I have both a Tumblr account and a Pinterest account and I really enjoy pinning/reblogging pictures of the fitness persuasion that “speak” to me. At first there were a ton, and it made me feel motivated, but soon I found myself struggling to connect with the pictures I was seeing or the sayings that went with it. I think I was following blogs that were turning into a more “thin” focus, rather than a “healthy” or “fit” focus. But even as I try to find blogs that are more about the joy I feel when working out, the strength I feel myself gaining, I find a lot of pictures of people who are so thin and fit, that I can’t identify with them and therefore do not wish to reblog them. I have started to wish that there were pictures of people who were moderately fit or even not thin at all, working out and inspirational just the same for me to reblog. All these thin and beautiful people make me feel deflated because I don’t remotely look like them, but I know that I can workout as hard as them.

Here are some pictures that I have found as an example that have a good message but the picture accompanying it make me feel deflated rather than inspiring me:

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The ones now that I am posting I find more inspirational, but sadly are the exception.

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I especially love this older lady who is a weight lifter. Nothing says “get off your butt!!” like an old lady who can life more than me!! You go lady!!!

So I challenge all my readers to make their own inspirational fitness pictures and post them. I can’t be the only person out there who wishes they could identify with the pictures posted. I know I will be trying make some myself, and I hope the ladies at my boot camp will humor me!