MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE about fitness is the concept of women having huge breasts and having no fat anywhere else. It really irritates me. Having a 6 pack with D-cups is so extreme and doesn't even make biological sense. If it was attainable in real life, how come all of those women have implants?! And why is having small breasts considered such a curse that it needs to be surgically corrected? I've heard people say "but small breasts aren't as feminine". You know what I think is a feminine body type? Being a female and having a body.
Ugh I completely agree. Not to mention that literally the only way to change the size of your breasts is by surgery, which not only is extreme but also expensive and it makes people think they have to save up to "look good" when they're dirt poor and should be using the money for actual important things. And I always hate those "real women" tests where if you can't hold a pen under your boob you're not a real woman. As a small-breasted woman, that offends me and I don't speak for just myself when I say it. Being a woman is whatever makes you feel beautiful, not by some stupid social construct.
I think I'm one of the fews out there that really enjoys and finds much comfortable her own small breast.😅 never ever understood the other womens wanting big this, big that...I think that big boobs are also heavier, how can you desire to carry such an unnecessary burden..
I think small boobs are genuinely lovely and go with a low fat body. Some women are slim with big boobs and that's okay too, but being top heavy has no biological advantage and can hinder your performance (back problems, getting in the way, etc.). Not to mention implants can create long term health problems.
@@peacebaby8693 "if you can't hold a pen under your boob then you're not a real woman." Me, looking down at the sagging ladies: well it took us 40 years, but I'm finally a real woman. 😂
Finding someone so down-to-earth and real in the fitness industry is almost impossible. Thanks guys for reminding us that fitness is about health and not looks!
One more thing. I like how you guys treat your fans/consumers like human beings. Some trainers seem to treat their overweight consumers like animals. On one video I saw a female trainer push a guys back down with her foot because it wasn't low enough for push-ups. (excuse me, don't put your nasty shoe on my back! lol) She was barking at them and treating exercise like it was a punishment for them being fat. The fact that a person is overweight doesn't make them any less human and I love the fact that you are not condescending or judgmental.
one thing I can't STAND (and I see this all over Instagram and Facebook) is the FitTea. like, tea is tea. no tea is going to make you "ripped" -- no supplement will for that matter. I just hate when people who are supposed to be reliable claim they're helping others, when in reality they're just trying to capitalize off of peoples' insecurities.
SuperHappyHeads Yeah they literally put senna tea in those mixes. Let's just give everyone laxative tea! always thought it was fucked that they do that.
The "What's Your Excuse" poster. I don't like it because it really takes a big stab at women's bodies post-pregnancy and how quickly weight from pregnancy should be shed after pregnancy.
Mickhail B pisses me off too. There was a time where I worked out 6 days a week. Still have post baby belly, so it’s not for want of exercise. Also, not everyone’s priorities are what they look like, some people prioritize cooking and family time. Basically everyone should do what makes them happy and let others do their thing.
My biggest pet peeve... When someone in my family or friends is overweight & wants to start a good fitness routine but thinks that they have to do it at home all alone where no one can see them. Or that they cant hit the gym with me until they lose a certain amount of weight or look fit enough to be at the gym. This is nonsense! Someone who is overweight doesnt even necessarily have to be TOLD they wont fit in or they'll be embarrassed, but the culture itself is permeating our society & creating that idea. Nowadays I feel like gyms are just full of these "fitness buffs" and everyone else feels alienated.. When in reality, no matter what you look like, if you're in the gym (or working out wherever!), you're already nailing it and you should be proud. Not feeling like you cant let other people see you sweat and struggle. So that's my response-rant haha
Bianca Oliveras This makes me SO SAD! I wish I could just tell everyone that as long as you're trying to better yourself, anyone who judges you doesn't matter.
Sabrina Ayrton Omg, yes! It doesn't matter what you look like as long as you're healthy and Bianca Oliveras you're right too! That's why I'm so proud of my bff, she's a little on the overweight side (though she's super tall and her body shape is hereditary) and started exercising recently. Well, the first week she went to the gym some idiots were checking her out and criticizing her, saying things about her legs and what not. Ugh, she was pissed off but decided to remain calm and not give them the satisfaction of seeing her affected (and that was hard for her, she wanted to give them a piece of her mind). She decided to tell her trainer and gym's owner, and when he scolded the rude guy for body shaming my friend, the idiot had the gal to say he neeever mocked my friend or anything like that. The point is idiot people will always exist, but you just have to do your thing. They're the foolish ones, not my friend nor your family and friends. Sorry for the rant, I'm still angry for what happened to my friend.
I understand what you are saying Bianca Mattern but i am from the caribbean and i remember going walking and some people in chorus started singing hey fatty in the tune to 50 cents go shorty its ur bday. I felt horrible and hearing the laughing and ridicule was terrible. This week I have started my fitness journey again folowing Fitness Blender at home and feel very energetic and more motivated this time around. 😊
This is such a great video with an awesome message I truly appreciate you guys for taking the time to do videos like this because a lot of people really need to hear these things!
What I love about you guys, is that you work hard, but you look great and NATURAL. You do not try to look over the top. I'm not trying to shoot for a completely ripped over the top body. I want to look great, feel great and be proud of whatever ill accomplish this year. You guys are amazing and I'm truly grateful you put out the advice and content that you do. As I've said before: You are the mother&father of fitness !
I can't believe my luck that I have found fitness blender! I try to have the perfect body all my life! These days I am happy with what my body can do and that is thanks to you! Thank you!
I love these rants lol. One thing that really makes me angry these days is the whole thigh gap trend. Another thing is that there are some "fitness gurus" on TH-cam that encourage really unhealthy goals and practices. There are so many pre teens and teens that look up to them, who don't know any better. I wish that these "health and wellness experts" on TH-cam would think more about their audience and how their lives are affected by the message they spread, instead of just focusing on getting their name out there. It makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I was once following one of these people, until I realized how extreme her methods were. My mom has suffered with bulimia for over 20 years and I've always been worried that I would start practicing her bad habits. That's why I'm so glad I found you guys, because you spread so much positivity and you don't put anyone down because of what they look like. Thank you for all of the hard work you guys put in to making these videos and teaching people accurate information about health and fitness. Sorry this was so long lol.
found i just found this rant now. it sucks i use to think like them. found you guys a year and 1/2 ago and my goal was to hit Daniel's body, that was my dream goal cause he looks amazing but not over the top for me. after losing 60 pounds, i knew i could never have the same body, my rib cage + top structure seems bigger. I started to lift and realized I didn't care anymore, I felt amazing I worked so hard to get where I wanted, no point in stopping if i won't look like i pictured it from the beginning, you guys got me on a healthy path, thank you for this!
@Stuart you should be super proud of yourself! I've always wanted to look like Kelly, and it was hard at the end to accept that I wasn't going to look like that, and that I should be happy for the variation of 'fit' that I was :)
I adore you two. I love your no nonsense realistic approach to fitness and exercise No one has ever motivated me more to exercise each day. You work outs are great, something for every mood, time available. Your body shaming talk is great. I am going to tell my teenage daughters to listen. Big big hugs. Beverley York UK
I have had, on numerous occasions, had people say, "you make me sick , you're so skinny!" They think they are giving me a compliment, but they are hurting my feelings. I am thin because I eat correctly and I love to exercise. I do it for me. Never tell a thin person their thinness makes you sick, that's very hurtful even if we smile.✌
as an ED recovery person, this is so motivating - you two are very real, inspiring and just incredible - i really look up to you and you're teaching me a lot, not only body-wise but also mentally i learn a lot from you, you teach me how to look at myself and how to look at others and what some of your thoughts actually mean and do to you
I have a thick body naturally. My thighs/hips have always been big and I have always had a big butt. And it wasn't fat either, I have always had a naturally bigger lower body. Being Salvadorian and German it just happened genetically. I was BULLIED for being thick and now some of the female bullies are posting progress pictures of them selves and how they want to achieve what they put me down for. The guys are hitting on me know telling me my curves are sexy. No one can ever win and till this day I stuffer greatly from all the hate and harsh words males and females put upon me for not being the ideal body society thought was sexy at the time.
Exactly. Social standards for the "perfect" body image changes more frequently than the weather and people just follow them like blind sheep without question. Just know you are certainly beautiful and try to fight past the ignorance.
Daniel is so upset, he can barely finish his sentences! But I so agree with the two of you. At the end of the day it's about knowing you're worthy, appreciating what you have and focusing on health.
This is a big reason why I love you both. You don't promote some BS supplement nor anything else that can have damaging effects on your body (eating hardly anything, working out way too hard, etc). Sometime during this last year, I almost started using a supplement that required that you eat like 1000 cals a day or less. Thankfully, I didn't. Turns out that once you stop using it, you gain more weight back than you lost and starving yourself really messes up your body. I almost took it because I believed I had to be super thin to be "pretty". I'm short and kinda stocky so that's impossible, but I'm cool with that now. Now, I just want to be healthier and thanks to the both of you, it will be possible. Another thing that irritates me is the promotion of expensive health food. I'm a college student with a job that doesn't pay much so it's frustrating when I see that some food is "proven" to be amazing, but it's way over priced. You two don't do anything like that so you're awesome. What upsets me the most is how our culture has affected how my boyfriend views himself. He can do many pull-ups and one handed push-ups, and is pretty healthy, but thinks he isn't good enough because he doesn't have big arms and a six-pack. It hurts me every time he sees some super ripped guy and says, "I wish I could look like that", especially because I think he looks amazing the way he is. I'm going to show him this video and hope it helps him. Thank you for being the amazing people you are :D
That was great!!! It actually helped me so much!! I'm a 45 year old mother of 4 and I've been working out for two years an instead of being proud of myself I hate myself call myself names cause I don't look how I'm supposed to in comparison to women who have been working out for "8" months or so, I've recently discovered Fitness blenders and I feel like I've hit the lottery! I love the workouts and I love how easy going you both are! You both look very fit and very nice and seem to know what your doing, so with that said I will continue to trust your work outs and promote them also! Thank you very much for taking the time for these wonderful words.
LOL I love you guys. This made me laugh but also super angry. Body shaming sucks. Lets all be body positive! You guys are truly inspiring, and it sucks that there are so many haters out there. The internet sucks sometimes: too many trolls and too much photoshop. Thanks for doing what you do!
This is the first time I write a message after following you for a year. As a visual artist myself and also a photographer who works with images and Photoshop all the time, I wouldn't agree more with what was told in this video. As a woman who wants to be healthy and fit to be able to enjoy life, it isn't just about the looks, we have to start to accept how and who we are rather than want to change and hate ourselves just because we do not look as a fake standard body we saw in the media. Both of you are very exposed to the whole negativity of confused people and it is courageous to put yourself out there in the internet. I never liked the fitness models "motivational" messages because they mislead the whole point of what is being healthy. Fitness is a huge industry and those images are part of the big pack what is sold to the masses. It is also connected to the pharmaceutical industry which do not really want healthy people. THANKS FOR ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AMONG YOUR FOLLOWERS :)
I just can't stop watching your videos. You are both so sincere and nice and I love how passionate you are. Thank you for everything you do on this channel. I also love your workouts so much. Keep up with the great work
wow I got here looking for a slow cooker beans recipe. my mom got thin shamed...I get fat shamed...thanks for your support...I feel inspired, thank you.
This is amazing to see and hear! So many sites, magazines, videos all promote "you need to look like this!" and hearing you guys explain how unrealistic that is makes me happy. For years I have struggled with my body and since I found you guys last year I am slowly learning to accept who I am and learning the new limits and challenges I can take with it! We need more people like you to open our eyes and help people make better educated decisions with their lifestyles. This educated way of thinking lasts a lifetime. Fads come and go and people end up getting hurt in the end following them, from starvation diets that your body has a hard time to recover from, dangerous exercise programs that you can get seriously injured from or really bad plastic surgery that costs thousands of dollars.Thanks again guys!! Can't wait for my workout tomorrow morning 😊
you two personal trainers really speak from the heart, your an inspiration to me and everyone who takes their fitness seriously. continue with the great videos
The message of this video means a lot to me. As a young woman, I feel a lot of self-esteem issues and these fitspiration pictures are one reason for them. I am so grateful to you when you talk about this so genuinely and honestly. I have struggled with an eating disorder, and your message of healthy exercise and diet has helped me so much to recover from an eating disorder. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your work, thank you Fitnessblender! Lots of love from Finland ♥
I love you two =) There are so many people doing videos to promote fitness, but with you... I don't feel pressured to do anything. I feel inspired. You always remember me to keep breathing, but also to push myself harder This video is just one more reason to love your channel
THANK YOU! finally someone said that! This video should be shown in the super bowl break or something like that to let everyone know! I once followed some Fitness Inspiration stuff on instagram and they just made me feel bad! I unfollowed all of them and found you guys a while later and I haven't been that confortable with myself for a long time! You guys are so natural and you do your videos with so much heart and humanity! I don't feel like a looser when a workout is totally knocking me out. Other fitness sides make me feel like "If you can't do it the way our super fit model does it, you should be ashamed" I am so glad I found your channel and I do your videos alot and even though I might not be THAT skinny or THAT muscular I feel fit and comfortable with who I am! + your videos make so much fun! I never thaught training could be so much fun! Thank you! you made me proud of myself! Love from Germany! Marleen
Body shaming is the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. I've always had people say "oh your so lucky! you're so skinny you could wear anyhing!", when the truth is I was bullied so much for being stick thin. As soon as I started to gain the tiniest bit of weight I would panic, I developed an eating disorder on top of depression because of he paranoia about becoming fat. Watching videos like this make me feel better because now with the 'bigger is better' things I struggle with my body again.
Thank you for posting this. :) I am naturally skinny, and seeing these new photos on Facebook saying that skinny is no longer fit or attractive, is a blow to my self esteem. As you said, fitness comes in all shapes and sizes. I will try to be proud of what I have, rather than comparing myself to others. This was also a wake up call for me, because I tend to not only critique my appearance, but others as well. Thank you for helping me realize this bad habit. I will work on being non-judgemental towards myself, and others. Thanks again!
Just stumbled across this video while looking around on your guy's website (after a great workout, yay!). I have been loving your vids for about 6 months now, you've pushed me to my limits and made me so much stronger! This "rant" cemented my dedication for you, this is so amazing! I love your honesty and passion, and as a girl, I find myself feeling so ashamed and fat. I always have to remind myself that this isn't real, no one in my school looks like this, probably no one in their right mind looks like this and it isn't really "healthy" Thank you guys for an awesome message, you've really helped change my life. -Nora
I love listening to these two, I love their rants. They seem like real people, they have feelings and get upset about some things. It's just nice to know that they bother making these videos and make people feel better.
Not long discovered the gem that is Fitness Blend !! And working out in The Middle East, with limited access to certain things, you are my new PT's . Such great people . So real. So glowing . SO INSPIRING. Thank you !! Im a massive supporter
Thank you - I needed this today! I've been working out with you guys for about 6 weeks, and feel a bit like I've hit some kind of limit, and so tempted to give up. This is such a great reminder to me that it's not about what I look like, it's about what my body can do. My mid-section is still not the same as it was before I had kids, but last week I hiked up and then *ran down* a mountain, like I've *never* done before. It's so good to remember that this is not a matter of achieving a certain look and then quitting, I made a commitment to working out as a lifetime change. Not so that I can be a certain shape or size, but so I can hopefully keep hauling myself up those mountains well into old age.
This couple is so down-to-earth. I've been exercising to their workout videos on TH-cam ever since I got a Chromecast. They have stuff for a wide range of difficulty levels, and I never feel like they're using their videos as an opportunity to show off. Highly recommended.
YAY!!! Around of applause!!!! Thank you both!!! You both are on the mark! Right On! Those insane ads basically are saying, listening to your body and your limitations are not an option, (if you do, you're weak) and all that matters is what others think of you. What THEY think of you. How tormenting! I have a fierce hatred for those ads. They are harmful, not helpful and they are "agents of evil." Get started on getting healthy, have fun, laugh, love, enjoy and be crazy. That other stuff is garbage. I love what you do and I love your energy and encouragement! Keep it going - and Smile On! Thank you Again!!
I really needed this video today. Thank you so much Kelly and Daniel for reminding me what I already know and believe. You guys are so right about being constantly bombarded with images and ideals and how you become desensitized to it! It's a constant battle for everyone but especially those of us in the process if becoming healthy and setting new healthy habits. My biggest pet peeve is the "no excuses" attitude. Sometimes we have bad days and I hate feeling even worse about myself if I slip up. Those slogans make me feel like I have to always be perfect no matter what! Ok, now my rant is over lol.. Thanks again Kelly and Daniel my motivation has been boosted :)
You two are so awesome! Thank you for addressing this issue! Body shaming is a real problem whether skinny, curvy, whatever. Everyone's body is different and fit for one is not fit for another. Love you guys! xoxo
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 TH-cam 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!!!!
You're the best fitspiration for every one of us. Finally, people who understand what really matters and what is the problem. I think your talk will change my own body image and perception. Thank you. Love from France guys. Keep going! :)
I loved this!! You guys are right on. So much pressure is put on us to "fit in" to a certain image without the thought of the individuals natural size, shape, etc. Being fit and healthy is the primary goal, and should be. We all try to press ourselves into a mold and we all judge ourselves and others on the "media mold" we've all bought into.
This needs to be seen over and over. Thank you so much, not only for speaking out, but speaking the truth in love for others. I've tried to teach my son that every woman he meets or sees is someone's daughter, mom, friend, sister. I remind my daughter to never let a picture or number decide her identity as a human being. I wish I'd heard this when i was a teen girl.
You two are amazing! Thank you so much for this video. It is so important for people to be aware of realistic and healthy fitness goals as well as their ideas of what a great body truly is. It's about how you feel and what you can do physically NOT about what your body looks like holistically or by body part. As a human you are worth so much more than your looks. It is so important that people start realizing this. Thank you again!!
You guys are pure gold! This is EXACTLY what I've been going on about for ages! Now I can save myself from getting frustrated and instead just link this video everytime I need to :) Thank you! xoxoxo
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This attitude is why I love y'all! You are such a blessing to me and to so many other people, including my kids who now have a mom who outdances them in living room pajama dance parties and feels great doing it! Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you for these words. With you guys, your videos and programs I have finally found something that works for my body. I have been working out for years, following all the crazy and “insane” things that are out there online and sometimes replicated in gyms by people who call themselves “professionals”. I exposed my body to extreme HIITs and, yes, I was very strong but exhausted at the end of every work out. I was also very frustrated because my body was not changing AT ALL. Then I started to follow you and I realized that my body does not deserve to go through extreme workouts and I do not need to be the strongest person on earth. Going through these changes I learned that all those commercials and fitspiration stuff that are out there can probably seduce your mind but your body will always tell you the truth.
I think of free lee the banana girl watching this video ...absolutely hate how she call people out for their diet and tell them their body is not good enough unless they follow her diet...which is ridiculous and not many people can follow that kind of diet.! And I don't even think any of us need to be on diet to be healthy. As long as your eating healthy food with cheat meals once in a while and exercise daily ...your good to go .
And there is not one "set" diet that everyone should follow to be healthy. There are good recommendations, of course, such as more veggies/fruit and water and less sugary, high-carb foods/drinks, but what that means to everyone individually is different and they're all correct for that person. Just because you eat a little sugar and don't pack your diet slam-full with broccoli doesn't mean you aren't healthy. The key is moderation, not elimination or substitution. Besides, while one person can eat a diet of nothing but veggies and water and other "healthy" things, it could actually be unhealthy for someone else to do the same thing. Everyone's different and it's important to find a diet that works specifically for you and your specific wants and needs.
this is why i love fitness blender and choose them over any other fitness/weight loss system. you truly care about the health and well-being of your audience. you don't promise impossible results, you're honest, you don't give people a one-size-fits-all diet and exercise plan, or shame people who might not be able to commit completely to fitness. your message is nothing but encouraging. i've tried other fitness videos, but a lot of them try to motivate the viewer with messages like "don't you want to fit into those jeans?" and "don't be a weakling!". i've never come across that in fitness blender videos and i'm so glad! you make me want to work harder and become stronger, and not feel so bad about meaningless numbers.
You guyyyyys! Thank you so much! It's so easy to fall into that whole let-me-look-at-fitspo-to-get-me-motivated thing, and then it becomes and obsession, then you realise that are really taking it to heart and find yourself actually get a little depressed (being bombarded by images of "perfect" women and men is overwhelming). When you train and train and train (and eat healthy of course), and then look in the mirror and see that you still don't look like that it brings you down, and actually ends up demotivating you. I decided a while back to forget that and just focus on myself and set myself some realistic, achievable and sustainable goals, and your rant just tells me I'm on the right track. Thank you.
Love this video, I am a massage therapist and one of the greatest thing one of my teachers told us was "Everybody and Every Body is different" it makes you appreciate our individuality!
You guys are what this world needs more of! I suffered with bulimia and still have bad days but watching you and actually doing your workouts has completely changed how I eat how I workout and how I view what is healthy. Please please please don't stop doing what you do and how you do it.
This is a much needed and welcomed rant. Fitness is about making my body stronger and more fit. It's a body, spirit and soul connection. The emphasis so much on looking a certain way is disturbing. Everyone should love their bodies and be proud of their unique beauty. Thank you Daniel & Kelly for articulating this ridiculous notion that a woman/man has to look a certain way to be deemed fit. The goal is being healthy and fit for you not for society. Keep staying positive and encouraging people to do their best. On a side note you both look amazing and are an inspiration to me when I'm doing your workouts.
Your workouts are so pure and simple and that's just one reason why they're fabulous. But, for you to speak out in your rant...thank you!!!! I LOVE you two! Thank you for staying true to your cause.
I love both of you! I love doing your workouts - I find them motivating and mentally relaxing! I enjoy coming home from work and exercising with your videos. Thank you!
Thank you. As someone who has had plenty of ups and downs with body acceptance through years of working out and then having a child, Thank you for this message! You all are the ultimate fitness motivators!
You guys are so inspiring! Thank you for all of the hard work you do in putting together these videos, it's really affected me to start working out more. My diet doesn't change because my family already eats VERY healthy. In fact, I've gotten teased for it, but that doesn't bother me because I know that I'm probably healthier than the people who teased me. My biggest pet peeve about the 'standard' body image is pretty much the same as you guys, you don't need to have a though gap and/or six pack to be fit. It's so much more than that. Thank you once again for all of your hard work you put into this, and making your videos positive and helpful.
Absolutely love you guys! I have never been able to stick with a workout like I do with your videos. I love that your videos aren't over dubbed with music and you're not walking around with a 6 pack pointing at your "friends" showing us how to workout. It's awesome to see you guys shaking as much as I am sometimes at the end of a brutal leg workout. It really makes me feel like I'm not weak, I'm human! I used to always give up bc it looked so easy for the instructors and I was struggling so hard I thought my body just wasn't built for workouts like these. Thank you for being inspirational and working hard. You two are so REAL and that makes FitnessBlender my recommendation to all of my friends!
I saw an ad for an exercise program claiming that "cardio doesn't work and yoga is just extended stretching." I'd been doing a beginner's yoga routine for three days at that point and I was sore from the hard work I'd been putting in. The ad went on to make it sound like fast weight loss was the only reason anyone should be working out. I got so mad. I have so many friends with body image issues and many of them have eating disorders that go along with it. At least one of them gets triggered every time they see "fitspo" images because the emphasis is on looking a certain way instead of being the healthiest version of yourself you can be. And people who create "weight loss" programs like the one I mentioned above are predators who prey on those people with body image issues. They aren't really trying to help them, they're just trying to earn a buck or shape the women of the world into what they think they should look like rather than encouraging them to take care of themselves. (My emphasis here is on women because that's exactly who the ad I saw was aimed at. One of the lines was "Ladies, I love you, but.." which made me even angrier.) Nobody, regardless of gender, size, etc, should be made to feel bad about their body. That just does the opposite of what fitness should be about. It should be about health and physical capability, not fitting someone else's aesthetics or comparing how you look to how someone else looks. But our society encourages this and compounds the already complex issues of body image and it's maddening. Thank you guys so much for being body positive and supportive of doing this for ourselves instead of to try and be what society tells us to be while providing resources for us to do precisely that. It's always refreshing to see it be about fitness, health, and personal goals instead of fitting someone else's ideal. Keep up the good work.
Well said. I hate ads like that too, and I see them all the time. One thing that bothers me is that almost all "lose weight quick" ads are marketed toward women. Seriously, look at every weight loss commercial that comes on your TV. It's always women. Maybe one man if you're lucky. Oh, unless you're looking at "Nutrisystem *FOR MEN*". That bothers me so much. Weight loss is by person, not gender. What works for me, a woman, might work for my male friend, but may not work for my female friend or her male friend. It's so frustrating that it's marketed by gender and specifically women. Like we're the only ones that are supposed to be healthy *cough*skinny*cough*.
Thank you so much for this. My pet peeve about the fitness industry is the magazines that will tell you (in a nutshell) that if you don't work out for 2+ hours, you're not dedicated...and then you see ads for diet pills and powders. Grrrr. I am so glad that you guys promote eating real food and say that it is okay to slip because no one is perfect. Love it.
thank you so much. For your wonderful workouts, for being amazing human beings and for telling us those things. I am pissed off with people promoting anorexia or bulimia as the easy way to loose weight... Even if I know better, they mess up with my mind and oblige me to stop, take a few step back and refocus... It is so scary. Keep it up guys, so natural and so true. Thank you for everything again!
You guys are the best!! Please post more videos like this! I love your workout videos, but your vlog widens are great and really change the way that I think about my body and fitness! Thank you!!
So much love for Daniel and Kelli! You guys are amazing, beautiful and totally inspirational. Love your videos, and I think it is brilliant that you make fitness available and affordable for everyone. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad I watched this. You guys are truly amazing. Everything discussed in the video you guys hit the nail on the head & all of it is true! Especially the issue many people face with achieving an "ideal" body. Very informative & eye opening. Thanks!
You two are such inspirations!!!! I cannot be more thankful for this channel after I started working out! You guys have helped me HEAPS, and although workouts are challenging, they are totally worth it! You two are honestly amazing people, and really nice!
This going to be a long story so here it goes: Back in college, I took eating disorder class out of curiosity, which turned out to be a life-changing experience. Prior to this class, I followed some fitness account on weibo (which is a microblog in China, similar to twitter I wanna say?), in which lots of the fitspiration stuff were shared. I never thought too much about it. While I was taking the eating disorder class, I was heartbroken by lots of the self-esteem and emotional stress factor that led to/co-exist with an eating disorder. Most importantly, my professor also had one of these rants where she tackled down some of the negative effects of fitspiration: the overemphasis on a having a fit body type, making fancy looking dishes, overexercising, and the idea that you have to "workout" to become the better version of yourself/to be good enough. I really really really hate the message of comparing yourself to others and that only figure matters. What kind of message are you sending out to teens? That only one type of body is good enough/ideal/acceptable? That if you don't have it is because you are too lazy? That having a certain figure will somehow make you a better person? Another thing that troubles me, it's that often time people who subscribe to fitness account are either interested in working out or interested in loosing some weight, especially among young girls. I think the over exposure of a toned body without any explanation on self-love and self-care is dangerous for these young girls, as they are walking into a field already thinking "I'm too _____ that I need to work out". By not addressing health and self-care and only focusing on the visual concept of FIT, the media is perpetuating a body stereotype and not appreciating diversity in body shape or importance of health. It honestly upsets me when mental health is being stripped away from the concept of healthy, and having muscles and curves and being toned seems to be the only measure of healthy in this fitspiration thing. Nonetheless, this is also the class in which I begin to recognize the terrible terrible things media is doing to the general public, and how they are responsible for many problems within our society. Oh last and not least, thank you for making this video! Your actions and words always resonate and inspire me to live a happy and healthy life. :D
I gotta say, I'm so glad I found your channel. You both are amazing - great instructors, honest, no b.s, and such good motivational speakers. Not to mention you're very likable as human beings :)) Such a great couple! I've been running for years without seeing any results, and after just one year of sticking to your workouts I'm stronger, have much more muscle definition, my endurance is so much better and I'm just generally happier about the way I look. I have been struggling with body image issues since I was little, and for you guys to speak up about the topic with such honesty means a lot to me. So THANK YOU so much for everything that you do for the fitness industry! You are by far THE BEST that I have ever come across!!!
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!
Absolutely love this video and love your channel! You are both so down to earth and genuine and, as weird as this may sound, I always feel I'm in a "safe space" whenever I do your workout videos, in that its ok if I can't complete the whole video or need to take a break - I really like how you guys reiterate that. Thank you so much for putting out this video and reminding us that not everything on the internet is real and SO much of what we see in terms of fitness/certain people's bodies are fabricated. All the best to you both, keep doing what you do :)
Thank you so so much for this video,you guys. It is really amazing how you can still go on with promoting fitness, real fitness when there are so many people out there destroying it. I love your workout videos, they've helped me a lot. Please go on and don't give up on this, okay? We will always support you :D
Thank you for being so real and grounded. I love your workouts and am happy with who I am and no longer feel I need to reach the unattainable. I work hard and eat right and my body is real and I am ok with it! Again thanks so much for all that you do!
This is why I love you guys!! I'm so glad I stumbled across you on youtube, I've now been using your videos for 3 months and have a huge list of favourites saved. My goal was to lose a bit of weight, haven't managed to so far, but I'm seeing so much improvement in muscle definition and how well I can keep up with you!! Thank you so much for everything you do!!
Thank you guys for that awesome video. What makes you guys the best is not because you insist on how to look or a certain "acceptable" body weight one should have, but its just a simple being fit and healthy routine. I get so proud of myself everytime i hear "this workout is complete" without having to step on a scale. Here's to thee most real and down to earth people I call my trainers!!!
Thanks a lot Daniel and Kelli, we've been working out with you guys for over a year now, and cannot say more to express how much you guys have motivated me and how much do I agree with your philosophies. Love xoxo!!!
Actually this is why I love your videos! I really love that your videos are real, I feel like its about health, you are not dressed in a way that woud make me ashamed if my children were watching. Its not loud and crazy music. Its just working out and getting healthy, THANK YOU!
This is such a good reminder of why we workout! I always need that adjustment. Like you say you are around it all the time and it becomes a new normal. I really needed this encouragement to realign my sight. To reaffirm I am trying to be healthy not a certain look. Great positive and healthy message. I like that you don't label things as sexy workouts and instead focus on the body as a whole healthy strong goal
I've been doing you guys workout for about two months now and I love it. I used to obsess over my weight and the number on the scale but I don't do that anymore. I love the way my body looks and feels. thanks guys and keeps doing the good work...
OH MY GOODNESS! I love you guys even more! Thank you for talking about this! Most Fitness "gurus" don't even talk about this. Thanks for keeping it real.
Exercise has helped me manage my depression wonderfully. That is my main motivator. The other benefits are icing on the cake! Shout out to Fitness a Blender and their sane, effective approach to well-being. Raisin' a glass to Kelly and Daniel x
Thank you, Kelli & Daniel. It was so helpful and comforting to hear that. I mean, I know all these things, everybody knows in a way... But as you say, when you see those pictures and hear those mean things over and over and over again, it starts creeping into your mind and it's hard to resist that. Thank God I found you. We've never even met and still, you help me so much to take better care of myself :)
Thank you so much for this. I know it's two years later, but I just found this video and I think I will re-watch it over and over again because what you guys say here is something I need to hear everyday. I have an eating disorder and I am still struggling with it but since I found Fitnessblender, it seems that I am starting to have a more healthy relationship with food and working out. Thank you for helping me to get through. You are amazing and inspirational people! Lots of love from Germany :)
I can't thank you enough. I really needed this video and these words, I'm so glad I found this vid and you guys. Thank you so much. Now I'm gonna stop judging my self and be proud of me. Thank you!!💗
I love to be outside and hate fitnesses or doing workouts at home but I find it very entertaining to get to know you guys and the fact that you teach your principles. it`s harder for me to be fit in the winter but I think you`ll be really helpful for me to finally find a way to be fit all the time no matter what's happening in my life. Soo good job and keep doing your thing :)
"every woman IS a real woman" Amen! "fitness isn't about how you look it's about what you're body can do" Gold! Thank you so much to you both for being such truly kind and inspirational people. I work with teenage girls and trying to promote health and fitness always ends up with questions on how to be skinny or "pretty" and it's so great to see fitness instructors emphasize the fact that healthy and fit is not synonymous with "skinny" and certainly not with pretty. everydayfeminism.com/2014/01/fitspo-bad-for-your-health/
I think one of the things I hate most about fitspo (besides the body shaming, of course) is that in general it tries to say that if you don't have a body that looks like this, you're lazy. You're not doing enough squats, push ups, etc. You need to work harder, even if you already are dedicating a good amount of time to working out. Which is ridiculous.
Much love to you both. I just recently got into instagram posting all of my lil clean eating meals as a way to keep myself accountable and encouraged, and was following all of these fitness "experts" until unjust became inundated with the same imagery that was begining to make me sick. All half naked with grossly overdone Photoshop (studied Graphic design and can spot the bs a mike away) and I juat knew that shit cld not be good for anyones psyche. Glad you all had the cajones to speak up on it. Ive even removed myself from awome fb grps bc of the photoshop madness.
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MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE about fitness is the concept of women having huge breasts and having no fat anywhere else. It really irritates me. Having a 6 pack with D-cups is so extreme and doesn't even make biological sense. If it was attainable in real life, how come all of those women have implants?! And why is having small breasts considered such a curse that it needs to be surgically corrected? I've heard people say "but small breasts aren't as feminine". You know what I think is a feminine body type? Being a female and having a body.
Ugh I completely agree. Not to mention that literally the only way to change the size of your breasts is by surgery, which not only is extreme but also expensive and it makes people think they have to save up to "look good" when they're dirt poor and should be using the money for actual important things. And I always hate those "real women" tests where if you can't hold a pen under your boob you're not a real woman. As a small-breasted woman, that offends me and I don't speak for just myself when I say it. Being a woman is whatever makes you feel beautiful, not by some stupid social construct.
I think I'm one of the fews out there that really enjoys and finds much comfortable her own small breast.😅 never ever understood the other womens wanting big this, big that...I think that big boobs are also heavier, how can you desire to carry such an unnecessary burden..
I think small boobs are genuinely lovely and go with a low fat body. Some women are slim with big boobs and that's okay too, but being top heavy has no biological advantage and can hinder your performance (back problems, getting in the way, etc.). Not to mention implants can create long term health problems.
Very well-said. Why do we even need big boobs? That would be too heavy to carry around. 😂
@@peacebaby8693 "if you can't hold a pen under your boob then you're not a real woman."
Me, looking down at the sagging ladies: well it took us 40 years, but I'm finally a real woman. 😂
Finding someone so down-to-earth and real in the fitness industry is almost impossible. Thanks guys for reminding us that fitness is about health and not looks!
One more thing. I like how you guys treat your fans/consumers like human beings. Some trainers seem to treat their overweight consumers like animals. On one video I saw a female trainer push a guys back down with her foot because it wasn't low enough for push-ups. (excuse me, don't put your nasty shoe on my back! lol) She was barking at them and treating exercise like it was a punishment for them being fat. The fact that a person is overweight doesn't make them any less human and I love the fact that you are not condescending or judgmental.
And "fat" people aren't the only ones who need exercise. It's just as important for skinny people as it is for heavier people.
*cough* Jillian Michaels *cough*
one thing I can't STAND (and I see this all over Instagram and Facebook) is the FitTea. like, tea is tea. no tea is going to make you "ripped" -- no supplement will for that matter.
I just hate when people who are supposed to be reliable claim they're helping others, when in reality they're just trying to capitalize off of peoples' insecurities.
Ha! You should avoid Lil' Kim's instagram. It's 90% Flat Tummy Tea posts.
Oh my god, don't get me started on FitTea. It's fake and shameful.
yes yes yes.. me too!!! I'm really sick and tired of those skinny women and FitTea lol
the only thing fit tea gives you is the shits.
SuperHappyHeads Yeah they literally put senna tea in those mixes. Let's just give everyone laxative tea! always thought it was fucked that they do that.
Real people with real advice. Thank you!
The "What's Your Excuse" poster. I don't like it because it really takes a big stab at women's bodies post-pregnancy and how quickly weight from pregnancy should be shed after pregnancy.
Mickhail B pisses me off too. There was a time where I worked out 6 days a week. Still have post baby belly, so it’s not for want of exercise. Also, not everyone’s priorities are what they look like, some people prioritize cooking and family time. Basically everyone should do what makes them happy and let others do their thing.
My biggest pet peeve... When someone in my family or friends is overweight & wants to start a good fitness routine but thinks that they have to do it at home all alone where no one can see them. Or that they cant hit the gym with me until they lose a certain amount of weight or look fit enough to be at the gym. This is nonsense! Someone who is overweight doesnt even necessarily have to be TOLD they wont fit in or they'll be embarrassed, but the culture itself is permeating our society & creating that idea. Nowadays I feel like gyms are just full of these "fitness buffs" and everyone else feels alienated.. When in reality, no matter what you look like, if you're in the gym (or working out wherever!), you're already nailing it and you should be proud. Not feeling like you cant let other people see you sweat and struggle. So that's my response-rant haha
Bianca Oliveras This makes me SO SAD! I wish I could just tell everyone that as long as you're trying to better yourself, anyone who judges you doesn't matter.
Sabrina Ayrton Omg, yes! It doesn't matter what you look like as long as you're healthy and Bianca Oliveras you're right too! That's why I'm so proud of my bff, she's a little on the overweight side (though she's super tall and her body shape is hereditary) and started exercising recently. Well, the first week she went to the gym some idiots were checking her out and criticizing her, saying things about her legs and what not. Ugh, she was pissed off but decided to remain calm and not give them the satisfaction of seeing her affected (and that was hard for her, she wanted to give them a piece of her mind). She decided to tell her trainer and gym's owner, and when he scolded the rude guy for body shaming my friend, the idiot had the gal to say he neeever mocked my friend or anything like that. The point is idiot people will always exist, but you just have to do your thing. They're the foolish ones, not my friend nor your family and friends. Sorry for the rant, I'm still angry for what happened to my friend.
That's absolutely absurd! I have never seen anyone be anything but kind and supportive in my gym!
I understand what you are saying Bianca Mattern but i am from the caribbean and i remember going walking and some people in chorus started singing hey fatty in the tune to 50 cents go shorty its ur bday. I felt horrible and hearing the laughing and ridicule was terrible. This week I have started my fitness journey again folowing Fitness Blender at home and feel very energetic and more motivated this time around. 😊
@@hadassah7582 I hope all is well with you and I also hope you're reaching your goals!
Who the hell is thumbs-downing this amazing video?!?
right? they are amazing
Fitspo bloggers.
Angel of Seitan people with very sad lives. Or bots.
Those who make those comparisons and that shit
Kelli said "arse", that makes me happy over here in the UK.
Daniel Millward In Ireland too! :)
This is such a great video with an awesome message I truly appreciate you guys for taking the time to do videos like this because a lot of people really need to hear these things!
Right? A needed wake up call to everyone :)
please dont stop being real guys!!!!! i love you both
What I love about you guys, is that you work hard, but you look great and NATURAL. You do not try to look over the top.
I'm not trying to shoot for a completely ripped over the top body. I want to look great, feel great and be proud of whatever ill accomplish this year.
You guys are amazing and I'm truly grateful you put out the advice and content that you do. As I've said before: You are the mother&father of fitness !
I heard it best when someone said fitspiration is just thinspiration in a sport bras.
I can't believe my luck that I have found fitness blender! I try to have the perfect body all my life! These days I am happy with what my body can do and that is thanks to you! Thank you!
I love these rants lol. One thing that really makes me angry these days is the whole thigh gap trend. Another thing is that there are some "fitness gurus" on TH-cam that encourage really unhealthy goals and practices. There are so many pre teens and teens that look up to them, who don't know any better. I wish that these "health and wellness experts" on TH-cam would think more about their audience and how their lives are affected by the message they spread, instead of just focusing on getting their name out there. It makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
I was once following one of these people, until I realized how extreme her methods were. My mom has suffered with bulimia for over 20 years and I've always been worried that I would start practicing her bad habits. That's why I'm so glad I found you guys, because you spread so much positivity and you don't put anyone down because of what they look like. Thank you for all of the hard work you guys put in to making these videos and teaching people accurate information about health and fitness. Sorry this was so long lol.
You two are treasures. Thank you!
found i just found this rant now. it sucks i use to think like them.
found you guys a year and 1/2 ago and my goal was to hit Daniel's body, that was my dream goal cause he looks amazing but not over the top for me. after losing 60 pounds, i knew i could never have the same body, my rib cage + top structure seems bigger. I started to lift and realized I didn't care anymore, I felt amazing I worked so hard to get where I wanted, no point in stopping if i won't look like i pictured it from the beginning, you guys got me on a healthy path, thank you for this!
@Stuart you should be super proud of yourself! I've always wanted to look like Kelly, and it was hard at the end to accept that I wasn't going to look like that, and that I should be happy for the variation of 'fit' that I was :)
I adore you two. I love your no nonsense realistic approach to fitness and exercise No one has ever motivated me more to exercise each day. You work outs are great, something for every mood, time available. Your body shaming talk is great. I am going to tell my teenage daughters to listen. Big big hugs. Beverley York UK
I have had, on numerous occasions, had people say, "you make me sick , you're so skinny!" They think they are giving me a compliment, but they are hurting my feelings. I am thin because I eat correctly and I love to exercise. I do it for me. Never tell a thin person their thinness makes you sick, that's very hurtful even if we smile.✌
I agree!!! I think a lot of the times those people are just jealous. Don't pay any attention to them.
as an ED recovery person, this is so motivating - you two are very real, inspiring and just incredible - i really look up to you and you're teaching me a lot, not only body-wise but also mentally i learn a lot from you, you teach me how to look at myself and how to look at others and what some of your thoughts actually mean and do to you
I have a thick body naturally. My thighs/hips have always been big and I have always had a big butt. And it wasn't fat either, I have always had a naturally bigger lower body. Being Salvadorian and German it just happened genetically. I was BULLIED for being thick and now some of the female bullies are posting progress pictures of them selves and how they want to achieve what they put me down for. The guys are hitting on me know telling me my curves are sexy. No one can ever win and till this day I stuffer greatly from all the hate and harsh words males and females put upon me for not being the ideal body society thought was sexy at the time.
Exactly. Social standards for the "perfect" body image changes more frequently than the weather and people just follow them like blind sheep without question. Just know you are certainly beautiful and try to fight past the ignorance.
Daniel is so upset, he can barely finish his sentences!
But I so agree with the two of you. At the end of the day it's about knowing you're worthy, appreciating what you have and focusing on health.
This is a big reason why I love you both. You don't promote some BS supplement nor anything else that can have damaging effects on your body (eating hardly anything, working out way too hard, etc). Sometime during this last year, I almost started using a supplement that required that you eat like 1000 cals a day or less. Thankfully, I didn't. Turns out that once you stop using it, you gain more weight back than you lost and starving yourself really messes up your body. I almost took it because I believed I had to be super thin to be "pretty". I'm short and kinda stocky so that's impossible, but I'm cool with that now. Now, I just want to be healthier and thanks to the both of you, it will be possible.
Another thing that irritates me is the promotion of expensive health food. I'm a college student with a job that doesn't pay much so it's frustrating when I see that some food is "proven" to be amazing, but it's way over priced. You two don't do anything like that so you're awesome.
What upsets me the most is how our culture has affected how my boyfriend views himself. He can do many pull-ups and one handed push-ups, and is pretty healthy, but thinks he isn't good enough because he doesn't have big arms and a six-pack. It hurts me every time he sees some super ripped guy and says, "I wish I could look like that", especially because I think he looks amazing the way he is. I'm going to show him this video and hope it helps him.
Thank you for being the amazing people you are :D
That was great!!! It actually helped me so much!! I'm a 45 year old mother of 4 and I've been working out for two years an instead of being proud of myself I hate myself call myself names cause I don't look how I'm supposed to in comparison to women who have been working out for "8" months or so, I've recently discovered Fitness blenders and I feel like I've hit the lottery! I love the workouts and I love how easy going you both are! You both look very fit and very nice and seem to know what your doing, so with that said I will continue to trust your work outs and promote them also! Thank you very much for taking the time for these wonderful words.
Thank you Daniel for speaking up about women! Love having a brother in the fight with us!
LOL I love you guys. This made me laugh but also super angry. Body shaming sucks. Lets all be body positive! You guys are truly inspiring, and it sucks that there are so many haters out there. The internet sucks sometimes: too many trolls and too much photoshop. Thanks for doing what you do!
Just as I thought I couldn't respect You two more. You guys are awesome
This is the first time I write a message after following you for a year. As a visual artist myself and also a photographer who works with images and Photoshop
all the time, I wouldn't agree more with what was told in this video. As a woman who wants to be healthy and fit to be able to enjoy life, it isn't just about the looks, we have to start to accept how and who we are rather than want to change and hate ourselves just because we do not look as a fake standard body we saw in the media.
Both of you are very exposed to the whole negativity of confused people and it is courageous to put yourself out there in the internet. I never liked the fitness models "motivational" messages because they mislead the whole point of what is being healthy. Fitness is a huge industry and those images are part of the big pack what is sold to the masses. It is also connected to the pharmaceutical industry which do not really want healthy people. THANKS FOR ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AMONG YOUR FOLLOWERS :)
I just can't stop watching your videos. You are both so sincere and nice and I love how passionate you are. Thank you for everything you do on this channel. I also love your workouts so much. Keep up with the great work
wow I got here looking for a slow cooker beans recipe. my mom got thin shamed...I get fat shamed...thanks for your support...I feel inspired, thank you.
+Charles and Sarah Fisher-Adams Neither version of shaming is okay! Happy to have helped :)
This is amazing to see and hear! So many sites, magazines, videos all promote "you need to look like this!" and hearing you guys explain how unrealistic that is makes me happy. For years I have struggled with my body and since I found you guys last year I am slowly learning to accept who I am and learning the new limits and challenges I can take with it! We need more people like you to open our eyes and help people make better educated decisions with their lifestyles. This educated way of thinking lasts a lifetime. Fads come and go and people end up getting hurt in the end following them, from starvation diets that your body has a hard time to recover from, dangerous exercise programs that you can get seriously injured from or really bad plastic surgery that costs thousands of dollars.Thanks again guys!! Can't wait for my workout tomorrow morning 😊
you two personal trainers really speak from the heart, your an inspiration to me and everyone who takes their fitness seriously. continue with the great videos
The message of this video means a lot to me. As a young woman, I feel a lot of self-esteem issues and these fitspiration pictures are one reason for them. I am so grateful to you when you talk about this so genuinely and honestly. I have struggled with an eating disorder, and your message of healthy exercise and diet has helped me so much to recover from an eating disorder. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your work, thank you Fitnessblender! Lots of love from Finland ♥
I love you two =) There are so many people doing videos to promote fitness, but with you... I don't feel pressured to do anything. I feel inspired. You always remember me to keep breathing, but also to push myself harder
This video is just one more reason to love your channel
THANK YOU! finally someone said that! This video should be shown in the super bowl break or something like that to let everyone know! I once followed some Fitness Inspiration stuff on instagram and they just made me feel bad! I unfollowed all of them and found you guys a while later and I haven't been that confortable with myself for a long time! You guys are so natural and you do your videos with so much heart and humanity! I don't feel like a looser when a workout is totally knocking me out. Other fitness sides make me feel like "If you can't do it the way our super fit model does it, you should be ashamed" I am so glad I found your channel and I do your videos alot and even though I might not be THAT skinny or THAT muscular I feel fit and comfortable with who I am! + your videos make so much fun! I never thaught training could be so much fun! Thank you! you made me proud of myself! Love from Germany! Marleen
You guys are just...lovely!!!! Me and my friend, we work out to your videos in the gym! Thank you so much for them!!
Body shaming is the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. I've always had people say "oh your so lucky! you're so skinny you could wear anyhing!", when the truth is I was bullied so much for being stick thin. As soon as I started to gain the tiniest bit of weight I would panic, I developed an eating disorder on top of depression because of he paranoia about becoming fat. Watching videos like this make me feel better because now with the 'bigger is better' things I struggle with my body again.
Thank you for posting this. :) I am naturally skinny, and seeing these new photos on Facebook saying that skinny is no longer fit or attractive, is a blow to my self esteem. As you said, fitness comes in all shapes and sizes. I will try to be proud of what I have, rather than comparing myself to others.
This was also a wake up call for me, because I tend to not only critique my appearance, but others as well. Thank you for helping me realize this bad habit. I will work on being non-judgemental towards myself, and others.
Thanks again!
Just stumbled across this video while looking around on your guy's website (after a great workout, yay!). I have been loving your vids for about 6 months now, you've pushed me to my limits and made me so much stronger! This "rant" cemented my dedication for you, this is so amazing! I love your honesty and passion, and as a girl, I find myself feeling so ashamed and fat. I always have to remind myself that this isn't real, no one in my school looks like this, probably no one in their right mind looks like this and it isn't really "healthy" Thank you guys for an awesome message, you've really helped change my life. -Nora
I love listening to these two, I love their rants. They seem like real people, they have feelings and get upset about some things. It's just nice to know that they bother making these videos and make people feel better.
Not long discovered the gem that is Fitness Blend !! And working out in The Middle East, with limited access to certain things, you are my new PT's . Such great people . So real. So glowing . SO INSPIRING. Thank you !! Im a massive supporter
Thank you - I needed this today! I've been working out with you guys for about 6 weeks, and feel a bit like I've hit some kind of limit, and so tempted to give up. This is such a great reminder to me that it's not about what I look like, it's about what my body can do. My mid-section is still not the same as it was before I had kids, but last week I hiked up and then *ran down* a mountain, like I've *never* done before. It's so good to remember that this is not a matter of achieving a certain look and then quitting, I made a commitment to working out as a lifetime change. Not so that I can be a certain shape or size, but so I can hopefully keep hauling myself up those mountains well into old age.
Rachel Miller don't give up. Never give up. There are so many people that struggle like you. Keep going 🙋🙌
This couple is so down-to-earth. I've been exercising to their workout videos on TH-cam ever since I got a Chromecast. They have stuff for a wide range of difficulty levels, and I never feel like they're using their videos as an opportunity to show off. Highly recommended.
Thank you so much! I was in quite bad health before I found you guys. I haven't reached all my goals but I'm in such better health now! Thank you!
YAY!!! Around of applause!!!! Thank you both!!! You both are on the mark! Right On!
Those insane ads basically are saying, listening to your body and your limitations are not an option, (if you do, you're weak) and all that matters is what others think of you. What THEY think of you. How tormenting! I have a fierce hatred for those ads. They are harmful, not helpful and they are "agents of evil." Get started on getting healthy, have fun, laugh, love, enjoy and be crazy. That other stuff is garbage. I love what you do and I love your energy and encouragement! Keep it going - and Smile On!
Thank you Again!!
I really needed this video today. Thank you so much Kelly and Daniel for reminding me what I already know and believe. You guys are so right about being constantly bombarded with images and ideals and how you become desensitized to it! It's a constant battle for everyone but especially those of us in the process if becoming healthy and setting new healthy habits. My biggest pet peeve is the "no excuses" attitude. Sometimes we have bad days and I hate feeling even worse about myself if I slip up. Those slogans make me feel like I have to always be perfect no matter what! Ok, now my rant is over lol.. Thanks again Kelly and Daniel my motivation has been boosted :)
You two are so awesome! Thank you for addressing this issue! Body shaming is a real problem whether skinny, curvy, whatever. Everyone's body is different and fit for one is not fit for another. Love you guys! xoxo
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 TH-cam 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!!!!
You're the best fitspiration for every one of us. Finally, people who understand what really matters and what is the problem. I think your talk will change my own body image and perception. Thank you.
Love from France guys. Keep going! :)
I loved this!! You guys are right on. So much pressure is put on us to "fit in" to a certain image without the thought of the individuals natural size, shape, etc. Being fit and healthy is the primary goal, and should be. We all try to press ourselves into a mold and we all judge ourselves and others on the "media mold" we've all bought into.
This needs to be seen over and over. Thank you so much, not only for speaking out, but speaking the truth in love for others. I've tried to teach my son that every woman he meets or sees is someone's daughter, mom, friend, sister. I remind my daughter to never let a picture or number decide her identity as a human being. I wish I'd heard this when i was a teen girl.
You two are amazing! Thank you so much for this video. It is so important for people to be aware of realistic and healthy fitness goals as well as their ideas of what a great body truly is. It's about how you feel and what you can do physically NOT about what your body looks like holistically or by body part. As a human you are worth so much more than your looks. It is so important that people start realizing this. Thank you again!!
You guys are pure gold! This is EXACTLY what I've been going on about for ages! Now I can save myself from getting frustrated and instead just link this video everytime I need to :) Thank you! xoxoxo
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This attitude is why I love y'all! You are such a blessing to me and to so many other people, including my kids who now have a mom who outdances them in living room pajama dance parties and feels great doing it! Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you for these words. With you guys, your videos and programs I have finally found something that works for my body. I have been working out for years, following all the crazy and “insane” things that are out there online and sometimes replicated in gyms by people who call themselves “professionals”. I exposed my body to extreme HIITs and, yes, I was very strong but exhausted at the end of every work out. I was also very frustrated because my body was not changing AT ALL. Then I started to follow you and I realized that my body does not deserve to go through extreme workouts and I do not need to be the strongest person on earth. Going through these changes I learned that all those commercials and fitspiration stuff that are out there can probably seduce your mind but your body will always tell you the truth.
I think of free lee the banana girl watching this video ...absolutely hate how she call people out for their diet and tell them their body is not good enough unless they follow her diet...which is ridiculous and not many people can follow that kind of diet.! And I don't even think any of us need to be on diet to be healthy. As long as your eating healthy food with cheat meals once in a while and exercise daily ...your good to go .
And there is not one "set" diet that everyone should follow to be healthy. There are good recommendations, of course, such as more veggies/fruit and water and less sugary, high-carb foods/drinks, but what that means to everyone individually is different and they're all correct for that person. Just because you eat a little sugar and don't pack your diet slam-full with broccoli doesn't mean you aren't healthy. The key is moderation, not elimination or substitution. Besides, while one person can eat a diet of nothing but veggies and water and other "healthy" things, it could actually be unhealthy for someone else to do the same thing. Everyone's different and it's important to find a diet that works specifically for you and your specific wants and needs.
this is why i love fitness blender and choose them over any other fitness/weight loss system. you truly care about the health and well-being of your audience. you don't promise impossible results, you're honest, you don't give people a one-size-fits-all diet and exercise plan, or shame people who might not be able to commit completely to fitness. your message is nothing but encouraging. i've tried other fitness videos, but a lot of them try to motivate the viewer with messages like "don't you want to fit into those jeans?" and "don't be a weakling!". i've never come across that in fitness blender videos and i'm so glad! you make me want to work harder and become stronger, and not feel so bad about meaningless numbers.
You guyyyyys! Thank you so much! It's so easy to fall into that whole let-me-look-at-fitspo-to-get-me-motivated thing, and then it becomes and obsession, then you realise that are really taking it to heart and find yourself actually get a little depressed (being bombarded by images of "perfect" women and men is overwhelming). When you train and train and train (and eat healthy of course), and then look in the mirror and see that you still don't look like that it brings you down, and actually ends up demotivating you. I decided a while back to forget that and just focus on myself and set myself some realistic, achievable and sustainable goals, and your rant just tells me I'm on the right track. Thank you.
Love this video, I am a massage therapist and one of the greatest thing one of my teachers told us was "Everybody and Every Body is different" it makes you appreciate our individuality!
You guys are what this world needs more of! I suffered with bulimia and still have bad days but watching you and actually doing your workouts has completely changed how I eat how I workout and how I view what is healthy. Please please please don't stop doing what you do and how you do it.
This is a much needed and welcomed rant. Fitness is about making my body stronger and more fit. It's a body, spirit and soul connection. The emphasis so much on looking a certain way is disturbing. Everyone should love their bodies and be proud of their unique beauty. Thank you Daniel & Kelly for articulating this ridiculous notion that a woman/man has to look a certain way to be deemed fit. The goal is being healthy and fit for you not for society. Keep staying positive and encouraging people to do their best. On a side note you both look amazing and are an inspiration to me when I'm doing your workouts.
Your workouts are so pure and simple and that's just one reason why they're fabulous. But, for you to speak out in your rant...thank you!!!! I LOVE you two! Thank you for staying true to your cause.
I love both of you! I love doing your workouts - I find them motivating and mentally relaxing! I enjoy coming home from work and exercising with your videos. Thank you!
You guys are fantastic inspirations & incredible rile models for a healthy life physically & mentally. Thank you for all your work.
Thank you. As someone who has had plenty of ups and downs with body acceptance through years of working out and then having a child, Thank you for this message! You all are the ultimate fitness motivators!
You guys are so inspiring! Thank you for all of the hard work you do in putting together these videos, it's really affected me to start working out more. My diet doesn't change because my family already eats VERY healthy. In fact, I've gotten teased for it, but that doesn't bother me because I know that I'm probably healthier than the people who teased me. My biggest pet peeve about the 'standard' body image is pretty much the same as you guys, you don't need to have a though gap and/or six pack to be fit. It's so much more than that. Thank you once again for all of your hard work you put into this, and making your videos positive and helpful.
Absolutely love you guys! I have never been able to stick with a workout like I do with your videos. I love that your videos aren't over dubbed with music and you're not walking around with a 6 pack pointing at your "friends" showing us how to workout.
It's awesome to see you guys shaking as much as I am sometimes at the end of a brutal leg workout. It really makes me feel like I'm not weak, I'm human! I used to always give up bc it looked so easy for the instructors and I was struggling so hard I thought my body just wasn't built for workouts like these.
Thank you for being inspirational and working hard. You two are so REAL and that makes FitnessBlender my recommendation to all of my friends!
I saw an ad for an exercise program claiming that "cardio doesn't work and yoga is just extended stretching." I'd been doing a beginner's yoga routine for three days at that point and I was sore from the hard work I'd been putting in. The ad went on to make it sound like fast weight loss was the only reason anyone should be working out. I got so mad. I have so many friends with body image issues and many of them have eating disorders that go along with it. At least one of them gets triggered every time they see "fitspo" images because the emphasis is on looking a certain way instead of being the healthiest version of yourself you can be. And people who create "weight loss" programs like the one I mentioned above are predators who prey on those people with body image issues. They aren't really trying to help them, they're just trying to earn a buck or shape the women of the world into what they think they should look like rather than encouraging them to take care of themselves. (My emphasis here is on women because that's exactly who the ad I saw was aimed at. One of the lines was "Ladies, I love you, but.." which made me even angrier.) Nobody, regardless of gender, size, etc, should be made to feel bad about their body. That just does the opposite of what fitness should be about. It should be about health and physical capability, not fitting someone else's aesthetics or comparing how you look to how someone else looks. But our society encourages this and compounds the already complex issues of body image and it's maddening.
Thank you guys so much for being body positive and supportive of doing this for ourselves instead of to try and be what society tells us to be while providing resources for us to do precisely that. It's always refreshing to see it be about fitness, health, and personal goals instead of fitting someone else's ideal. Keep up the good work.
Well said. I hate ads like that too, and I see them all the time. One thing that bothers me is that almost all "lose weight quick" ads are marketed toward women. Seriously, look at every weight loss commercial that comes on your TV. It's always women. Maybe one man if you're lucky. Oh, unless you're looking at "Nutrisystem *FOR MEN*". That bothers me so much. Weight loss is by person, not gender. What works for me, a woman, might work for my male friend, but may not work for my female friend or her male friend. It's so frustrating that it's marketed by gender and specifically women. Like we're the only ones that are supposed to be healthy *cough*skinny*cough*.
U people are such inspirational. Whenever I feel down about my body, I go thru these videos. Keep posting such motivational videos. Just luv them
Thank you so much for this. My pet peeve about the fitness industry is the magazines that will tell you (in a nutshell) that if you don't work out for 2+ hours, you're not dedicated...and then you see ads for diet pills and powders. Grrrr. I am so glad that you guys promote eating real food and say that it is okay to slip because no one is perfect. Love it.
Omg I just found this! Thank you so much!!! I'm literally in tears after watching this!
I love this. Rarely ever people speak the truth but you guys are a good moral compass.
thank you so much. For your wonderful workouts, for being amazing human beings and for telling us those things. I am pissed off with people promoting anorexia or bulimia as the easy way to loose weight... Even if I know better, they mess up with my mind and oblige me to stop, take a few step back and refocus... It is so scary. Keep it up guys, so natural and so true. Thank you for everything again!
You guys are the best!! Please post more videos like this! I love your workout videos, but your vlog widens are great and really change the way that I think about my body and fitness! Thank you!!
So much love for Daniel and Kelli! You guys are amazing, beautiful and totally inspirational. Love your videos, and I think it is brilliant that you make fitness available and affordable for everyone. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad I watched this. You guys are truly amazing. Everything discussed in the video you guys hit the nail on the head & all of it is true! Especially the issue many people face with achieving an "ideal" body. Very informative & eye opening. Thanks!
You two are such inspirations!!!! I cannot be more thankful for this channel after I started working out! You guys have helped me HEAPS, and although workouts are challenging, they are totally worth it! You two are honestly amazing people, and really nice!
This going to be a long story so here it goes:
Back in college, I took eating disorder class out of curiosity, which turned out to be a life-changing experience. Prior to this class, I followed some fitness account on weibo (which is a microblog in China, similar to twitter I wanna say?), in which lots of the fitspiration stuff were shared. I never thought too much about it.
While I was taking the eating disorder class, I was heartbroken by lots of the self-esteem and emotional stress factor that led to/co-exist with an eating disorder. Most importantly, my professor also had one of these rants where she tackled down some of the negative effects of fitspiration: the overemphasis on a having a fit body type, making fancy looking dishes, overexercising, and the idea that you have to "workout" to become the better version of yourself/to be good enough. I really really really hate the message of comparing yourself to others and that only figure matters. What kind of message are you sending out to teens? That only one type of body is good enough/ideal/acceptable? That if you don't have it is because you are too lazy? That having a certain figure will somehow make you a better person?
Another thing that troubles me, it's that often time people who subscribe to fitness account are either interested in working out or interested in loosing some weight, especially among young girls. I think the over exposure of a toned body without any explanation on self-love and self-care is dangerous for these young girls, as they are walking into a field already thinking "I'm too _____ that I need to work out". By not addressing health and self-care and only focusing on the visual concept of FIT, the media is perpetuating a body stereotype and not appreciating diversity in body shape or importance of health. It honestly upsets me when mental health is being stripped away from the concept of healthy, and having muscles and curves and being toned seems to be the only measure of healthy in this fitspiration thing. Nonetheless, this is also the class in which I begin to recognize the terrible terrible things media is doing to the general public, and how they are responsible for many problems within our society.
Oh last and not least, thank you for making this video! Your actions and words always resonate and inspire me to live a happy and healthy life. :D
I gotta say, I'm so glad I found your channel. You both are amazing - great instructors, honest, no b.s, and such good motivational speakers. Not to mention you're very likable as human beings :)) Such a great couple! I've been running for years without seeing any results, and after just one year of sticking to your workouts I'm stronger, have much more muscle definition, my endurance is so much better and I'm just generally happier about the way I look. I have been struggling with body image issues since I was little, and for you guys to speak up about the topic with such honesty means a lot to me.
So THANK YOU so much for everything that you do for the fitness industry! You are by far THE BEST that I have ever come across!!!
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!
Absolutely love this video and love your channel! You are both so down to earth and genuine and, as weird as this may sound, I always feel I'm in a "safe space" whenever I do your workout videos, in that its ok if I can't complete the whole video or need to take a break - I really like how you guys reiterate that. Thank you so much for putting out this video and reminding us that not everything on the internet is real and SO much of what we see in terms of fitness/certain people's bodies are fabricated. All the best to you both, keep doing what you do :)
Thank you so so much for this video,you guys. It is really amazing how you can still go on with promoting fitness, real fitness when there are so many people out there destroying it. I love your workout videos, they've helped me a lot. Please go on and don't give up on this, okay? We will always support you :D
Thank you for being so real and grounded. I love your workouts and am happy with who I am and no longer feel I need to reach the unattainable. I work hard and eat right and my body is real and I am ok with it! Again thanks so much for all that you do!
This is why I love you guys!! I'm so glad I stumbled across you on youtube, I've now been using your videos for 3 months and have a huge list of favourites saved. My goal was to lose a bit of weight, haven't managed to so far, but I'm seeing so much improvement in muscle definition and how well I can keep up with you!! Thank you so much for everything you do!!
Thank you guys for that awesome video. What makes you guys the best is not because you insist on how to look or a certain "acceptable" body weight one should have, but its just a simple being fit and healthy routine.
I get so proud of myself everytime i hear "this workout is complete" without having to step on a scale.
Here's to thee most real and down to earth people I call my trainers!!!
Thanks a lot Daniel and Kelli, we've been working out with you guys for over a year now, and cannot say more to express how much you guys have motivated me and how much do I agree with your philosophies.
Love xoxo!!!
Actually this is why I love your videos! I really love that your videos are real, I feel like its about health, you are not dressed in a way that woud make me ashamed if my children were watching. Its not loud and crazy music. Its just working out and getting healthy, THANK YOU!
This is such a good reminder of why we workout! I always need that adjustment. Like you say you are around it all the time and it becomes a new normal. I really needed this encouragement to realign my sight. To reaffirm I am trying to be healthy not a certain look. Great positive and healthy message. I like that you don't label things as sexy workouts and instead focus on the body as a whole healthy strong goal
I've been doing you guys workout for about two months now and I love it. I used to obsess over my weight and the number on the scale but I don't do that anymore. I love the way my body looks and feels. thanks guys and keeps doing the good work...
OH MY GOODNESS! I love you guys even more! Thank you for talking about this! Most Fitness "gurus" don't even talk about this. Thanks for keeping it real.
Exercise has helped me manage my depression wonderfully. That is my main motivator. The other benefits are icing on the cake! Shout out to Fitness a Blender and their sane, effective approach to well-being. Raisin' a glass to Kelly and Daniel x
Thank you, Kelli & Daniel. It was so helpful and comforting to hear that. I mean, I know all these things, everybody knows in a way... But as you say, when you see those pictures and hear those mean things over and over and over again, it starts creeping into your mind and it's hard to resist that. Thank God I found you. We've never even met and still, you help me so much to take better care of myself :)
Thank you so much for this. I know it's two years later, but I just found this video and I think I will re-watch it over and over again because what you guys say here is something I need to hear everyday. I have an eating disorder and I am still struggling with it but since I found Fitnessblender, it seems that I am starting to have a more healthy relationship with food and working out. Thank you for helping me to get through. You are amazing and inspirational people! Lots of love from Germany :)
A thank you is NOT enough! You two are just wonderful
I can't thank you enough. I really needed this video and these words, I'm so glad I found this vid and you guys. Thank you so much. Now I'm gonna stop judging my self and be proud of me. Thank you!!💗
OMG.... you guys are the real deal. Thx for looking out for us! *^_^*
I love to be outside and hate fitnesses or doing workouts at home but I find it very entertaining to get to know you guys and the fact that you teach your principles. it`s harder for me to be fit in the winter but I think you`ll be really helpful for me to finally find a way to be fit all the time no matter what's happening in my life. Soo good job and keep doing your thing :)
"every woman IS a real woman" Amen! "fitness isn't about how you look it's about what you're body can do" Gold! Thank you so much to you both for being such truly kind and inspirational people. I work with teenage girls and trying to promote health and fitness always ends up with questions on how to be skinny or "pretty" and it's so great to see fitness instructors emphasize the fact that healthy and fit is not synonymous with "skinny" and certainly not with pretty.
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I think one of the things I hate most about fitspo (besides the body shaming, of course) is that in general it tries to say that if you don't have a body that looks like this, you're lazy. You're not doing enough squats, push ups, etc. You need to work harder, even if you already are dedicating a good amount of time to working out. Which is ridiculous.
Much love to you both. I just recently got into instagram posting all of my lil clean eating meals as a way to keep myself accountable and encouraged, and was following all of these fitness "experts" until unjust became inundated with the same imagery that was begining to make me sick. All half naked with grossly overdone Photoshop (studied Graphic design and can spot the bs a mike away) and I juat knew that shit cld not be good for anyones psyche. Glad you all had the cajones to speak up on it. Ive even removed myself from awome fb grps bc of the photoshop madness.