Most TikTok fitspiration content promotes misinformation and unrealistic body ideals

Most TikTok fitspiration content promotes misinformation and unrealistic body ideals

An analysis of videos from popular TikTok fitspiration hashtags revealed that most of these videos show fit and thin, idealized women bodies, and muscular, similarly idealized bodies of men. They also contained various other characteristics known to negatively impact body image of viewers. The research was published in Body Image. Fitspiration is a social media trend that involves sharing images and content aimed at inspiring viewers to pursue a…

The majority of TikTok fitpiration content promotes untruths and false claims about one's physique

The study, published in the journal Body Image, revealed that '[t]here are found videos from popular TikTok fitspiration hashtags, the majority of...