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How Instagram can influence our perception of health and fitness

by Abby LaRocque, Sarah Kirk and Deanna Tucker April 12, 2018September 4, 2020

Three reporters created a multimedia website looking at the impacts of the wildly popular app by talking with registered kinesiologist and fitness trainer Nathaniel Ernst, gym owner and Miss Calgary 2017 Nicci Petraschuk, body positivity advocate Marin McCue, naturopathic doctor Alexa Birdgeneau, Instagram fitness couple Chloe Currie and Kyle Winnicky and eating disorder counsellor Vanessa Ricciardi to get more perspective on the issue.

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How Instagram can influence our perception of health and fitness

by Abby LaRocque, Sarah Kirk and Deanna Tucker, Calgary Journal
April 12, 2018

<h1>How Instagram can influence our perception of health and fitness</h1>
<p class="byline">by Abby LaRocque, Sarah Kirk and Deanna Tucker, Calgary Journal <br />April 12, 2018</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/calgaryjournal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/main_copy_copy_copy_copy.jpg?resize=600%2C370" alt="" class="wp-image-13755" title="Nathaniel Ernst is a registered kinesiologist and personal trainer who has gained popularity on Instagram. He says spending time with clients to create real goals helps to dispel the importance of the aesthetic appeal of working out. Photo by Deanna Tucker." height="370" width="600" /></figure>
<p>Instagram has over 800 million active users scrolling through various content for countless hours a day. But what happens when a curiosity about health and fitness becomes nearly an obsession?</p>
<p>Three reporters created a multimedia website looking at the impacts of the wildly popular app by talking with registered kinesiologist and fitness trainer Nathaniel Ernst, gym owner and Miss Calgary 2017 Nicci Petraschuk, body positivity advocate Marin McCue, naturopathic doctor Alexa Birdgeneau, Instagram fitness couple Chloe Currie and Kyle Winnicky and eating disorder counsellor Vanessa Ricciardi to get more perspective on the issue.</p>
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<p>Editor: Kendra Crighton | <a href="mailto:kcrighton@cjournal.ca">kcrighton@cjournal.ca</a></p>


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