This fitness guru is exposing the reality of before and after photos
Instagram is chock-a-block with pictures of chiselled abs and pert posteriors, and the fitspiration side of social media has a reputation for posting the most perfectly posed pictures to showcase their bodies in the best light.
The saturation of perfect, toned bodies can leave aspiring athletes feeling a little disheartened, as they measure themselves up against the progress of others on the online platform.
One fitness fan, Sara Puhto, has committed herself to toning her body, and has taken it upon herself to blow the lid off the facade of the perfect Instagram fitness photo.
Sara has posted a series of images proving that some progress photos don't really show real growth at all, and are just staged, posed and lit to give the illusion of posterior progress.
In a world that's obsessed with the classic Kardashian combo of a flat stomach and big booty, Sara encourages the maintenance of realistic expectations.
"Bodies fluctuate daily, even hourly. Don't beat yourself up if you have a bad day, week or month," the fitness fan captioned one of her posts.
"Everyone has bad days. Everyone has some % of body fat. And everyone's body looks different from different angles/poses whether they're flexed, relaxed or bloated."
"People will post their highlights and their hard work on Instagram so don't compare yourself to them! You're beautiful no matter what."
Sharing her revelatory snaps with her 76,000 followers, the body positivity activist is using her platform to show people that all is not as it seems in the feed of progress photos.
She aims to inspire her followers to embrace their own bodies, and tells her fans not to get hung up over the bodies of others.
That's the kind of positive fitness message we can get behind.
