body positivity

I won’t go back to him, but I’ll keep his hoodie if I can’t get rid of it yet. He taught me a lot about beauty, it’ll take time to forget

Our goal of getting strong, healthy and beautiful through weightlifting celebrates our womanhood and the amazing things our bodies can do for us.

I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and took the class. I’ve since learned that pole dancing is much more than what people may think it is.

Although going to the gym is fun, the trip to the RSF just isn't always possible in between classes and clubs. Choose the best home workout from this list!

I've had a toxic relationship with food all of my life. Whether it was how much or how little, I can’t remember a time when I was not hyperaware of eating.

Most of us have seen the body positivity movement blow up, a push to deconstruct societal ideas of the perfect body — the thin, Eurocentric, size zero model — and promote self-love and body acceptance for women of all different shapes and sizes. Celebrities, influencers and everyday users of social media alike are taking to TikTok and Instagram to post unedited pictures and videos of themselves without flattering lighting and angles as a way of celebrating how their natural bodies really look on a daily basis, thereby teaching us that stretch marks, fat rolls, cellulite, body hair and other so-called “imperfections” are all perfectly normal and beautiful.

With summer around the corner, talks of a “summer body” are starting up again. The summer body ideal usually means being super fit, tan and virtually blemishless, but the reality is that we don't always look or feel that way, come summer. While summer can provide a great incentive to get outside and become healthier, it also idealizes a really specific body type. As everyone's lifestyle and routines have changed due to the pandemic, it’s time to move on from the summer body ideal and instead start accepting the realistic shapes and textures of our “quarantine body.”

During the chaotic and uncertain times we live in today, we need to not only check in on our friends but on ourselves as well.

I realized that we as a society claim to be body positive, and yet literally reject anything that puts us face-to-face with the word “fat.”

Quarantine has been rough for us all, and it’s difficult to stay positive, let alone body positive. Here are a few tips for staying body positive in a world of social media.