Thanks for sharing Emma!
Your best video yet.
Thanks Lucy, that means a lot coming from you❤️
fav youtube since forevaaaa
LOVE YOU EMMA
Really really needed to hear this
I love when you crack yourself up lol so cute!
But you are beautiful Emma. You're well loved by the running community.
dont worry Emma you look hotter now than you did before , btw gg girl you make it , now you love yourself/look
I’m already getting my dad’s beer belly and I’m only 21, less than half a year removed from competitive long distance running, somehow also skinny which isn’t all that desirable as a man, and I don’t drink hardly anything besides water especially not beer
Try fasting to clear up possible genetic inflammation issues?
She runs Idk I really like food though. Seriously though, it’s not really an issue. My family just has a history of having large bellies.
Yes Emma ❤️❤️❤️
Personally I think you look beautiful and fit the way you are.
Amazing
I love u girl ❤️
Emma your straight hair though 💕 how does it feel to be Gods favorite?
queen
"Life's too short to not look yourself in the mirror." --- Emma Abrahamson
You’re so awesome Emma. Just watched and liked your vids. Hope you’ll do the same. Love your passion and amazing channel. Thanks and more power to you.
Emma I love and relate to this video so much but I'm going to have to ask you to never use the phrase "birthing hips" again lol
I think some folks forget that CZcamsrs are just normal people who will respond to your comment with human emotions. If you wouldn't say it in person, don't say it in a comment. And if you're the kind of person who normally goes around commenting on other peoples bodies in person...stop doing that.
Definitely a conditioned soul... I definitely read the title as “How Getting IN shape Helped My Mental Health” 😬😬
Hahaha I mean most of the time that IS how it works! That’s what I’m working on now😄 - taking care of my mind and body!
I think you are still confused as to what “out of shape” means... two weeks will not make u out shape... allowing yourself to be human and not being your best all the time is so much better for your mental state... you would never expect anyone else to hold these high standards and you need to be kinder to yourself... you are an amazing athlete and super healthy fit person..,
Dang dude. 🙁
Not sure you are best person to talk about body image. 😆😆😆😆😆😆
you need those birthing hips!