Sport and eating disorders

I'm off from work for the third time this term with the same recurring flu-ey thing. I think the moral of this story is that I ought to have been off for a week properly the first time and got over it properly... Naturally I am therefore planning to go back to work tomorrow if at all possible.

I am trying to avoid using my eyes for anything requiring sustained focus as they and the surrounding muscles really need to rest, which saw me spend 45 minutes this morning listening to an interview with US cross-country skier (and Olympic gold medal winner) Jessica Diggins, talking about her experience of an eating disorder, which I thought might be of interest to some on my flist into sport.

The interview is here on NRK. Scroll down to the bottom video.

I'm cutting the next bit in which I comment on the interview even though there is absolutely nothing detailed or graphic in it. ( Read more... )