From your former high school classmate with the seemingly perfect life to models who travel the world (paired with the hashtag #wanderlust, of course), let’s be real here––Instagram isn’t always the most feel-good place. Rather, it can feel like a place of instantaneous FOMO where you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others.
But despite the plethora of perfectly angled selfies and gorgeously filtered landscapes, there’s a trend gaining serious momentum on the photo-sharing app, and—best of all—it’s rooted in body positivity.
While you’re probably familiar with the term and how it’s displayed in ads and social media, it helps to remember that body positivity is the belief that people should be liberated from feelings of self-hatred and value their true beauty, all while making that same change in their communities, according to The Body Positive. In other words, the movement runs on a contagious energy–, making Instagram the perfect vehicle for its purpose.
Jessamyn Stanley
If you haven’t seen yoga instructor and body positivity pioneer Jessamyn Stanley yet, you will soon. She’s proof that weight doesn’t factor into strength, grace, agility or flexibility, traits that typically define your average yoga instructor. She is also a firm believer in feeling rather than looking, a mantra she repeats to her students as they move through various yoga poses.
Tess Holliday
American model Tess Holliday has long been immersed in the body positivity movement, even before it started gaining steam within the last few years. She even created the hashtag #effyourbodystandards, now a handle on its own. But above all, Holliday rejects the notion that “fat” and “plus size” are shameful words and have no ties to what is beautiful or attractive.
Leo Sheng
While body positivity is accepting your body as it is, it also means accepting your inner beauty. On his handle, Leo Sheng documents his journey as a transgender man, from surgeries to personal struggles.
Emme
If you haven’t heard of Emme, your mom likely has. She was regarded as the world’s first plus-size supermodel and has continued modeling for the past two decades, showing that both size and age are irrelevant when it comes to fashion.
Winnie Harlow
Showing that body positivity isn’t just about size, Winnie Harlow has parlayed her unique skin coloring into a professional asset––one that even propelled her to America’s Next Top Model. Harlow isn’t afraid to play up her most unique feature on Instagram, refraining from using too much makeup and always owning her look.
Healthy is the New Skinny
Body-love mantras, hilarious memes and photos of real women rocking their stretch marks? Sign us up. While the IG handle Healthy is the New Skinny is all about promoting body acceptance, it’s makers are also firm believers in the power of sass and humor, constantly posting funny, down-to-earth pics––perfect for your morning scroll.
Kaisa Keranen
If someone has ever told you that you shouldn’t lift weights because it would make you less feminine (and it totally got under your skin), this awesome account is for you. Kaisa Keranen isn’t afraid to display her strength via photos and videos, focusing on what her body is capable of versus of what it looks like. And to be honest, when you’re pumping out box jumps, burpees and pull-ups, who really cares what you look like anyway?
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