A Call for Weight Stigma Reduction in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Settings

Key Points Individuals with higher weight experience weight stigma, discrimination, and inequities in physical activity, sport, and exercise settings. We recommend incorporating lived experiences of individuals with higher weight in the design of programs and guidelines so that every body feels welcome, safe, included, and not intimidated in exercise settings. We recommend adopting person-centered goals linking exercise with overall health and wellbeing (instead of weight loss) and using upstream approaches to reduce weight stigma in exercise settings.