When we’re in need of extra health and fitness motivation, the majority of you would’ve turned to Instagram so you could dream of the amazingly sculpted bodies with each “instamodel” account.
It’s not difficult to compare yourself to the amazing physiques on the health and fitness accounts of Instagram. Unfortunately, this craze is aiding in the development of un-healthy behaviours with food and exercise, (especially with females) causing dissatisfaction with their bodies. Some of these unhealthy practices include Fad extreme dieting, excessive exercise.
The worry about Instagram is that there are more and more accounts popping up every day with many selfies loaded up into the accounts. You need to follow authentic accounts, not the latest #instamodel, as it will show you the true dedication on what it takes to achieve the dream body.
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Here’s what you need to know about the Instagram Selfies and how the images are altered to make the body look better.
Lighting
Lighting will affect the appearance of your muscle definition. The better lighting you take your pictures in, the better you’ll look.
Angles
You have most likely asked someone to swap sides with you in a photo or take it from a different angle as you have a ‘better side’
Time of day
Time of day is a big contributor to how Instagram models look. Have you ever noticed that your body appears more shredded in the morning? Lots of selfies and Instagram photos are taken in the morning as your body is in a fasted state as you’ve been asleep and haven’t eaten in hours.
Here’s how you should use Instagram for health and fitness inspiration
Follow authentic accounts with proper health and fitness qualifications
Unfortunately, if you’re in shape, and have a large following, people are going to ask questions on what you eat and how you train everyday. This is a perfect way of creating your own health and fitness program to sell online because your followers will buy your program.
Unfortunately, a lot of the popular Instagram fitness models are actually not qualified to prescribe such programs. Would you trust me as a fitness professional with giving you serious medical advice that should be coming from a doctor? No! So why trust an unqualified person who could give potentially life threatening advise?
