Kayla Itsines Rants Against Body-Shaming

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Fitness trainer and Instagram sensation Kayla Itsines is known for her quasi-magical before and after photos, which show off the amazing transformations that the women using her workout plans undergo. But as Itsines revealed today, there's a dark side to having 4.6 million Instagram followers scrutinizing your every post: body-shaming. Itsines said that each time she posts one of these dramatic before-and-afters she sees the same thing: people commenting with negativity. Phrases like "you looked better before" and "why do all these people look ill in their after pics?" pop up regularly according to Itsines, undermining all the hard work that these women have poured into their workouts and fitness habits. "With social media, it is very easy to comment and become what we describe as the 'keyboard warriors,'" she wrote. "Something important to remember about body shaming is that it doesn't necessarily always need to be intentional. What I mean is, people don't necessarily act or say things while consciously thinking, 'I want to make that person upset.'" But, of course, that doesn't mean it isn't hurtful to see your dedication being written off by strangers online. Luckily, as always, Itsines has a solution. In her post, she gave
Fitness trainer and Instagram sensation Kayla Itsines is known for her quasi-magical before and after photos, which show off the amazing transformations that the women using her workout plans undergo. But as Itsines revealed today, there's a dark side to having 4.6 million Instagram followers scrutinizing your every post: body-shaming. Itsines said that each time she posts one of these dramatic before-and-afters she sees the same thing: people commenting with negativity. Phrases like you looked better before and why do all these people look ill in their after pics? pop up regularly according to Itsines, undermining all the hard work that these women have poured into their workouts and fitness habits. With social media, it is very easy to comment and become what we describe as the 'keyboard warriors,' she wrote. Something important to remember about body shaming is that it doesn't necessarily always need to be intentional. What I mean is, people don't necessarily act or say things while consciously thinking, 'I want to make that person upset.' But, of course, that doesn't mean it isn't hurtful to see your dedication being written off by strangers online. Luckily, as always, Itsines has a solution. In her post, she gave