The fundamental collision point between body positivity and wellness is the issue of . Body positivity advocates for Health at Every Size (HAES), which holds that correlation is not causation: while statistically, higher weight may correlate with certain conditions, weight loss is not an effective or sustainable treatment for most people, and the stress of weight cycling can be more harmful than the weight itself. Wellness culture, however, is almost always implicitly or explicitly weight-normative. Even when wellness influencers claim to focus on "how you feel," their before-and-after photos reveal a slimmer, more toned physique as the ultimate proof of "wellness."
The New Standard: Why Body Positivity and a Wellness Lifestyle Go Hand in Hand The fundamental collision point between body positivity and
To make this concrete, here is what a day looks like when you remove shame and add intention. Even when wellness influencers claim to focus on