English citations of fitspo

Noun: "(informal) photographs or other material intended to provide motivation to exercise and be physically fit" edit

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  • 2013, book review from Elle, quoted in Alexandra Heminsley, Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run, Scribner (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    It's packed with get-off-your-butt fitspo from the author's journey from 1-miler to marathoner.
  • 2013, Jennifer J. Thomas & Jenni Schaefer, Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One's) Relationship with Food a Problem?, Hazelden (2013), →ISBN, page 137:
    Both thinspo and fitspo sites do one thing very well: make people feel bad about themselves.
  • 2013, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, "Our obesity crisis won't be solved by 'fitspiration'", The Guardian, 6 August 2013:
    Thinspo's waifs take up scant space, while the toned but lithe muscles of fitspo dominate the image.
  • 2013, Harriet Williamson, "Beware of the dangerous fetishising of fitness on social media", The Telegraph, 14 October 2013:
    The idea that ‘fitspo’ images have anything to do with health or fitness is entirely spurious and the use of my picture is proof of this.
  • 2014, Riana Odin, "Taking Notes From Your T. V.", Your Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 10, September 2014, page 24:
    With the thousands of “fitspo” and “thinspo” pages dominating nearly every social media platform, one would not need to search very far to find all the virtual motivation needed to drop some weight and tone up before setting foot on Boylston.