The assumption that someone with curves would only exercise to lose weight is really harmful and hurtful. It completely negates what we already know – that self care is a vital piece of survival and that bullying people into weight loss doesn’t work. Study after study has shown that there are more effective ways to measure health than to just focus on someone’s weight and/or BMI. And yet, when we talk about health, we usually discuss it in terms of these numbers. But really, health and being healthy means so much more. We need to move the conversation around exercise away from weight loss and shift the focus onto health and wellness. (via Everyday Feminism)
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:05:00 +0000
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