Decolonizing Fitness Podcast Ilya Parker

*This episode was recorded in February of 2022, unfortunately part 1 of this chat didn't save but I still felt it was worthy of sharing. In this episode I chat with Roc (founder of Rooted Resistance) as they unpack the history of sport under a white masculinist, destructive and commodifying lens. Roc speaks towards unsettling sport (using the work broadly) with how histories of land, power, identity, and colonialism interact with the earth (water, trees, soil, the air, etc.) as well as h...

In this episode Alishia and I talk all about the anti-Blackness we have experienced as healthcare clinicians working in the field while living in the rural south. You don't want to miss this important episode.For full show notes head to: www.patreon.com/DecolonizingFitness

Trigger Warning: Discussion of Weight LossIn this episode I share the mic with my romantic partner Crystal Richardson, Esq. Crystal is an attorney, community advocate and my personal fitness coach. Right now she is currently working to get the CROWN Act passed in North Carolina, which is a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles. The CROWN Act names styles commonly associated with black people, is of particular concern to black women, whose hair is more likely tha...

Welcome to our first episode of 2020! In this episode Candace and I talk about swimming through all the diet industry bs trying to convince us that we need to shrink our bodies via intentional weight loss. We also share the big things we have in store individually and with the podcast!I know the new year is a time when people often make resolutions about "dieting" and changing their bodies, not only that but the diet industry is spending the majority of their advertising dollars right now...a...

Podcast Episode 6: The Attack on Nonconformity in Athletics Pt. 2 *Explicit Language*In this episode we further unpack human variance especially how it shows up in relation to gender identity/expression. Visible differences in the human expression often cause people to be othered, discriminated against, pathologized, brutalized etc. Right now we are seeing the attack on human variance & non conformity in the world of women’s sports which is racist, sexist, transphobic and an overall gross...

In this episode Candace and Ilya share their thoughts regarding Big Box Gyms and what makes them huge players in the toxic fitness arena. Ilya also speaks candidly about his very short lived & dreadful experience working for one of the world's largest "Big Box Gyms" (Planet Fitness). Ilya highlights the horrible treatment he received as an employee working for one of the largest organizations that promotes a "Judgement Free Zone". This is a great episode that can really help folks think o...