Normal healthy bodies

Ever wished you looked like your favorite Instagram fitness influencer? We all have. I'll show you why you can never look like that. Hear me out!!!

These six women all weigh the same. STOP comparing yourself to OTHERS. STOP worrying so much about your WEIGHT or SIZE! Your goal is to feel well, to have your clothes fit, to be able to do the activities of daily living without becoming winded or fatigued. To be able to play with your children & not have to stop because you can't go on. START comparing yourself with YOURSELF! Try being the BEST you can be every day, & don't give up! What are you gonna do about it?... be HEALTHY >> be HAPPY!

We live in a world that is very much influenced by social media. And what we usually scroll through is a never-ending chain of pictures that showcase happy people with perfect bodies in beautiful places. If there were times when these moments from someone’s life used to encourage us to strive for more and for the better, now often people find these images to be a reminder that someone is doing much more than you. Despite the fact that society doesn’t avoid various discussions about body…

My target: 17-20%

Danae Mercer, who lives in Dubai and boast more than two million followers, posted a series of videos to Instagram showing her step-by-step guide to getting the perfect beach picture.

With seemingly ‘perfect’ social media posts hammering on your self-worth each and every day, it’s easy to get lost in the noise and believe that you might not look as good as you do. Correct posing, professional lighting, getting implants, having the entire day to exercise before photos, taking countless pictures until you get the right one, and photo-editing can turn anyone into an Instagram model or a fitness blogging star. However, it’s an inaccurate representation of reality and it can…

Fitness bloggers: they bloat just like us. Nobody's perfect and everybody falls victim to the food baby every now and then!

And with good reason. Here’s to self love and normalising normal bodies.

Olivia Nevill on Instagram: "I’VE TRAINED 4x A WEEK FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS & I STILL … … don’t have a flat stomach … bloat … have a lower belly bump … have insecurities … have stomach rolls when I sit down … have stretch marks I used to constantly compare to each person on my feed but I’ve slowly come to realise just how the gym girlies look like regular normal people !!! It’s about finding love in it all - and showing a happy healthy body in both just a split second apart in different…