Fitspiration is flourishing on Instagram. The content — workout videos, photos of "ideal" bodies, inspirational quotes — is meant to help people get healthy, but science shows that it might be doing harm to viewers' mental health.

Fitspiration is flourishing on Instagram. The content &mdash; workout videos, photos of "ideal" bodies, inspirational quotes &mdash; is meant to help people get healthy, but science shows that it<a href="https://www.insider.com/fitspiration-social-media-negative-effects-body-image-2017-11"> might be doing harm to viewers' mental health</a>.

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