Show Notes
This Girl Can turned 10 this year so to celebrate, we are sharing an episode from deep in our archive (ep 20!!) on exercise and body image with with Tanya Joseph - architect of Sport England's 'This Girl Can' Campaign and body image & body functionality researcher, Assistant Professor Jessica Alleva.
To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Follow CAR on Twitter: twitter.com/car_UWE
For more on 'This Girl Can': www.sportengland.org/our-work/women/this-girl-can/ WATCH 'This Girl Can' Ads: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoXyIxqFRc www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsP0W7-tEOc Follow Tanya Joseph on Twitter: twitter.com/tanyajoseph
For more on Jessica Alleva: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/jessica.alleva twitter.com/JessicaAlleva
Episode written & produced by Nadia Craddock, reviewed by Phillippa Diedrichs (Associate Professor at CAR)
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