Maria Huntington’s publication has garnered a lot of attention.
Maria Huntington hesitates to publish a recent video on Facebook. Pete Anikari
Mary Huntington28, attracted widespread attention on Sunday with what he posted on Instagram with a winter swimming videowhere he descends from a snowy pier into frozen water.
Although the video looks like a casual winter swim, there was a lot of thought behind it.
Former seventh grader Huntington said he hesitated to release the video. The reason for this was my own insecurity about bikini photos.
According to him, the idea of not “looking the way you should” is unfortunately familiar to many.
– How should I look as a mother of two children in a bikini? Or what should anyone look like in a bikini anyway?
Huntington pointed out that the ideals attached to appearance are often completely unrealistic and social media reinforces them even more.
– Although I speak a lot in favor of maintaining one’s well-being, the standards related to appearance are really unrealistic for many. There really aren’t that many women who fit Victoria’s Secret’s measurements, although on social media it seems like you can find them in every corner.
Huntington said she wants to learn to be kinder to her own body and set an example for her children as well.
– I also want to be an example to my children that the value of the body is not dependent on its size, tightness or how well it fulfills the limits invented by someone else.
She ended her text with encouragement for anyone who is hesitant to wear a bikini.
– The next time you wonder if you can rock in a bikini, you really can.
The publication immediately gathered a lot of support and thanks for the openness. The video has collected almost five thousand likes in less than a day.
– You are wonderful, ex-figure skater Beata Leppilampi wrote with heart.
– You are wonderful both externally and internally, a well-being influencer Laura Laukka wrote.
Huntington and spouse Riku Dufva had their second child this summer. After finishing his sports career, Huntington has focused on entrepreneurship and is also known Timeout-pika aturi from his podcast Lotta Haralan with.
Huntington’s long sports career brought him several championships. He won the heptathlon Finnish championship three times and set his record in 2019.