‘Same girl. Different angles’: Fitness blogger wins Internet with this post
There are days when fitness bloggers inspire us to work out and there are days when their perfectly sculpted pictures appear anything but achievable.
This week, fitness guru Ashlie Molstad achieved widespread Internet fame when she challenged this perception of unattainability by revealing the difference posing can make to an Instagrammer’s physique.
Placing an image of herself standing upright while tensing her muscles alongside a photo in which she is sitting in a relaxed position, the 31-year-old perfectly demonstrated how one body can shift from sculpted to seemingly untoned because of differing angles, even when dressed in the same clothes.
In the accompanying caption, Ashlie (or @FoodieGirlFitness) pledged that her followers will always be shown both her “posed, put together, professional side” and her “not so flattering sides”.
“Contrary to what society has taught us to think, our worth isn't measured by how many belly rolls we have, or how many dimples on our booty, or how much jiggle hangs out on our arms,” she wrote.
“Loving ourselves exactly as we are is hard. Because we've been told for years that we're not good enough until we {insert any of the thousands of ideas of perfection that has been fed to us over the years}.”
“But I call BS. I say that the real magic happens when we embrace who we are, at every angle and size.”
Demonstrating that the Internet cannot get enough of the authenticity it is so commonly criticised for lacking, Ashlie’s post has been liked 164,000 times since it was uploaded on Friday.
Among the post’s 9,000 comments, one inspired follower wrote: “This is exactly what young girls need to see! And even at 25 I needed this reality check. Thank you so much for being brave enough and posting this.”
