A personal trainer has shared a message to anyone who is feeling guilty about missing a few days of their health plan after seeing a woman "punish" herself for it. Joshua Hills is a qualified nutritionist and is known for his online coaching academy that helps people repair their relationship with food for a healthier lifestyle . But one trend he has noticed online if videos of people talking about "punisher days".
A "punisher day" is a new term used online to describe a day of vigorous exercise and/or restricted eating following a few days off from your fitness plan. Some people feel the need to do this as a consequence for not following their routine — but Joshua has warned people against it. In a video, which has gained more than 89,000 likes, he said: "A few days of more food and less exercise requires no punishment, and this kind of attitude is seriously opening people up to eating disorders.
" He also warned people to be careful about how the talk about food online, describing the idea of a punisher day as "barbaric" as he fears it will push people to be overly restrictive with themselves. He added: "The truth is, you and I all know people with an ED, just most of us don't know who that person. "The majority of them are pretty invisible for most of the time, and people hide them pretty well.
If you don't know, more people die from eating disorders than any other mental illness each year. Shocking, I know, which is why this stuff is serious. "This attitude in general to.
