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Body Shaming: The invisible pandemic

Body Shaming: The invisible pandemic

Globally, the prevalence of body shaming is as high as 25 to 35 percent.  Our perception of an ideal body has now changed to a greater extent. There’s more to life than this, and everything you see or hear on social media isn’t true.  Body shaming is an act of making fun of or deriding someone’s physical appearance. And, it is not limited to fat-shaming. Body-shaming is a broad term and includes height shaming, thinness shaming, hair color, body shape, muscularity,…

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The impact of Fitspiration: Positives and Negatives

The impact of Fitspiration: Positives and Negatives

Is fitspiration on social media helping us or hurting us? The answer to this is not very clear. All of us will have different opinions, and everyone has the right to disagree with others. I hope we all have this tolerance, though. 😛 So, let’s explore some positives and negatives about fitspiration on social media.  Social media is a platform or a technology that helps us sharing ideas, thoughts, information through the virtual network. And, it also helps us stay…

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Spot reduction: Crush the myth now

Almost all of us look for magical solutions for our certain body parts to change them the way we want. This desire of ours drives us to search for targeted fat loss, also known as spot reduction methods.  Yaar, Mera Baki sab to thik hai, bas thoda paet Kam ho Jaye! I have experienced this during my weight loss journey. For me, my targeted areas were the thighs and belly. So, I searched every exercise that can help me lose…

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Eating disorder: Types and Symptoms

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Eating disorder plays with mental health and physical health, and most of the time, it is the most neglected disorder. This term may sound like it is related to the food we eat, but it’s more than that. It is a psychological condition that causes unhealthy eating habits. An attraction with food, body weight, or body size might be the starting point of developing eating disorders.  Almost everyone in the world is now conscious about their health, eating habits, or…

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