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Eating Disorders & Excessive Exercise: A Guide for the Exercise & Active Health Industry

Eating Disorders & Excessive Exercise: A Guide for the Exercise & Active Health Industry

Last Reviewed: 01 Jan 2026

The guide outlines evidence-based recommendations for recognising behavioural, physical, and psychological warning signs, responding appropriately to identified concerns, and establishing effective referral processes for clients at higher risk.


What’s in the Guideline?

  • Recommendation One: Support a healthy, inclusive environment

  • Recommendation Two: Recognise warning signs

  • Recommendation Three: Identify suitable referral processes for higher risk clients

  • Recommendation Four: Identify clients with extreme forms of dieting, binge eating, self-inducing vomiting and misuse of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills, PIEDs or prescription weight loss medication (such as GLP-1 receptor agonists) and implement appropriate actions

  • Recommendation Five: Support recovery in collaboration and maintain best practice


Where to Access the Guidelines

To access the Eating Disorders & Excessive Exercise Guidelines, please visit the AUSactive website.

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