The beauty standards in our anti-aging, pro-thinness culture can feel impossibly high, so it’s no wonder that so many of us deal with bad body image days —yep, even Olympic athlete and Sports Illustrated cover model Ilona Maher . The rugby bronze medalist, who just returned from the 2024 Paris Games and is currently competing in the newest season of Dancing with the Stars , has been super vulnerable about her own self-acceptance journey. She’s shared a photo of her cellulite with her followers to prove “we all have it,” posted a friendly reminder that “there isn’t one body type for female athletes,” and taken down trolls who criticized her body mass index .
But that doesn’t mean Maher always feels great about herself—and yesterday was one of those off days. “Just keeping it real with you, so I wanted to just let you know I’m not feeling too body confident right now,” Maher admitted in a TikTok video posted on Sunday. “But that’s okay.
” In moments like these (which, she noted, are completely “normal”), Maher said she usually leans on three simple strategies to lift her spirits—and we’re here for all of them. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Her first mental hack? “I try to remember what my body does for me,” she said.
That could look like going on a run, she explained, lifting weights, or dancing her heart out (which she’s been doing a lot of on DWTS lately). Basically, it’s about celebrating all th.