Fitness Blender Rant: Body Shaming, Photoshop, Fitspiration, Ryan Gosling & Body Image – FitnessBlender

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Monica Brixey July 24, 2018 - 1:38 pm

You guys are so amazing! Thank you for talking about this!!

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Zahra Khan August 12, 2018 - 3:33 pm

<3

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George Sun August 16, 2018 - 6:07 am

Thank you for bright honest people as you are:)I left the usuall fitness industry people behind because of superficiality…All the best:)

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Corrin August 22, 2018 - 11:49 pm

Did a HIIT workout video, ate some good greens and protein, watched this video… feeling satisfied, calm, healthy, and inspired :D.

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Genevieve Savard August 29, 2018 - 5:24 pm

Did you notice pictures of before/ after wich uses different person and it so obvious that it’s not the same person! Incridible! Thank you for that video

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Adreeonah Mundy September 7, 2018 - 11:30 am

Kellz was fired up!! tell em girl

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Tahani Hamad September 11, 2018 - 11:29 pm

Thanks guys for making this video 👍🏻

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zapto lite October 1, 2018 - 5:17 pm

You both are some of the best humans ever.

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Charlie in Red October 13, 2018 - 7:37 pm

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU.
You guys have changed my life and I wish I could show you how grateful I am. You guys are so real and honest, i admire you both so much.

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GaGyGu October 18, 2018 - 2:18 pm

You Guys, you are great! I could not agree more with everything you are saying! I really like your vibes and positive messages. Your videos are meaningful and…you just have amazing chemistry together! 🙂 thank you!

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albmata14 October 20, 2018 - 9:09 pm

I appreciate this video. I love and am inspired by Daniel in the way he is calling out objectification. Good to see another man speaking up about this.

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tashia derry October 24, 2018 - 4:55 am

Love you both so much thank you ❤️ you are so inspiring

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CandVocaloiziiPlang1 January 1, 2019 - 1:01 am

I hate it when people brag with losing 10 kg in one month as if it's nothing! If I could lose 10 kg, that's all I need. But I can't more than 2 kg/month, and after 2-3 months I stagnate and put it all back. 🙁 It doesn't help that I only have time to work out in the evenings after work and that summers are really too hot for gym (taking off sticky sweatty clothes and putting on gym gear on sticky sweatty skin, ew).

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Loz T February 2, 2019 - 3:04 am

I would love to hear Kelli and Daniel’s thoughts on all the different eating crazes like Keto, Paleo and 16/8 intermittent fasting.

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SuperKaykhan March 9, 2019 - 1:09 pm

I love this video thanks so much fitness blender !!!your so inspiring !!!

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Jessika69 March 25, 2019 - 5:29 pm

What DOES motivate me is the numbers on my blood tests from the doctor. In the long run I just want to be healthy, happy and live a long life with my loved ones.

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Jessika69 March 25, 2019 - 5:44 pm

My biggest pet peeve…everyone has an agenda: in the end, their advice leads to them selling something like protein powders or vitamins..you really can't trust that they know what they're doing when money is their motivation. Thank you to guys for offering free content to those of us who can't afford a gym..with genuine advice. Love you guys!

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Samantha Tatman July 23, 2019 - 6:31 am

Thank you so much for this video.

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Lynda Coddington July 23, 2019 - 3:49 pm

I have to tell you guys that this is exactly what I needed. Over the last year I have had to take a step back from pretty much all social media. I dont go on Facebook or Instagram or anything like that. The only thing i have been still doing is watching YouTube which honestly at times isnt much better. But I have serious issues with how I feel about my body and have most of my life and seeing all of the unrealistic pictures and posts makes it even worse. It puts me in a bad place mentally so I decided that I'm just not gonna do it to myself anymore. Its refreshing to see people in the health and fitness world speaking up about this and stressing how much damage fitspo and the media does! Thank you!!!!

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Bhavana July 23, 2019 - 5:18 pm

Kelli does say in the beginning how you look doesn't indicate how healthy you are but what about the people who are very obese? Can we have a healthy conversation about this?

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Anna Ou July 23, 2019 - 5:35 pm

this video is SO IMPORTANT

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Lyn Pearson July 23, 2019 - 7:56 pm

Omg just seen this….sound advice. This is true fitness not vanity fitness. My go to any day of the week. Thank you guys

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Megan Weidle July 23, 2019 - 8:24 pm

You two are genuinely perfect.

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Laura Neaves July 23, 2019 - 11:01 pm

That's why your channel is awesome because you dont promote junk and you ….care!!! You're not always trying to sell something and the things that you do have an income for deserve it! I follow because you are down to earth, simple and Real people! I always tell everyone about you!

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Daisy Hart July 24, 2019 - 12:10 am

“Shut up about everyone’s body.” Love you guys!

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Nancy Gomez July 24, 2019 - 7:40 am

Thank y'all so much for this video. I definitely do get upset over all the fitspo stuff because it always feels so artificial, always some marketing ploy to make money.

But I definitely have one hell of an unhealthy relationship with Instagram. Originally, I would use it to try and help motivate me to get up and try to reach what I think would be an ideal body type, but over time I just continued to feel worse and worse over not looking this way. I started just getting depressed over not being there already, not being at my goal already. Hating the journey because I was so caught up in the results I wanted.

It's been nearly a year since I started working out, and almost six months since I've very consistently done a healthy amount of activities (like 30min -1hr instead of like 5min-15min).

My body has changed tremendously and I have been taking progress shots in order to have physical proof of my progress. I have days where I look at myself and still see the unhealthy version of myself, on these days I look at my old pictures to help remind me that I should inspire myself ❤️

Thank you Fitness Blender for being there for me. Whenever, I was down, you two would coincidentally post genuinely helpful advice to help me get out of a bad slump. As cheesy as it sounds, you have changed my life ❤️

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Christine Farndon July 24, 2019 - 2:02 pm

Love you guys, the internet is brutal. Thank you for what you do.

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Charlie Kendel July 24, 2019 - 3:35 pm

Love you guys!

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Margaret Rose Quiogue Subramaniam July 24, 2019 - 3:46 pm

Thank you. Each individual has a different response to anything, thanks again for breaking it down. Great advice. Love you guys.

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Mahima Sharma August 1, 2019 - 1:19 pm

I love you both. SO MUCH.

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Blake Hetrick August 23, 2019 - 1:20 pm

This is the BEST thing I have seen in a long time. Love it and couldn’t agree more!!

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magdalena mem September 15, 2019 - 11:52 pm

Those two are such a great couple and a team and a great inspiration

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šemsudin dino poplava😎 October 3, 2019 - 4:27 pm

I love you guys❤

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Shelby November 14, 2019 - 3:04 am

I love that they put Ryan Gosling in the title😂

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agata0214 January 21, 2020 - 1:22 pm

It might be a slightly off-subject, but when I was young (hell up until my early 20s), I had been regularly made fun of my height (4'11), which has done a lot of damage to my self-esteem. Weightwise, I have not been particularly overweight nor "fit," but nonetheless these "perfect" body images in the internet made me think that I would never be able to achieve those bodies no matter what I do because of my height. That made me give up having a healthy lifestyle before even trying. I agree 100% with what you guys are saying in this video, especially what Daniel said that there are 7 billion different ways to be fit.

I truly hope that people learn to not mock or judge others of how they look, no matter what it is, weight, height, acne, style whatever.

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Trish204 April 1, 2020 - 2:52 pm

Ranting is good for the soul. lol

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NIxi April 17, 2020 - 6:29 pm

I know Kelly gets a lot of love (deservedly so) but can we just take a second to appreciate what a dude Dan is? Just such a decent, intelligent and compassionate person. His rant on fitspo and how it dehumanises women is spot on.

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Michael Raimo May 12, 2020 - 9:56 pm

I'm really happy that I found this channel. It's nice to see down to earth people in the fitness industry.

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Charmaine Chan June 27, 2020 - 3:02 am

I love you guys.

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farah basdeo July 30, 2020 - 4:27 am

although your pics look perfect..i actually never thought it was photoshopped

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farah basdeo July 30, 2020 - 4:28 am

do a vid on other authentic fitness channels

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elena 240 August 27, 2020 - 3:09 pm

I'm not body parts,,thank you

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Sara Kjeldsen August 28, 2020 - 6:03 pm

I've had some people who look "overweight" outrun me. You're right that healthy looks different for different people. I'm naturally slim and that used to be "so lucky" and "in" but now I feel the pressure at times to put on weight even though I'm well within my healthy weight range. I do want to be stronger for hiking and to challenge myself and yes, I wouldn't mind a bigger butt. But I agree the surgery and photo shopping bodies need to stop. We ought to celebrate what naturally healthy bodies look like. ❤

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Wants To Know September 25, 2020 - 9:45 pm

Hi Fitness Blender. 👋 I’ve started watching y’all’s videos not too long ago, which is why this is 06 years late. Anyway, y’all’s videos and programs have helped me become healthier. Not only have I lost 15pounds in two months but I feel much better. I’m now looking forward to my next doctors appointment so I can see my numbers improve and hopefully get off some medicines. Thanks again! I hope y’all continue be the amazing, inspirational, and apparently goofy selves. 😊

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Rory White February 9, 2021 - 9:11 pm

I love your workouts and this is the first time I have heard you speak; great message, very wise, thoughtful, considerate and encoraging. Many thanks.

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Charmaine Chan March 11, 2021 - 2:43 pm

Rewatching this video — you guys are fabulous ♥︎♥︎♥︎

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alexandre bernier March 13, 2021 - 10:27 pm

Hi. I enjoyed your vid so much! I have been trying to look for a informative YouTube vid that teaches the stuff in this vid! The explanation at 1:18 is my fav. Your breakdown is like the content from this awesome Dr Ethan. Doctor's tips are for sure educational and I really learned a lot for finals.

Go watch his channel out and give Doctor Ethan a like! 👉 #StudentDoctorEthan

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Dorota Syc March 15, 2021 - 5:27 pm

Watching this in 2021 and I have a feeling that things got 10 times worse. It's great you've been talking about it so long ago and I love you for that even more! Thank you for all the motivation and inspiration you give to us all!

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Komfy Koala March 23, 2021 - 8:19 am

I see this garbage on Instagram, which is why I had to leave.

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Malena Perelló June 15, 2021 - 11:07 am

You guys are SO AMAZING, I can't even describe how helpful your words are to me, and not just here in this video but in every video you have speaking to the camera… in every workout you two say this things. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU GUYS!! you two are literally the best of YouTube 💖💖

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