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Body positivity is a social movement that challenges the way popular culture and society view the physical body. Originally created by individuals society has deemed “overweight” (itself an arbitrary concept), the movement has expanded significantly. It now advocates for celebration and acceptance of all bodies, regardless of shape, size, ethnicity, gender, color, age, or disability. The movement’s goal is to shift society’s focus from appearance to health and encouraging nutrient-dense food, exercise, self-care, self-love, being true to oneself, comfortable clothing, inner beauty, and habits to lift spirits. Some have started to call it the Body Responsibility movement.

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How to Practice Body Neutrality: Accepting Your Body as It Is

Body neutrality is the idea of accepting your body as it is. Because that's easier said than done, this is a discussion of tools that will help.

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Let's get physical: how women's sport can conquer body image

Body image issues ought to have no place in sports, but it stops many women from getting involved. It’s time to celebrate female bodies for what they can do.

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12 Rockstar Yogis Who Are Leading the Body-Positive Movement

The yoga community has come together to lead a pivotal crusade, helping to reshape the false image of what a yogi is supposed to look like.

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Learning the Difference Between Body Image and Body Reality

How we perceive our bodies greatly impacts our self-esteem. Here are five steps you can take toward loving your body unconditionally.

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The Lady with a Beard: ‘If You’ve Got it, Rock it!’

At 25, Harnaam Kaur holds the world record as the youngest woman to have a full beard. For years, she was bullied. Now she’s an Instagram star.

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7 Badass Men Making It OK for Guys to Be Body Positive

Disordered food behaviors (like binge eating, purging, and fasting for weight loss) are just as common in men as they are in women.

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The Plus Factor: And Why There’s a Yogi in Our Logo

The term “body-positive” has a slightly different meaning for everyone, yet its core message is one of acceptance and belief in oneself—no matter how thin, flexible, or adept at handstands you may be.

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Roxane Gay: ‘My Body Is a Cage of My Own Making’

Strangers remove food from her shopping trolley, humiliate her in the gym and refuse to sit next to her on planes. How did size get to be such a big deal?

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I’m Obese. I Want a Healthy Lifestyle. But It’s Often Inaccessible to Disabled People Like Me.

Diet and exercise are especially challenging for disabled people.

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Free the Nippleless! From Ourselves and the Shame of Living in a Society that Rarely Acknowledges Us

For women like me who lose our nipples to breast cancer, learning to love our changed bodies can be a journey.

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