Fit is subjective. Who our society designates as fit-and who gets to be fit in our society-is predefined by the coaches, gyms, and systems at large that uphold and reproduce the Fitness Industrial Complex for their own structural and material gain.<br/><br/>The Fitness Industrial Complex uplifts some bodies while denigrating others. Bodies that are Black, Brown, queer, trans, poor, fat, and disabled-bodies that don't conform, that resist and disrupt-are excluded from being ''''fit.'''' Through the stories and experiences of activist trainers, coaches, and bodyworkers of diverse identities and experiences, this anthology interrogates:<br/>  • The ideas and beliefs we've internalized about health, fitness, and our own and others' bodies<br/>  • How to deconstruct and re-envision fitness as a practice for all bodies<br/>  • The fitness industry's role in upholding and reinforcing oppression<br/>  • Exclusivity, unsafety, and harm in mainstream fitness spaces<br/>  • How to empower ourselves and our communities to push back against the FIC<br/><br/>Speaking directly to sick, queer, trans, disabled, and BIPOC readers, Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex is part urgent inquiry, part radical deconstruction, and part call to action: to build spaces that welcome and work for all; to reclaim movement as a vital and liberatory practice; and to embody a model of joy and community care outside the mainstream fitness culture.