New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves - eviltoast
Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement

Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement

Fat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.

  • jj4211@lemmy.world
    14·
    4 months ago

    While true, exercise is very important. For example if you are sedentary then that visceral fat screwing up your pancreas is extra risky because you also build up insulin resistance.

    Even if they don’t lose that much weight, it at least mitigates some of the risks increased by being overweight.