fitness influencers are the worst.
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- čas přidán 2. 11. 2022
- fitfluencers are just the WORST. Click the link bit.ly/STEPHANIE65 and use my code STEPHANIE65 to get 65% off if you're in the US but wherever you’re watching from you will also get a very special discount using my code and link as it’s valid internationally!
There are some fitness influencers (tammy hembrow, chloe ting etc) who are doing it the right way - as stated in this video, and their legions of loving, supportive fans are testament to that. However, like in the case of Brittany Dawn, some fitness influencers end up being nothing but problematic.
The thing is - instead of promoting healthy eating, moving your body in an appropriate way and nourishing yourself; a lot of fitness influencers are actually promoting underrating, over-exercising and crash dieting. This is not good. This is not healthy, and this is not positive. Do I think these influencers are doing so on purpose? Nope. I think that they don’t realise that the effect that potentially have on their fans may be negative. What do you guys think?
*A portion of this video was sponsored by Hello Fresh which I am delighted about! Eating real food and nourishing your beautiful body is what i’m all about and cooking at home? Amazing!
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Ok, so I’ve been watching these videos for the longest time, and now my bf is telling me that even he needs to hear what you have to say. Is there any chance you could make a video about male influencers? I think they need to hear this as much as we women do…
That would be so interesting and deff exists!!!
agree!
100% or the crazy Hollywood diets for men. I remember reading Chris Evans was like super dehydrated because he couldn’t even drink water while filming for Captain America. (Don’t know if this is true just remember reading it).
@@gothicxromantic it's true, a lot of male actors keep dehydrated for topless scenes so their muscles look more "defined". it's really dangerous and almost lethal
Yessss i second that for sure!
You forgot Natacha Océane. She has a science background and everything she says is evidence-based. She's also really genuine and funny!
I love her actually!!! She works hard for her results but she does back stuff by science and she eats HEALTHY and also has a life!
Thanks! I was about to comment about her! I love her videos, more people should follow her
Yes I love her❤
Yes I love her! She is all about get stronger, not for aesthetic reasons but just to get stronger!
Oh she’s awesome and so freaking intelligent
So happy to see people defending Chloe here! It's so nice to see how she often will tell you, "take a break if you want" "everyone's body is different". She even shows herself with her bloating issues.
SHES AMAZING
If it's Khlóe Kardashian, she lies, she does it Plastic surgery and taking Ozempic and then denying everything.
i think Chloe Ting is a great example of a GOOD fitness influencer. she actually played a big role in me recovering from my ED partly because she inspired me to get stronger rather than just thinner. She's very transparent about her gut issues and her painful bloating and shows pictures of herself being bloated to show her audience that it is normal and that really helped me normalise my own bloating. in my opinion, her cooking/meal videos also showcase a healthy non restrictive diet. i have followed her for years and her love for food is no secret. she has big healthy portions and isn't scared of certain ingredients and you can really tell she loves to cook and enjoy her food. she encourages rest days and eating "junk food" in moderation. she really inspired me to start my own fitness journey and even though i dont keep up with her anymore i'll always be really grateful for the ways in which she helped me heal my relationship with my body after years of restriction and overexercising
edit: ik that her videos are very clickbaity especially the titles but she is very open about how everyone's results are different and those titles help her generate more views which help her generate more income and considering all her programs r literally free and she's transparant about the results from her programs, she isnt doing anything wrong
We have the same name
Agree! I really like Chloe's workouts for "don't injure yourself", "if you can't do this - feel free to pause", "if you're tired, stick to the low impact versions" though there are some issues in exercises. And yeah, she clickbaits a lot... I'd call it the best of the worst-world-of-fitfluence
Absolutely agree
nah. if you make videos about getting a tiny waist, big butt, to ‘fix’ hip dips etc you aren’t helping anyone, just perpetuating impossible beauty standards for women. fuhk her
My only issue with Chloe are her ig photos, they look extremely photoshopped even though she has a great body and she’s beautiful (it looks like she photoshops her face as well). But I love her workouts, the only time in my life I felt like I was gaining muscle and loosing weight in a healthy way was when I followed her routines
I don't know about others but chloe ting never gives out any wrong messages in her workouts or trying to profit off of people's body issues, infact all her programs and recipes are free available for anyone this lady (chloe ting)has helped me a lot in my life building my confidence, talking about instagram pictures if u see her feed she even puts photographs in which she has bloated tummy which is totally normal so imo there is nothing wrong with her she's helping a millions of ppl by providing free working out videos.
Same with Linda Sun! She a big voice on sharing fitness addiction. She is having an amazing journey of recovering!
Yeah I totally agree on that
That's what she is doing using clickbaits. She attract people base on their insecurities. She is not saying at the begginer of her video that is clickbaits and she's not writing that in the description box either
@@lavinia4568 she has talked about that topic in her videos, she clearly says that everybody is diff and results may vary
@@lavinia4568 looks like you've never read her description box cuz all of her videos have that written in her description box.
YESS !! Finally someone says how it is! I’m sick of these influencers, all they do is lie and pose
And the editing is just disgusting
Don’t follow or pay attention to them then? Coming from a person who was on social media all day everyday, has severe mental health problems including an ED, I blamed these celebrities for my problems, when I stopped paying attention to them, I got better and more comfortable in my own body
The poses! When they say "get a butt like mine" and the way they pose and their shorts sculpt their butt. It's all an illusion
@@ivy3723 i actually havent used ig/snap/tiktok for a year now. I’m speaking to younger girls who still use such platforms and are bombarded with such images on a daily basis.
I also HATE how some of those programmes are completely inefficient and they know it. If you actually want to build your leg muscles for example, then home workouts without weights is the biggest bullshit I‘ve ever heard of.
As a teenager who struggles with self image issues, this brought me to tears.
Thank you so much
I’m 28…. And I still struggle. I’m with you ❤ you’re not alone. ❤
Im so sorry girl😢im here for u💞💗
Same and I’m 16
I'm an adult and struggle too. Your beautiful and I hope you see that.
You can work in your body without being mentally sick
Thought Chloe Ting actually has reaction videos to progress of her trainings and she talks there a lot about difference in body structure, how all her and other influencers pictures are posed, shows a lot of her usual photos etc. Also she showed that she eats a lot and her recipes are just out of this world
actually chloe ting and emi wong are good fitness influencers, and i like that they share that they don’t look like that 24/7 and that its okay! They are also really motivating!
Yeah i love chloe
@@kyojuroswife4112 Yeah it’s a bit clickbating but she does emphasize on the fact that it takes progress and it doesn’t always take 2 weeks or a months
I love Chloe!!!
@@kyojuroswife4112 she meant the program was 2 weeks long, you can see progress in two weeks right?
Yes, I love chloe ting's workouts. I do think the "abs in two weeks" is a bit misleading because it can take months or a year to build muscle with consistency, but I think she's just saying that it'll give strong beginners gains and bulk up that muscle if you started out with not much to begin with.
My biggest issue with fitness influencers is the body standards. Especially women. They are always slim thick with buff arms and a six pack big boobs and a big butt when no-one looks like that at all
lol, so true...thick skinny
Slim “West/Central” African and mixed women look like that though. Also, you literally just said the influencers look like that but no woman does. Are they not women? I get your point about unrealistic standards but there ARE a lot of women who have it all.
Would it make sense for them to have a lot of those features since they all work out a lot and are fitness influencers?
@@froyokid i'm African (Kenyan) so almost everyone here is pure black. And while many Kenyan women have big butts, very few have this "perfect thick-skinny, hourglass figure" that all these Instagram models and influencers seem to have. You'll find women with big butts and hips, but they also have stomach fat. Then the skinny ones have flat tummies/tiny waists, but also small hips and butts. A natural slim waist, big butt, and very wide hips are not so common.
@@froyokid African women have cellulite, more fat, stretch marks and definitely not a six-pack on average. That's how it is, we are human and imperfect .
On Pamela Rf’s defense, her workouts have actually worked on me and continue to do so
Same. I went from Chloe to her, and omg, boy i was wrong thinking i was ready for that level 😅
Well i follow Chloe and Pamela. They admit that they don't look that snatched all the time. They get bloted too. It all depends on posing, lighting and angle. Chloe ting explained in her videos, websites and in description boxes why she use the title " abs in two weeks". It's because people searches writing like this and she wants her video to pop up to people. But getting abs always depends in your current body weight, shape and life style. They changed people's lives in good ways including mine. They are transparent and not toxic.
For me, Chloe inspires me to be fit. I start doing the home workouts because of her. I did not fully follow her program, but I noticed that my body changed. My fat percentage goes down and I gain more muscle. I am proud of myself for starting to do these home workouts. She is my inspiration.
Even i have seen small changes from cloe . I love her too
Me too, I am so so glad that I decided to watch her videos one day. I think its a great way to get ppl moving even if they dont have access to a gym or fancy equipment (which was my case) and maybe thats why she has ammassed such a big following.
You’re so amazing Stephanie. You’re helping so many young girls and women see the lies being fed to them. You’re such an inspiring role model.
Yes! I wish I was able to watch Stephanie when I was teenager 🌷
Heck the woman could even be a model. She’s so pretty.
@@annanieznanow1788 same
Dear Steph! I have been following workouts from Chloe Ting for a long time. And she really had a positive impact on me. I’ve been working out more, eating healthier etc etc. I have never bought anything from her shop. But I think it is great that she provides free workouts and recipes. Also in some videos she confirms that het videos are clickbait’s, because she wanted her yt account to be seen. She also says that nobody looks the same, and everyone is perfect the way they are. I don’t know anything about the other influencers. I just like Chloe ting her workouts, and I just think that people shouldn’t be offended when they don’t look like her after doing only one workout. We just gotta realize these woman work really hard for their body, and that we will not be the same, because this is their job. Most of us don’t have the time to constantly workout and watch our food patterns etc. And we also gotta realize that these “perfect bodies” are not “perfect” all the time, just like everyone else’s.
I am sorry if I made a mistake, English is not mij first language :)
Also just wanted to let everyone know that I totally support what Steph is saying. She is my hero fr 😂. And using “perfect” pictures so people will buy things is terrible.
Yesssss👏🏻 I completely agree! Chloe has really helped me build a healthier relationship with food and exercise.
Also, your English is honestly really good!
I like Chloe too and love her free workouts
100% agree that Chloe is different from the others bcs she is very transparent and open about her videos and the titles. A lot of her advice is also very helpful and reasonable. She’s already said MANY TIMES how you can’t target fat loss, to eat enough calories, her recipes and “what I eat in a day” are all proper portions and not carb free like THANK YOU. and her workout programs are free, she’s already said it’s just to help everyone start somewhere and I LOVE HER for that.
Same
True. I also have followed her workouts it helped me a lot. I have gotten so much stronger and helped me get real results.
natacha océane is one of my favorite fitness influencers! she's so honest about how she feels and her workouts don't have any titles like 'get a bikini body in two weeks!'. she pushes such a good message of eating and exercising enough, but also one of being kind to your body and living life to the fullest. such a good influence on young girls
Exactly, growinganna too
Me too Anita hat Oceane is not selling and telling you any Bullshit
I follow only Chloe Ting - with her programs i finally started to like myself, although i'm not even near to "instagram model" standards. And i know i will never be close to fitness model without hard work in gym. But it gave me a habit to do some fit-movements after day in the office
And she is honest in her normal (not workout) videos and shows her bloating photos 😁
Chloe ting is garbage try Caroline garvin or Sydney cumming
@@ShleeeShleee for me Chloe works perfect. I do not need hard crazy workout programs, that need equipment. If those 2 are good for you, that's great 🙂
Yea I like Chloe! I started off following her workouts at the beginning of my workout journey because they were straightforward and not to difficult. Now I mostly follow Sydney Cummings
Pam is amazing tho, I don't remember her ever telling stuff like you can get abs in 2 weeks and the sort. She also said that besides her workout routines, she does weight training too. Her home workout plans were my introduction into fitness, before that I did not even have any idea what I'm doing when I wanted to move my body lol. I have a lot to thank her, as I couldn't afford to go to gym at high school. I used to hate how I looked and had a lot of issues with my body image, even though I had literally no weight to lose, but after I started doing her program regularly, I felt a lot healthier and fitter and I started to enjoy moving, not just using it as a way to punish myself for eating basically anything, like before.
She is also very open about a lot of things in her life and fitness journey, I do speak German and I've never heard/seen anything shady on her socials... And I've been following her for years now.
Nevertheless, I agree on the points you made about fitness influencers in general being bad influences for a lot of people, especially the younger audience. I love your videos, I just thought I'd share my experience as someone struggling with EDs and body dysmorphia.
So true. She also emphasizes the importance of a strong core, not a beautiful flat tummy. Pam is such a great influencer
strong disagree - have you seen her own food line? overpriced snacks just to make money from her blindly following fans. there are quite some videos which look at her critically as well as her routines…
Growingannanas is my go to. She makes good workout videos and doesn’t make any toxic claims in her videos and even talks about benefits of fitness that have nothing to do with looks.
Yesssss I love growingannanas!! Her workouts all come from a really good place of having a healthy, functioning body
I love her too
Super glad you touched on all of this. As a former bodybuilder/bikini competitor, I will say this about the "quick fix diets" you see online from fitfluencers: The quicker you lose it, the quicker you'll put it back on. Weight loss takes time. Results take time and consistency. It makes me so sad to see posts from fitfluencers online about how they can give you a "flat stomach in a week" if you buy their program. They're taking advantage of people who don't know that's not how it works. And even if you DO lose the weight in a week, you'll likely gain the weight back just as quickly and feel like shit about yourself because you're back where you started. Don't buy into these scams!
PREACH!
I wish I'd had access to content like this when I was a young tween, so many of my self-image issues would be less potent and less ingrained into my brain
Maybe. I think it also depends on the people surrounding you. I was sick as a teenager and I got extremely skinny, just over a hundred pounds at 5’7”. When my health improved and I finally began filling out my father told me I was getting fat.
Yes, me too. I was anorexic for a couple years. I kept hearing that I was what they call thick because I had a big butt, however, I was 5'3 and only 102-115 pounds.
They said it in a negative way and it made me feel fat. It was a a hard time when I was a teenager....and the internet wasn't even a big thing then.
ikr :(
This topic is extremely disturbing. I was about to go on a extreme diet looking at these influencers 💀 but now I'm changing my mind
Just go on a normal diet :)
@@briicksyy I will. Thx
Thank the Lord and Stephanie ☺️☺️
If u want to b healthy, then eating healthy for your body is key.
If you can, go to a nutritionist who can help you make a custom healthy eating plan.
Excersize is important for toning and for cardio etc., but eating RIGHT for your body is key to weight loss
Editing to add that restrictive dieting actually backfires since it causes your body to store fat
Extremes are never good. Balance your diet. :)
I started teaching group exercise in the 1980s. (Let that sink in) I have seen sooo many exercise fads and dieting fads come and go. The Internet has just amplified the fitness fad industry. Eat well, no or minimal processed foods (cut out the chips!) work out in moderation, and you will be better off. I am in my sixties now, and am still within ten pounds of when I was a "skinny mini" working out 12 classes a week. I walk every day, and lift light weights. Ladies, listen to this video.
But I can't give up chips....😭😭 How can iiiiiiiiii
Pamela Reif inspired me to be healthy and active during quarantine and still helps to remind me to keep moving when I am working from home. It's hard to look past that for me...
Her workouts really work. I’m a completely different body type than her, so I know I won’t look like her, but I can see that I’m stronger and leaner, and my booty is growing. And she always shows on insta how she struggles during the workouts too. She is the best
My problem with fitness influencers (especially bodybuilding competitors) selling workout/food plans is that they don’t disclose that they have taken or are taking PED’s/SARMS. Lots of them aren’t even personal trainers😮
Agreed! I know being a qualified personal trainer doesn't mean you know everything, but it's more of a qualification than just having a hot body.
I just commented this too!!! They take anavar and other PEDs!
Honestly I love Pam, her workout plans and videos are free and AMAZING and her recipes are delicious! I‘ve been following her since before she was known internationally and I can‘t remember her ever promoting unhealthy behaviour.
I can only agree! Pam and her workouts + nutrition tips and receipes have changed my life for the better. I’m feeling fitter and healthier. She puts a lot of content out there cause that’s her job but you don’t need to do all of it. Just pick what fits you. She’s very genuine and does everything herself.
I agree too, her workout videos are so fun and addictive. These just make me want to workout. And her snacks. These are soo delicious and healty in a same time. Pluss she makes me feel good in my body and makes me want to feel healtier not skinnier.
She does do some „shady“ stuff as she sells products in Germany (and surrounding countries I guess) like protein/snack bars etc and labels them „healthier versions“ although her products contain the equal amount of sugar (or even more) than comparable products. She also always preaches that she uses mainly coconut sugar and that coconut sugar is healthier than normal sugar which is just not true..
She also sells clothing collections for a big fast fashion company (not sure if she still does but at least she did until recently) while always saying that she cares about sustainability and stuff..
they are healthier versions bc macros is not the only thing, read the ingredients and you will see it and she still says these are snacks, who thinks eating a bar is as good as a cucumber?
Pamela is selling way overpriced/shady products and keeps telling her followers bullshit about the health benefits these products have.
Also she started her fitness journey with weight gain back then but kept getting skinnier and more toned over the years which is okay I guess but I'm just so sick of influencers constantly changing their bodies because it's trendy.
Also my physiotherapist told me especially not to do her home workouts because of the bad posture she's showing in many videos (hollow back etc). We often forget that most of these influencers don't have special training/physical education and don't know shit about the right execution and the human body in general.
Yes, Chloe Ting does pose and most likely edit a little here and there, but she never claims that you'll look like her when you do her work outs.
When she reacts to results she repeatedly emphasizes that every body is different and that results depend on a lot of factors. That's what I like about her. She's overall very motivational and tries her best that nobody feels ashamed if you might not be able to do certain things or to follow through the whole workout.
*Edit: Chloe's titles are a little bit of a clickbait. She has a disclaimer that explains what she's meaning with the titles. She never expects that you'll gain abs in two weeks.
@A Edjo Yes and that is why Chloe has tens of millions of subscribers-they want to be lied to and told they can just eat as usual and do a little jumping. I am not surprised that there is no any woman who actually trains hard here in the comments becouse they would never praise or follow someone like Chloe.
Chloe is almost 40 yo woman who is doing half naked workouts and fetishizing Asian stereotype. Recently she made a video where she wore extremely short skirt and her whole ass was naked. Then she proceeded to do squats and filmed herself in the most voayeristic and inappropriate way where camera was under her skirt. It was borderline soft p*rn. Her comment section explained her how disapointed they are and how inapropriate this is and I read powerful statements from women who said they will no more engage in that kind of content for their own mental health asking is oversex*alization really empowerment. Ofcourse she did not adress it but she deleted comments instead.
For some time now she is constantly wearing pigtails, heavy make up while training and wears no clothes and acts in a stereotypical overly cute uwu way that Asian women are put in and now she is wearing skirts that don't cover her butt. Complete p*rn little Asian girl stereotype. Again-she is 40 yo and with her platform she could've done much more not only for Asian women but for women in general but the whole point of her channel is narcississtic fuel for her. How someone can not see that she has a compleatly fake gestures and behaviour is beyond me but then again, narcississtic women get following and adoration... I guess.
Her looks are build in the gym and plastic surgeons office yet she gives you air kicks that do nothing for your looks, absolute low content.
She will not tell you to do any diet or any actual hardwork ofcourse (!) becouse she does not care to give you an actual truth but promotes results with minimal effort becouse most of her audience wants to hear that and not put the real work in-that is why you will never look like her becouse she actually does not do her own workouts that she promotes. And that is why only beginners and amatures follow her. She is giving a hart/liking weird comments of men saying they have a crush on her which I found so weird, why wouldn't you like inspirational stories from your female audience?
She is histrionic as many of these women are, craves sexual attention and is perpetuating dangerous stereotypes. For some reason alot of her audience does not see that but just praises her. Absolutely poison for women.
I had to write this as someone who was 11 years in body fitness. The fact that people in the industry, such as real trainers, agree with me is all I need to know. I stand by my opinion. She has 20mil followers for air kicks and humping air and putting camera up her ass while a real fitness trainers dont have 10% of that following- sad...That is why this industry is rotten.
@A Edjo where did she lie? Give me examples. And btw, I follow her workouts myself.
@A Edjo she's not lying when she's clearly said in several of her videos to not take the titles too literally. All her programs are literally free so the least we can get over is her titles if they get her more clicks.
@A Edjo please use your brain
Leave my girl Chloe outta this she’s innocent 😭
Sure. Chloe is almost 40 yo woman who is doing half naked workouts and fetishizing Asian stereotype. Recently she made a video where she wore extremely short skirt and her whole ass was naked. Then she proceeded to do squats and filmed herself in the most voayeristic and inappropriate way where camera was under her skirt. It was borderline soft porn. Her comment section explained her how disapointed they are and how inapropriate this is and I read powerful statements from women who said they will no more engage in that kind of content for their own mental health asking is oversexualization really empowerment. Ofcourse she did not adress it but she deleted comments instead.
For some time now she is constantly wearing pigtails, heavy make up while training and wears no clothes and acts in a stereotypical overly cute uwu way that Asian women are put in and now she is wearing skirts that don't cover her butt. Complete porn little Asian girl stereotype. Again-she is 40 yo and with her platform she could've done much more not only for Asian women but for women in general but the whole point of her channel is narcississtic fuel for her. How someone can not see that she has a compleatly fake gestures and behaviour is beyond me but then again, narcississtic women get following and adoration... I guess. Her comment section is also weirdly into kpop which just tells you more about how shallow and fetishizing her audience is. Her looks are build in the gym and plastic surgeons office yet she gives you air kicks that do nothing for your looks, absolute low content.
She will not tell you to do any diet or any actual hardwork ofcourse (!) becouse she does not care to give you an actual truth but promotes results with minimal effort becouse most of her audience wants to hear that and not put the real work in-that is why you will never look like her becouse she actually does not do her own workouts that she promotes. And that is why only beginners and amatures follow her. She is giving a hart/liking weird comments of men saying they have a crush on her which I found so weird, why wouldn't you like inspirational stories from your female audience? She is histrionic as many of these women are, craves sexual attention and is perpetuating dangerous stereotypes. For some reason alot of her audience does not see that but just praises her. Absolutely poison for women.
You may defend her, I do not care I had to write this as someone who was 11 years in body fitness. The fact that people in the industry, such as real trainers, agree with me is all I need to know. I stand by my opinion. She has 20mil followers for air kicks and humping air and putting camera up her ass while a real fitness trainers dont have 10% of that following- sad...That is why this industry is rotten.
Literally!! She's so honest about everything and shares her pictures without flexing and with bloating.
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Nah, she sexualizes herself in a way, and I get it she’s the product we’re the consumer . But why does every woman have to use sex to sell something.
So much for feminism; we end up using the very thing we complain about for men focusing on
Steph I really love your videos but I really felt your research regarding this topic is not enough, as an active follower of for e.g Chloe ting she doesn't promote toxicity regarding body image and about the video titles and thumbnail she has clearly stated that they are posed and th titles are really just so ppl start out. I recommend you see into it as some of these girls have really helped many ppl over the world to gain the confidence they need.
Bit late but have to agree. I’m not a follower of this chick but some of her videos have come up in my recommended, for the life of me I can’t get through a single one. Her videos (in my opinion) are very biased, feels like she’s only taking out her own insecurities and often times being quite rude about it.
I love Chole Ting and think her video works well for beginners. She also educates her audience that everyone's body is different and that we shouldn't compare our progress with others or hers. I also remember watching one of her vlog videos where she shows her problem with bloating and how that can drastically make her belly look fat, essentially showing us that even her body doesn't look perfect all the time
I think for most of them, it’s a perception issue. Because Chloe or Pamela, for example, never say “do these workouts and you will look exactly like me!”. So if we are watching and thinking that, we are at fault. Plus, the two mentioned, have lots of free content that has proven to keep a lot of people active and be stronger.
Honestly since the webwide censorship of Pro-ana, thinspo and ed-centered spaces the Fitspo and fitness influencers began their rise.
A lot of people from the pro-ana space just hoped on to the Fitspo side so a lot of the same diet problems and workout problems and ed behaviors are there too.
This comment is underrated
This. All I am seeing is naive, usually begginer girls here in the comments saying Oh I love Chloe or Pamela. Like... its sad. No deeper understanding of toxicity and lies. They will continue to perpetuate the problem, continue to have body image issues and give money to wrong people. It is sad that these influencers that had plastic surgery and are photoshoping are taking pictures of their ass everyday all day and are continuing oversexualization of women and followers are-other women? Real trainers have minimal following. Sad.
Accurate
Facts
Stephanie, thank you so much. I've been loving your whole "be real" series, but this one specifically resonates with me. Since I moved to another city I've gained some weight and I've really struggled with my body image, hence eating less, waking up at 6 am to desperately try and fit the daily workouts in my schedule, religiously following these fitfluencer. It felt like I was doing all right, but I was EXHAUSTED. I should simply stop caring and be grateful for having a body that supports me and allows me to do whatever I want, but it's hard, especially for someone who's been struggling with her weight and overall appearance her whole life. Thank you so much!
Not Chloe Tings 😂 she’s a good one. Had me looking good last year! In 2 weeks and I ate what I wanted, just in moderation 🙃
I’m about to get back on her workouts, they work for MY body type ☺️
I'm a gym girl and I love watching harry from tfnl teamforneverlean for exactly that reason. He has a very kind way to talk about how bad some of these fitfluencers are. He's also very knowledgeable about training and mental health. Thank you for this video and getting the info spread also outside of the fitness community. 🤗
I love Harry’s hats lol
Agreed. Harry's great!
Harry is the best!
Love TFNL!!! Harry cuts through all the bullshit and gives really solid advice.
I love how he calls people out!
When I was in high school I did a project about how photoshopping in media can put stress on young developing teenagers and found that at the end of my research I myself had developed an ED. It took me months to get out of it. I cannot imagine what teenagers go through nowadays seeing influencers and their “perfect lives” all over social media. It’s just sad really.
Thank you for shedding light on this. Young girls need to know this.
not to mention, as someone who used to do fitness as a job, a lot of these influencers have work done! bbls, fat transfers, lipo, etc. and they don’t share this! as well as the supplements that a lot of ppl don’t share that they’re using. great video babe❤️ keep it up.
When I used to be bigger I used to follow these kind of workouts and do intermittent fasting and diets promoted by influencers.
I only actually started losing weight when I went to a nutritionist and started working out with actual heavy weight.
I lost 44lbs and I've been keeping the weight off for 3 years now.
The thing I hate the most is "big butt small waist" at home workouts: there's just no way to lose fat in a localized area, and there's no way to grow your butt without lifting heavy.
I remember doing all of these workouts, seeing no results, feeling like shit and then abandoning my fitness goals.
Great video :) Just a quick note: you forgot to mention that plastic surgery can affect their body too. I mean, considering they aren’t fueling their body enough, it’s nearly impossible to have both abs AND maintain a big butt. I’m so tired of these influencers who claim to train regularly in order to achieve a certain aesthetic when in fact, it’s all just ‘artificial’ 😔
Whenever I lose weight, my butt is the first to go lol
Not to mention the boobs & facial fat absolutely go as well when the BMI drops. There's NO way to really avoid it.
I naturally have a small waist and bigger butt but my butt will defo go down at the same rate as my stomach. It’s just near impossible to be naturally slim thick.
Yeah it’s called Anavar. It’s a performance enhancing drug you can get prescribed by your doctor. You can achieve the small waist, big butt look with those drugs
Thank you! Literally
Me, a teenager struggling with self image and always comparing myself to the girls of my school and literally every pretty girl around me, watching this reallg helped❤️
Your pep talk about not being able to shrink your bones is one I tell myself every day lately. I have always hated my big shoulders, among many other negative areas in my body, and then literally last year at age 42 I realized I can’t do a thing about them.
Thank you so much for putting the right light on these unrealistic body goals. Especially when it comes to fitness influencers❤
I just wanted to let you know that your channel has inspired me to stop using filters and editing my pictures. And since then I’ve been so much more confident, and have been getting even MORE compliments from others. You (along with recently becoming sober) taught me to seek validation from myself instead of the world around me. So thank you for that❤
This was a good one . As someone who has a naturally muscular but thin body type , I had gigs long ago for fitness modeling and it’s all lighting let me tell you .
I never once thought about being a fitness person online , but if I did I think about just how misleading and f***ed up it would be to tell anyone to do “What I do in a day “ and expect the same results when it’s just being broke and having a fast metabolism 😢
I’m surprised Chloe Ting was included because normally the main thing fitness influencers sell that makes it seem like their results and body is gatekept is… their workout plans, routines, and diets. Meanwhile all Chloe sells is athletic wear and resistance bands and all of her workout routines and recipes for healthy delicious food are free on her blog. And she’s been transparent with her body transformation, the way she poses for pics, and struggles with health related bloating. She’s one of the more positive fitness influencers out there and got a lot of people through the pandemic
thank you so much for speaking about this. i’m a teenager and fell into this scam and did 4-5 of these videos a day, along with running and a gym workout and didn’t eat enough. your videos are what got me out of it and i thank you so much because i am so much happier now! ❤️
yess!! I'm so glad you are speaking up about this! I'm killing myself trying to get these "body goals" and when I look back at photos of myself I realized I have a problem. I think a lot of people, especially women have a problem with this. healthy is better, always 💗
Just want to also show my support for the incredible Chloe Ting. I'm so thankful her programs are free. I've done a few and I am actually about a third of the way through another right now. I love that she tries to be inclusive to all shapes while maintaining that results will depend on each person's genetics. She provides modifications for exercises if needed, and just has such an inviting personality. I also really like her transparency with her own personal body struggles. And her menus that she also provides for free? Oh wow, they're delicious and have real bulk to them. I will keep doing her programs as long as she puts them out. Another much loved honorable mention - if you want some really fun dance cardio that will make you want to move, may I suggest you look into The Fitness Marshall. That's a workout even my 8 year old loves to jump in and do. We have a blast.
I love Marshall 🥺✨
I'm always so shocked by the real vs posed images of the people I look up to. I've achieved the body I've always wanted and it's never enough. "Just a bit less fat there and I will be happy", "just some more definition here and I''ll be perfect", it never ends.
Love your videos. I was in middle school during the grunge/heroin chic era. I was already thin, but became obsessed with looking like Kate Moss’ (probably airbrushed) editorial photos. I barely ate for years during my teens. When I was around 15 my hair started falling out. Even though over the years I have taken many steps to eat healthy and make sure I’m getting all of the vitamins and minerals I became deficient in, my hair never fully recovered. I can’t confirm this but I feel like I switched on some hair loss gene when I was starving myself as a young teen. My hair is fine, but it used to be thick and gorgeous before I decided to stop eating. There are so many long-term affects from restrictive dieting that I certainly never thought of when I was 14. So glad there’s more awareness now but also it’s sad to see that the media is still flooded with dangerous messaging. Raising awareness is so important 🙌
I long for the day that YOUR wisdom & messages are more widely spread and revered than those misleading "how to get a tiny waist & huge booty" videos and "fitfluencers." the world needs less of that & more of you! LOVE YOUR GUTS 💙💙
As someone who has suffered through an ED i agree with Stephanie. A lot of what I saw kept encouraging me to eat as little as possible to stay thin. There was a point where I was only eating two slices of pizza a week. Seven days and only one meal. I was miserable. I have to say that finding this channel back then really helped me realize just how much damage I was causing myself. I still find myself slipping back into my old ways but now I make sure to eat at least one big meal a day with various snacks throughout. I'm trying very hard and watching your videos helps me so much. Keep doing what you're doing Steph, you really saved me.
Thank you for making me love myself steph sometimes depression and my inner voice are my biggest bully so ur vids help a lot
A channel like yours is what i needed, lately ive been feeling so comfortable with my body, its a process but than YOU for being a part of it
I followed so so many of these influencers when I was struggling the most with my body. One of the first things I did when beginning recovery was deleting all my social media accounts and creating new ones where I only followed content that made me feel good. It really was such a game changer.
Germany had a fitfluencer called Sophia Thiele. The pressure broke her. She gained a lot of weight from stress and all that, and for all her shame about it she suddenly disappeared from social media for really long. I think she's kinda back now but it's sad
From what I've heard she did come out and say that she's struggling with Binge Eating Disorder. She's back now and much more open about it.
Chloe Ting is my fav, she is the only one that has free workout plans and her what I eat in a day are great and not restricting like others'
I love Daisy too but would not follow her eating habits or buy her workout plans
I think the world needs to hear messages like the ones you are promoting. You honestly could have used your good looks to do exactly as these fitness influencers have done, sold someone products that would never get them the advertised body but you decided to expose the 'man behind the curtain' and it is so inspiring. I thought about getting face work done, but I recently lost my mother and I thought to myself, if I change this face, I lose that last piece of my mother that is reflected in the mirror back to me. What you are saying is profound and I thank you for it.
Your summary is so poweful! Why are we putting aesthetics ahead of health? I wish I could have heard this message as a teenager who lost her period for over a year due to disordered eating, and that was just from the influence of the trashy magazines of the 2000s. I can't imagine how difficult young women have it with the over exposure of these types of influencers now. Keep up the great work!
i am currently watching this while eating pasta and having some wine on the side, ha. thank you so much for continuously making these kinds of videos, they really really help me with my mindset and my own self esteem ♥
I love your videos. Your messages are so important for girls and women around the world. Keep doing what you're doing! You are much appreciated.
Same with Senada Greca, she blocks anyone who has an opossing opinion on what she posts, things like "what I eat in a day" and the quantities are way too small to support such a physique. It's all trash, many also post useless exercises but that is not in fact what they do to reach their goals.
Hunger pains are really hard to deal with and often lead to giving up and binge eating like you said. 🥺😓
It's an industry rooted In Vanity that borders narcissism. If people want real advice, Instagram is the last place one should look 🤔
I've been working out using Pam, Lily and MadFit for more than 3 years now. I work out 6days a week and some days up to 2 hours and I used to only eat 2 meals a day. Guess what guys? I dont look like any of those women! I'm thin, but I dont have muscle definition. I just have to remember, it's their job to work out. They work out way more than me and eat such small meals. I only work out about 45-50 mins a day and eat 3 round meals now. And I'm okay with that!
I love that you speak your mind especially addressing these things that are so overlooked but need to be shed light upon. Knowing all well that this could have a backlash from these people's blinded fans, I appreciate and support your views and agree with you, keep going love ❤️
I love how real you are about this world I subbed!
I hate my big bust….it’s huge and the first thing people..see… and there’s even videos about how to get a smaller chest in a week I’m like wtf…preying on me . Reminding me there’s something is wrong with me everyday,
Pamela Reif actually shares how she looks when she is not posing
Your point about the 'results' videos clicked with me sooooo much! Either they are lying or just click baiting. I used to follow these '2 weeks' workouts one after another and being so goddamn dissapointed when results were not seen like other youtubers. I am glad I got out of that horrible cycle! Love to you! ❤
Dude you can't compared to yourself with them first of all they are doing exercises regularly and because of that they body be used to it. And everyone has a different metabolism. You can't expect same results. And they said that in their videos so many times.
Thank you for always spreading the truth. I think that you deserve even more people to watch your videos.
I know women who are depressed that they do not look like these girls. And men, who putting women down by telling them that they are ugly if they do not look like that. And that's so awful and sad for both sides...
Amen ❤thank you for addressing
you're such a queen roasting all these media personalities that annoy us all.
I absolutely hate working out, and always did it. During lockdown my friend convinced me to work out with her. We did Pamela Reifs workouts, because she was the only one who didn’t talk through her videos. I did her workouts for like a year religiously, and since then on and off. I’m still not a fan of working out but love her videos because I can actually see the results, and she shares her plans for free. I tried since other influencers videos too but I just can’t get into them ( mostly cause they talk all the time which annoys me so much). She started to do products and cookbooks and stuff, but her videos are still available for everyone. She also talked about the time when she was too skinny and that she tries to be string now rather than lean. She seems very nice and genuine to fans too.
WOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. THANK YOU THANK YOU. SO IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF THIS
Thank you for continuing to reinforce this. It's so necessary for my mental health. And I need to hear it over and over even if I've heard it a million times 💙
Love this, we are made differently. I started watching Aly Art and she helps tremendously in loving our individuality and understanding we are all made differently
I like Chloe. I've done exactly what she says and it worked. I'm no model, but I looked so much better after doing her exercise routines. Even my butt improved! She's honest too
I really love your videos! 🥰
I just realized a few months ago that I could never look like these women on Social Media. I have naturally wider shoulders, a wider rib cage/wider ribs and wider hips than most of the women I see on Social Media. My bone structure is not that small and even though I work out 4 times per week and have a good and balanced diet, I'll never be that thin as other women.
After I realized that, I started to change my mindset. I don't work out to be thin anymore. I work out to be healthy and stronger. I don't have a good diet to be a smaller size. I have a good diet because I love these types of food, I love cooking and I love giving my body what it wants and needs. And yes, sometimes I eat chips. Yes, sometimes I eat fries. But that's what balanced means to me: not being restrictive and sometimes giving your body what it's craving for, but in moderation.
Your videos helped me a lot and made me realize that I'm good the way I am.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I got so ill back in 2016 following the guidance of these influencers in combination of already suffering from disordered eating. It definitely intensified my eating disorder following the false claims and dietary advice of these people 😔
I believe that just like the blue verification tick for celebs…there should be a green alternative for registered nutritionists and health coaches :) This would help to standardise the claims and variety of nutrition and health information being shared online🥰
honestly, chloe ting is pretty much always honest and open about whenever the images are posing and how it's very normal to bloat and not look shredded all the time :)
LOVE THIS!!! The fitness industry has become such a joke!!
In June I decided I wanted to get fit and turn my health around after COVID, I joined the gym and started dieting. I saw results like my jeans no longer fitting the same after loosing water weight (I didn't know this at the time). I saw the results and thought "if I eat even less and exercise even more I can get better results quicker". I ended up being terrified of food, and lost my period (I haven't had it in almost 6 months), since then I've slowly started eating more and being less restrictive.
I you are going through any of this know you are not alone, and there is always someone to talk to.❤️
Omg you really should have a podcast!! I love your voice sm and your topics are so interesting and you don’t ramble at all. I love your content
I used to binge eat because my entire life ive been told I’m “too skinny” and it got to the point I didn’t have my period for over a year. I just remember feeling so disgusting but I couldn’t stop because I was surrounded by people telling me what’s wrong with my body. I’m better now today 😺
The problem with fitness influencers then smash cut to hello fresh. You can’t make this shit up.
Thank you so much for this video!! Very helpful information!
Agree with a lot of points, but I follow Pamela Reif and Chloe Ting for their workouts and the workouts are good and FUN. It helped me so much with becoming fit and eating better.
Thank you for not being like that, I had an undiagnosed Ed for many years and starved myself and I really struggled with food, but I liked your videos showing how you eat balanced meals as a veggie and that basically started me wanting to eat truly healthy and fuel my body instead of starve it, I also follow Natacha oceane now and she’s great for that and not food shaming but eating for how your body feels and what feels good. It’s funny because I was always yo-yoing with my body weight but now aside from covid it’s been pretty stable, lower than my weight generally used to be and I eat whatever I want including fast food. The starving yourself crap is bs, it basically made me put on more weight long term, obsess over food and be constantly miserable and hungry, it’s really not worth it, and it’s crazy to me fitfluencers or whatever encourage you to eat barely anything and work out, your body needs fuel to work out effectively and get the gains you want, starving yourself and over exercising will just make you tired and hungry and miserable
Thank you
I just want to let you know, that I've been struggling with an ED and body dysmorphia and you helped me so much!
Someone who I also LOVE and have been subscribed to for years is Sarah’s day! She also has her own eBooks and workout guides and is all about listening to your body and doing what is good for it. 110% can recommend her channel!
"We breathe OUT." - OMG, you're so funny and right!!!
My biggest issue is that these fitness influencers don’t look the same irl and on Instagram. They’re selling fake things.
“Pay to look like me” but they don’t even look like them. I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing for people to buy guides to help get in shape or eat better, but it’s important to know you will just better yourself not look like them
The end was so sweet 🥹 thank you
I keep sharing your videos with my sister. You have massively helped me reshape my thinking about body image and see how many lies are online. You are amazing!! Thank you for all the effort it must take to make these videos xx
here's a few of my favourite online fitfluencers that don't promote unhealthy body standards and are genuinely helpful:
-koboko fitness
-joanna soh
-juice & toya
-madfit
-nobadaddiction
-heather robertson
-caroline girvan
I love Grow with Jo channel. She looks healthy, she is always positive ad her workouts don't make me feel dead after. I personally think that it's great that there are so many channels and exercises you can find for free and create your own routine. But you gotta be smart about it. As far as I know, Chloe Ting received a lot of backlash over the years for click baiting headlines ad unhealthy exercises. I think I tried one of her workouts once, felt bad after and moved to other trainers.
You are just wicked 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for this!!! A lot of people need to see this!
thank you so much. i rlly hate my body right now, and your videos are really helping.
Please do male fitness influencers next! My bf has body dismorphia thanks to Instagram, he thinks he needs to look beefy and cut all the time, despite me telling him that those men are posing, they're probably dehydrated, likely abusing steroids, and eating crazy amounts of protein shakes, chicken breast and broccoli.
Tell your bf that those guys are on PEDs and not natural. I look pretty good but was comparing my glutes to the IFBB pros and found out that they all take drugs to look like that. So I got off instagram and I feel better about my nice body ❤