Women ‘s health magazine must apologize for a tweet that encouraged readers to “burn those Christmas calories”.
Based in the UK Sunnd nam Ban the magazine tweeted on 27 December: “Are you out for running, walking or cycling today? It’s a great day to burn those Christmas calories … post your pictures here! ”
Are you out for running, walking or cycling today? This is a great day to burn those Christmas calories … post your pictures here! pic.twitter.com/aG7vQIp9nu
– Women’s Fitness mag (@WomensFitnessuk) 27 December 2020
However, his effort to encourage people to stay healthy and share their exercise is backed up, with social media users shouting at him to write something that those at his. is eating disorders.
Check out some of these comments:
I am very sorry that in 2020 you are promoting the need to burn Christmas calories’ I think that is a very encouraging and old fashioned message to share. You encourage women to work out of a place of guilt / shame that I think is very negative and dangerous
– Stay Sassy 💕 (@stephelswood) 27 December 2020
PSA: no one needs to ‘burn off’ or feel guilty about Christmas calories !!!! I don’t want one move today. See also: @stephelswood insta story.
– Harriet Prior (@HarrietEPrior) 27 December 2020
As a mainstream fitness magazine, why not take the opportunity to promote the mental and physical health benefits available from going out / exercising; feeling better, sleeping better, more energy etc. Disappointed. 2/2
– Dr Sarah Vohra (@drsarahvohra) 27 December 2020
The magazine then had to apologize, and clarified that it was just trying to encourage people to use and share their photos.
Sorry for anyone who is upset with our recent post about discovering and burning Xmas calories. We tried to encourage you to exercise, share your photos and not wait until January if you have fitness or weight loss goals. We know that not everyone exercises for weight loss. pic.twitter.com/sRTC4omxu8
– Women’s Fitness mag (@WomensFitnessuk) 27 December 2020
“We are sorry for anyone with our recent post on discovering and burning Xmas calories. We tried to encourage you to exercise, share your photos and not wait until January if you have fitness or weight loss goals. We know that not everyone works for weight loss, ”he wrote.
While many people have fitness as their agenda when welcoming a new year, a tweet urging them to “burn calories” that they may be consuming at celebration, can cause a sense of panic and image. stimulate a negative body, especially for those who are obviously or are already dealing with an eating disorder.
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