From Diary Entries to Digital Screens: How Beauty Ideals Have Transformed Over Time
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Is fitspiration really about health, or is it just diet culture in disguise? In this episode, we dive into the toxic side of fitness culture, exploring how social media fuels body dissatisfaction, self-objectification, and unrealistic fitness ideals. Episode blog HERE!
We break down the genetic reality of muscle growth (spoiler: it’s 50-80% genetic!) and discuss how fitness influencers, like the diet industry before them, ignore biological limits in favor of selling an unattainable aesthetic.
But we’re not stopping there. We’re also unpacking how fitspiration culture overlaps with the broader hyper sexualization of women.
Drawing from John Berger’s iconic quote on self-surveillance, we examine how women are conditioned to see themselves as objects first and people second—a mindset that doesn’t just impact body image but feeds into the normalization of pornography and the commodification of women’s bodies.
💡 Ready to challenge the fitness narratives we take for granted? Tune in now!
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