https://rss.com/podcasts/muscle-media-matters-strength-in-being-critical I'll be the first to admit that I love consuming fitness influencer content. However, it's important to be critical of the things we love, especially when they often subconsciously (and even outwardly) perpetuate toxic body and health trends. This podcast will be an examination of the content and impact of female influencers across different social media platforms. Using reliable research as well and pulling from my own and other's experiences with body image and social media, this podcast will provide thought-provoking conversations and personal testimonies about having a body in 2024.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:28 GMT en 8f540b79-dee1-59b4-b3ef-1a9fc0dc6f9f https://media.rss.com/muscle-media-matters-strength-in-being-critical/20240222_030255_9348046f07e30cc5224606b779881ac5.png https://rss.com/podcasts/muscle-media-matters-strength-in-being-critical yes Avery Sullivan 2024 Avery Sullivan Avery Sullivan false episodic podcast During Episode 5, Avery's long-time friend, former teammate, and current roommate, Suhayla, gives insight into her experience as a female athlete of color and shares her take on current fitness influencing. Come along on this journey of calling out underrepresentation and saying goodbye to toxic comparison!

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