Bodypositive isn’t just about being overweight. Successful bloggers have proven it

The bodypositive movement is one of the most resonant and controversial trends of recent years. The struggle for the right of every person to look the way he or she wants without fear of public censure is met with hostility by many supporters of traditional standards. Bodypositive followers are accused of promoting unhealthy lifestyles and unwillingness to work on themselves.

However, accepting one’s body with all its flaws and imperfections does not mean refusing to work out, being overweight or looking unkempt. Successful bloggers have declared war on stereotypes and prove by their own example that through body positivity you can achieve an attractive appearance.

How blogger Sasha Mitroshina found the perfect figure through body positivity

For many years, society has cultivated the opinion that it is possible to get in order only through labor, pain and overcoming. Many weight loss techniques make people hate their non-ideal body, but this motivation is not suitable for everyone. More often people are frightened by the difficulties and refuse to train, forming more and more complexes. Bodypositive offers an alternative – to love your figure and train for pleasure.

The life of popular blogger Sasha Mitroshina is followed by 2.7 million people. A significant part of her publications is devoted to the problems of the pursuit of imposed standards. The girl from childhood practiced karate and had no problems with excess weight, but at the age of 19 on the background of stress sat on a rigid diet. Then there was a breakdown, a sharp increase in pounds, again serious restrictions on food and grueling training. Sasha was familiar with the ideas of body positivity, but for a long time could not apply them to herself – too strong was the pattern that every girl should be slim.

Inner harmony and well-being came to Mitroshina together with the realization that cultural stamps and imposed standards of beauty suppress her inner potential. Over time, the girl switched to intuitive eating, which advises listening to your own body and asking yourself before each meal: “What do I want?” and “How will I feel afterwards?”.

Six months later, after changing her priorities and accepting herself, Mitroshina returned to training, but changed her approach to exercise. Three strength training sessions a week replaced the daily 6-10 km jogs, which were not enjoyable. Complex exercises with barbells and dumbbells will not suit everyone, but Sasha does not insist on them. She is convinced that it is necessary to choose the kind of physical activity that does not depress and brings pleasure. According to the blogger’s confession, she fell in love with the gym, because she was engaged in a high and did not strive for a specific result at any cost.

Deviation in the other direction. Too thin Anya Protasova

The fact that bodypositive is not only about people in the body, enjoying their own fullness, says the example of Anna Protasova. Sasha Mitroshina inspired a dentist from Belarus to become a blogger. Now Anna, known on the Internet as reira_reira, has more than 3 million subscribers.

To a large extent, such popularity was due to her frank story about her experience of struggle with anorexia and hard recovery after the disease. Now Anna weighs 45 kg at a height of 164 cm. The girl accepted her thinness and does not seek to gain mass, but she is actively engaged in Crossfit and tries to make the body more relief. Anna also teaches her subscribers to cope with complexes about low weight and small breasts.

How Tusya from the village became famous thanks to body positivity

A young blogger from the village named Tusya faced similar problems. The girl independently coped with an eating disorder, gained 16 kg in a year and now actively promotes the ideas of bodypositive.

Beauty standards – I hate you.

So openly declares the young blogger with an audience of 1 million subscribers, and her project “With me everything is like this” caused a resonance on the Internet. Tusya is against grueling workouts, but keeps in shape thanks to yoga.

Unvarnished. Honest Tanya Mint

Positive fitness blogger Tatiana Mint is actively engaged in sports and calls herself a fitness-influencer. The girl faced unsuccessful attempts to lose excess weight, suffered an eating disorder, but was able to accept herself and learn to train for pleasure. Tatiana bribes users with her sincerity and naturalness.

These girls have already inspired thousands of people who are complex because they do not conform to conventional standards. Their example shows that loving yourself does not mean doing nothing.