Olympian Ilona Maher shared some thoughts about body image in a new social media post, and it deeply resonated with her followers. Maher, who was also the Season 33 Dancing with the Stars runner-up with her partner, Alan Bersten, got real about not having six-pack abs. quickly accumulated a lot of love.
On November 5, Maher took to Instagram to share a short video, and she included a lengthy caption. She used a short audio clip of Madonna's song, "Vogue," and posed while wearing workout gear. On the video, she wrote, "Posing with my completely normal and healthy stomach like those people with six-packs do."
She wore a workout bra and leggings, and showcased her not-entirely-flat stomach. Maher demonstrated a few other angles of her athletic figure while some free weights could be seen in the background.
"I'm not saying six-packs are bad but I do firmly believe that we aren't all meant to have them and they are not a determinant of how fit or athletic you are," Maher wrote.
Maher pointed out that she has been to the Olympics twice, playing rugby, which is "an extremely fitness based sport." She added that she's been a professional athlete for the past seven years. Despite all of that, she noted, she's never "had a six pack."
She admitted she used to compare herself to her teammates who had six-pack abs to display. What she has come to learn is that she was often "faster, stronger, and fitter than some of them."
"I learned my body and mind need to be properly fueled and that looks different for me," Maher noted.
Maher added, "Be kind to your body. We aren't all meant to be small. Take up space. See exactly what your body is capable of with or without a six-pack."
Ilona Maher's Fans Loved Her Message
Former Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Lindsay Arnold left a string of hand-clapping emojis.
"I love how you are normalizing changing bodies!! You are giving us permission to love all of our body stages and feel proud about it! Thank you," one Instagram user commented.
Another shared, "Every single post you make heals me just so you know."
Maher's post on Instagram received over 500,000 likes in less than 24 hours. also received more than 5,600 comments. In addition, Maher shared the same post on Facebook, where it received another 50,000 likes and 1,000 comments.
One fan on Facebook commented, "Out here single handedly healing the trauma we all suffered from the 90s/early 2000s diet culture."
Another fan wrote, "I am very glad you are around for girls/women today. You have no idea how many you save doing what you do."
That fan continued, "I wish you were around when I was in high school. Maybe I wouldn't still be dealing with fall out from years of hating my body."
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