In What Way Does Will Smith Need a 'Fitness Journey'?

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Yesterday, the tabloid press was abuzz after Will Smith posted on Instagram: “I’m gonna be real wit yall - I’m in the worst shape of my life.” He was not the first celebrity to discuss their pandemic related “weight gains,” and in fact, this post contributed to what Jezebel editor Kelly Faircloth previously described as a “decades-long pattern in the way America talks about weight.”

I’m not in the business of dictating how other people might feel about their bodies, but how, exactly, is it in any way helpful or interesting to watch one of the richest and most successful celebrities in Hollywood get in “the best shape of my life!!!!!” In fact, this announcement feels even more manipulative by the casual nature of his original post, under which he wrote that he was in the “worst shape of his life.

It’s not like anybody is surprised to hear they’ve gained 20 pounds in the pandemic; people know whether their pants fit or don’t fit. It’s not a shock that a year of stress would result in some weight gain, and much of America has spent the last year with much, much bigger problems than an additional 10 pounds. And, too, many Americans have been more concerned about having enough to eat, as evidenced by long lines at food pantries across the country. [...

 

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I don't care what the cynics say, Smith is being open about something that so many people are having to deal with during this pandemic. I think he's going to help people

So this is all just an earner like the celebrity exercise videos you see at the turn of the year. Plus hardly huge is he?

Uhhhhhh... no.

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