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Does the body positivity movement just reinforce that it’s looks that really matter? I’ve been wondering about this recently in the context of embracing aging. Do we have say the older women can be beautiful? Does that increase the pressure on older women to continue to focus on our appearance?
Here’s Zoya Patel in the Guardian on young women rejecting the body positivity movement.
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Need a new soundtrack for your workout this week. Here’s SELF Magazine’s Pride Playlist for 2024. You can read about Katie Gunderman’s choices here.
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“Janja Garnbret is known by many as the greatest competition climber of all time, having won more IFSC gold medals than any athlete in history. But, not only is Janja Garnbret a trailblazer in climbing performance, she is also leading the way as a positive role model in the sport. She is determined to change the culture in sport climbing and bouldering, as she reveals in this unique behind-the-scenes interview. Adidas TERREX dive deep into the ‘taboos’ around mental health, sports psychology and disordered eating with Janja Garnbret. As a female athlete at the top of her game, Janja opens up about women’s beauty standards, training during her menstrual cycle, hormones and using her intuition whilst competing on the IFSC circuit and at the Olympic Games.”
