Let’s Normalize Strong Over Skinny
For decades, women have been conditioned to chase one narrow, fragile version of beauty: “be skinny.”
Shrinking ourselves became the goal. Smaller was better. And our worth? Too often measured in sizes, scales, calories, and comparison.
But something incredible is happening in women’s wellness right now, and it’s long overdue.
We are collectively waking up to the truth that strength is not just physical. Strength is confidence. Strength is health. Strength is freedom. And strength is a mindset.
So let’s talk about it.
Let’s talk about why it’s time… past time…to normalize strong over skinny.
Why “Skinny” Was Never the Goal in the First Place
For years, the wellness world praised thinness as the ultimate achievement. It didn’t matter if you were exhausted, under-fueled, anxious about food, or beating yourself up over the scale. If you were “small,” you were winning.
Women learned to fear muscle, avoid weights, and obsess over cardio.
We learned to diet harder, push farther, and sacrifice more… all while getting further away from actual health.
But being skinny doesn’t guarantee:
Strength
Mobility
Hormonal balance
Bone density
Confidence
Longevity
Mental peace
Quality of life
Being skinny is not a personality trait. It’s not a health marker. It’s not a finish line.
It’s simply a body size, and your body deserves more than being reduced to a number.
What Strong Really Means
Strong isn’t just about “lifting heavy weights” (although we love that). Strong is an energy. A lifestyle. A commitment to yourself that says:
“I want to feel good in my body, not just look good in a mirror.”
Strong means:
You can carry your groceries in one trip.
You can hike the mountain and enjoy it.
You can get up from the floor without pain.
You can chase your kids or dogs without losing your breath.
You can move confidently through life knowing your body supports you, not holds you back
Strong is the most empowering word women can reclaim, because it shifts the focus from being smaller to being capable.
Strength Is the New Standard of Wellness
Women today are living wildly different lifestyles than our mothers and grandmothers.
We are CEOs, business owners, athletes, moms, caretakers, visionaries, creators, leaders.
We need strength…for our bones, our metabolism, our hormones, our mental health, and our longevity.
Here’s the truth:
Muscle is medicine. Strength training is one of the most protective things you can do for your future self.
It improves:
Metabolism
Joint health
Blood sugar regulation
Mental clarity
Energy
Confidence
Resilience
Longevity
A strong woman is harder to break…physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Strength Is Not a “Look”…It’s a Lifestyle
When we normalize strong over skinny, we step into a world where:
Food is fuel, not punishment.
Movement is empowerment, not compensation.
Muscle is celebrated, not feared.
Health is measured in how you feel, not how little you weigh.
Women chase goals that expand their lives, not shrink their body.
Strong women walk into rooms differently. They don’t fold. They don’t apologize. They don’t hide. Strength builds a level of self-trust that no scale could ever measure.
Your Body Is Allowed to Take Up Space
Normalizing strength also means normalizing the idea that women are allowed to:
Be seen
Take up space
Hold power
Build muscle
Grow
Become more
Evolve physically and mentally
You don’t need to shrink to be worthy. You don’t need to be tiny to be attractive. You don’t need to be less to be loved. Your strongest self is often your truest self.
Let’s Talk About the Mental Shift
When women begin strength training, something magical happens that has nothing to do with dumbbells:
They stop fearing food.
They stop overthinking exercise.
They start observing what their body can do, not what it weighs.
They feel more confident making decisions in every area of life.
They discover the empowerment that comes with honoring commitments to themselves.
You don’t need to be shredded or perfect. You just need to be committed to getting stronger, in every sense.
This Movement Is About More Than Fitness
Normalizing strong isn’t just a trend or a fitness concept, it’s a cultural shift. It’s mothers showing their daughters that strength is beautiful. It’s women choosing workouts that support their hormones, not destroy them. It’s choosing weights over punishing cardio sessions. It’s choosing nourishment over restriction. It’s building a life you feel proud of living in. Strong women raise strong communities.
If You’re Reading This, Here’s Your Permission
You are allowed to want more for yourself…more energy, more confidence, more strength, more freedom.
Choose foods that fuel your body. Choose movement that builds you up. Choose strength over skinny, not because skinny is bad, but because strong gives you your life back. Let’s normalize this. Let’s celebrate it. Let’s model it. Strong is not just a fitness goal,it’s a lifestyle, an identity, a revolution.
The next time you feel tempted to chase “skinny,” ask yourself:
“Do I want to be smaller, or do I want to be unstoppable?”
Strong women change the world.Strong women build lives they love. Strong women inspire other women to rise. So let’s make it the norm. Let’s make it the standard.Let’s make it the expectation.
Let’s normalize strong over skinny…starting now.
XO,
M
Favorite place to focus on strength….Re•solve Wellness Studio
