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Change Our Fitspo [Round 2]

Change Our Fitspo. Change the world. 

There are some blog posts that just mean more to you than others. Not to say that I think any are less important or that I put less effort into writing them, but only that they strike a chord with me in a different way.

One such of these blog posts was the wrap up to my first ChangeOurFitspo project. I put a call out to my community of readers and fellow bloggers to take their most hated fitspo image and edit it in some way to make it true…to make it POSITIVE.

Join the Movement! Change Our Fitspo with Healthy Helper Blog...it's time to stop the negative, harmful messages that are promoted by the spread of #fitspo online! [body image, self love, wellness, health, mental health, body image, self esteem, HAES, confidence, worth, value, happiness, healthy living, diet, weight loss, exercise, fitness]

Because that’s exactly what fitspo isn’t. Fitspo isn’t motivating. It isn’t inspirational. It presents a false depiction of reality and sets unachievable standards for our bodies and mind. Fitspo uses shame tactics to guilt us into intense exercise or strict eating practices.

#Fitspo lies. Find out the truth. #ChangeOurFitspo

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Point blank…it’s HARMFUL.

But it doesn’t have to be! WE can change it. And once again, with the support of all of you, I am proving that to be true.

Today is round 2 of the Change Our Fitspo project and you all came in BIG. We have more images than last time and more support than ever before. Let’s make this message go viral, friends!

Join the Movement! Change Our Fitspo with Healthy Helper Blog...it's time to stop the negative, harmful messages that are promoted by the spread of #fitspo online! [body image, self love, wellness, health, mental health, body image, self esteem, HAES, confidence, worth, value, happiness, healthy living, diet, weight loss, exercise, fitness]

It needs to be heard. Women (and MEN!) need to know they no longer need to be taunted and tormented by images on their screens. They are enough, they matter, and they have more to offer this world than the shape and size of their body, the intensity of their workout, or the “cleanness” of their diet. And so do YOU!

Don’t let #fitspo make you feel inadequate. #ChangeOurFitspo

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#ChangeOurFitspo…join the movement with @Healthy_Helper!

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Pretty powerful, right?

THESE are the messages that need to be heard.

Size, strength, tone, thinness, thickness…they don’t determine your worth. They don’t measure how needed you are in this world, how you have an innate ability to make people laugh, or how caring you are. They don’t give you value. They don’t make people love you more or less. They are arbitrary measures that society has equated with worth and self-esteem.

Well that ends today! And YOU can help.

Please tweet, pin, email, share, and send this post around to everyone and anyone you think could benefit from reframing their thoughts on fitspo!

Let’s Change Our Fitspo, friends!

What are your thoughts on fitspo?

Have you found yourself being negatively impacted by the messages that are conveyed in these types of images?

Who will YOU share this post with today?

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82 responses to “Change Our Fitspo [Round 2]”

  6. Thank you so much!! This confirms (in my mind anyway) that my choice to leave Beachbody as a coach. One of the main reasons was that their video ‘leaders’ exercise to the point of exhaustion and then are ill.

    I will be pointing the way back to normalcy and acceptance full force with these images. Thanks to all who have the ability and creativity to do them (sadly I do not).

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    • Yes, I am not a big Beach Body fan either. To each their own, but for the most part I don’t like the messages they promote and the images of men and women they put out in society. Unrealistic, unattainable.

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  9. you’re soo awesome!! Good GOD i am so sick of these fitspo images. I also HATE when i go to the popular page on Instagram and STILL some stick thin model is racking up thousands of likes and comments from girls saying how they want her legs. Like… what?! i’m sorry. it kills me. Keep pushing this girl, it’s so important!

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  13. This is such an awesome initiative! Sometimes, we just don’t realize how harmful a lot of that “fitness inspiration” actually is. It’s incredibly important to send out a positive message to everyone who is just starting a health and fitness journey.

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  16. I love, love, LOVE these! Fitness motivations usually make me feel bad that I can’t work out any harder. I already struggle with body-love so these are right up my alley. Thank you!

    Visiting from Ultrablog.

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  17. Kaila you always have great posts but you totally rocked it with this one! For me? yes a little. More so for my 17 year old daughter. She’s amazing and doesn’t seem to be caught up in the fitspo movement (notice I didn’t say fitspo inspiration). I feel like I fight this social media battle everyday.

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  18. This post is right on point. I think that was you do encourages, while the other discourages. I believe in balance and the changeourfitsbo movement empowers that.

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  22. I love this movement, Kaila! <3 I really think raising others up is way, way more effective than tearing others down.

    I especially like the "if you're too busy to work out, then breathe and focus on your other priorities" switchup! (That's especially relevant to my life right now!)

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  25. I am blown away by this Kaila! Thanks so much for sharing this over at Let’s Get Real. I see this fitness messaging all of the time and I didn’t realize how it was affecting me until I saw your changes. You will have me thinking about this for quite some time. This post will be a great starting place to have a discussion with my 10 year old daughter.

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  27. Love your post! Every time I see the “normal” fitspo images, I have to admit I feel bad and envy the skinny girls a little bit. But skinny is not healthy, you’re right! It’s a very important message for all the young girls who grow up with Instagram and social media.

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  29. THIS is such a fantastic thing youve started!! I wish THESE were the images floating around when I was a teenager. It wouldve saved me years of belittling, self-hate and insecurities.

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  35. I’ve seen several of these original photos, but there are plenty more I had no idea existed. They’re awful. I LOVE what y’all have done to remove the shame and self-hate from these!

    Thanks for linking up with The Alder Collective! Your posts have been pinned to our group board. We hope to see you next week at 8 pm EST!

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  36. I love that you did this! These are awesome and very inspiring =)
    I’m sorry I didn’t get around to contributing – I hope you do this again sometime soon!
    Thank you for contributing to positive body image culture!!

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  40. I LOVE YOUR CAUSE and count me in. I love the message that you are trying to spread. When I lost weight , I was actually shy to “announce” or even share it with friends and family. I do not want them to misunderstood why I decided to take charge of my health. It took me a great amount of courage to share, the weight I lost because I do not want to spread the wrong message. I hate fat shaming ( because I got teased a lot too) and I am very sensitive to people who wanted to take charge of their health but do not know where to start and do not have the budget to do so. Rest assured that I will be using your images on my social media account.

    By the way, lol Thank you for sharing this over at the Bloggers Spotlight Link Party. I appreciate you stopping by every single week! hope to see you again! PInned!

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  43. Hi,
    This post is very similar to what I’ve been thinking about for months. So so so much mental, physical, social etc. struggle can go on behind the scenes, behind the flexed selfies, flattering clothes and glamorous photoshoots, and we just don’t see it. If you, or anyone reading this, would like to anonymously share your story, experience, or summarise it in a sentence, you can privately message me on Instagram: @_sustainablemiss . This will be part of a one week series intended to highlight individual realities. #fakefitfiles

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