A recent German study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of exercise trends promoted on social media. While these practices ...

Body positivity is a movement to accept bodies of all sizes and types, rather than those that conform to societal ideals of beauty. It emphasizes self-acceptance, inner worth, and appreciation for ...

Instagram influencer Olivia Nevill has shared two photos of herself taken just one minute apart to show what her body really ...

Lizzo celebrates her weight loss and fitness goals online, saying she hasn't seen numbers that good in a decade.

The term ‘body positivity’ implies the existence of body negativity. Where do the negative feelings come from, and what are ...

But 10 years on, industry insiders tell us things have shifted. Was body positivity a flash-in-the-pan trend? And with help with weight loss medication such as Ozempic, is skinny back for good?

Conversely, the body positivity movement encourages self-acceptance and challenges traditional beauty standards—yet it is often disproportionately directed at those with fewer financial resources.

This finding underscores the potentially harmful effects of idealised fitness content, even when framed positively. For women, body-positive images were linked to improved body appreciation ...

The high fashion industry has always been synonymous with thinness, but for a brief moment in the 2010s, the body positivity movement was at the forefront. It promised a revolution of accepting ...