How To Improve Your Body Image

This post is presented in partnership with ReachOut.

We live in a world that sends us all sorts of messages about 'the perfect body', and these messages can influence how we feel about our own bodies in a negative way.

And sometimes, no matter what we do in terms of fitness and healthy living, we perpetually feel bad about the way we look.

We asked ReachOut - first of all - what body image even is, how we can improve it and strike the right balance in our life between looking good and feeling good, as well as how the media sometimes skews our perception of “beauty”.

Check out the below pieces to see how you can start feeling better right now.

‘What is body image’

“Body image: everyone has it. But what does it actually mean? There’s a big difference between healthy body image and unhealthy body image. Healthy body image makes you feel good, and there are a couple of things you can do to improve your body image over time. If body image is getting you down, and these tips don’t work, you might be struggling with something more intense.” Read more.

‘Body image: The media’

ReachOut asked young people how media affects the way they view their body. Read more.

‘Box gaps and bikini bridges’

"'Box gap' and 'bikini bridge' are both memorable terms, but ReachOut.com Crew member Kate reckons the message they send about body image is worth forgetting.” Read more.

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