Why Fitness Instructors Are Sharing Less-Than-Perfect Selfies
The body positive campaign has gone viral [Photo: Instagram @themollygalbraith]
How many times do you take a selfie, then quickly delete it in horror when you catch sight of a wrinkle or wobbly bit? Well, now there’s a new internet campaign that’s hoping to change all that.
In part of a ‘Love Your Body’ challenge, Fitness instructor, Molly Galbraith is encouraging other fitness professionals to post their not-so-perfect selfies. Stretchmarks, cellulite, lumps and all.
The 31-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky, originally launched the challenge in an attempt to change the perception of what a ‘perfect’ body is and encourage people to love themselves no matter what.
'We want women to know that they are beautiful just as they are, and that if they want to change their bodies, that’s fine and completely up to them,’ she said.
'We want to help them do it from a place of love, and because they’re deserving and worthy of care, not because they are trying to “fix” themselves.'
She added: 'In addition we want to remove the shame of having an 'imperfect’ body and the idea that a 'perfect’ body exists, because really, what the heck does a perfect body even look like?
'Cellulite, stretch marks, birthmarks, scars, moles, wrinkles, these are part of every single one of us, and they help us tell our story - there is no reason to hide them or apologise for them.’
Molly wants people to realise the ‘perfect’ body doesn’t exist [Photo: Instagram @themollygalbraith]
Since launching the powerful campaign on her website, GirlGoneStrong.com, Molly has since been inundated with un-retouched pictures of women from around the world.
One fit pro who took up the challenge, Danny J, shared two photographs of herself side by side to show how different she looked with her back arched. Another, Jen Comas posted her pictures with the caption. So, cellulite? Who cares!
The un-retouched image Molly first shared on Facebook that has gone viral [Photo: Facebook Molly Galbraith]
It’s not the first time Molly has flown the flag for imperfect bodies. Earlier this year she shared a blemishes-and-all photo of herself on her Facebook page, alongside an empowering message.
“This is a body that I spent too much time, energy, and mental space wishing would look differently,” she wrote. “And today? Today this is a body that is loved, adored, and cherished by the only person whose opinion matters — ME.”
Molly, who has battled with Hashimoto’s disease and polycystic ovary syndrome, both of which can affect weight, decided to share the picture after getting fed up with being body shamed.
She hopes her new body positive campaign, which crashed her site when it first went live, will continue to inspire other women to learn to love their imperfections.
Molly we salute you!
Would you share an imperfect selfie? Let us know @YahooStyleUK.
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