Fitspiration hall of shame

[cristinalatina]

http://motherfigure.com/fitness-meme...ampaign=buffer

Great laughs from one of my favourite mommy bloggers, Meredith!

What do you think?

[cmiyachi]

I had a laugh looking at this. Thanks for sharing!

[TinierTina]

This post is consciousness-raising and radicalizing.

There have been many petitions against images like these.
I left an inactive blog in Sparkpeople - in part - over these images.

[athompson10]

LOVE it.

[Joni O]

I don't understand the comments the blogger made. What point is she trying to make? Sounds like someone with self-esteem issues who is jealous of those in the pictures who should be proud of their hard work. Or, I'm just totally clueless.

Also, there's a typo in #8.

[TinierTina]

Originally Posted by Joni O

I don't understand the comments the blogger made. What point is she trying to make? Sounds like someone with self-esteem issues who is jealous of those in the pictures who should be proud of their hard work. Or, I'm just totally clueless.

Also, there's a typo in #8.

You are not clueless.

I don't remember the last petition I've signed; but I think it was not long ago.

I do think it started becoming an issue though with the Facebook or Instagram Fit Mom : http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fit-mom...ry?id=21048325

The best inspirations and goals are the realistic ones ...

Even the #represent school of selfie studies, while in itself extremely too aspirational for many, has to be better than a bunch of commercial "Fitspiration" models ...

[Eibhinn]

Originally Posted by Joni O

I don't understand the comments the blogger made. What point is she trying to make? Sounds like someone with self-esteem issues who is jealous of those in the pictures who should be proud of their hard work. Or, I'm just totally clueless.

I think the point, and I agree with it, is that these images tend to perpetuate a very narrow, and unattainable for most people, image of what fitness is, and they're often paired with shaming statements implying people who don't look like those images are lazy, making excuses, not attractive, etc. That is problematic in itself, but I think she makes a particularly compelling point in showing how objectifying most of those pictures are. While you are right that the women in those photographs should definitely be proud of all of their hard work, they are people and the way those photos are edited and text added does not celebrate them as human beings. It generally reduces them to some abs or breasts to be stared at (hence her pointing out how often they are headless/faceless). I wouldn't say it's jealousy: I'd say she thinks those women deserve better, and women who do not look like that needn't feel ashamed about that either.

[TinierTina]

Originally Posted by Eibhinn

I think the point, and I agree with it, is that these images tend to perpetuate a very narrow, and unattainable for most people, image of what fitness is, and they're often paired with shaming statements implying people who don't look like those images are lazy, making excuses, not attractive, etc. That is problematic in itself, but I think she makes a particularly compelling point in showing how objectifying most of those pictures are. While you are right that the women in those photographs should definitely be proud of all of their hard work, they are people and the way those photos are edited and text added does not celebrate them as human beings. It generally reduces them to some abs or breasts to be stared at (hence her pointing out how often they are headless/faceless). I wouldn't say it's jealousy: I'd say she thinks those women deserve better, and women who do not look like that needn't feel ashamed about that either.

Well, it's no mean feat for these Fitspiration models in their picking the right parents.

Hell, that's even doing God's work

[Vintage VFer]

Originally Posted by Joni O

I don't understand the comments the blogger made. What point is she trying to make? Sounds like someone with self-esteem issues who is jealous of those in the pictures who should be proud of their hard work...

Joni, I felt the same way.

[little bird]

Originally Posted by Joni O

I don't understand the comments the blogger made. What point is she trying to make? Sounds like someone with self-esteem issues who is jealous of those in the pictures who should be proud of their hard work. Or, I'm just totally clueless.

Also, there's a typo in #8.

I detect some sarcasm with some of the photos. What's your excuse? Really? She could have said "You can do this too." To Me that would have sounded encouraging or inspirational and not sarcastic.