Rachel Hosie on the industry of wellness, paid Instagram posts and 'F45'

What are F45 and Orangetheory? How much do you earn for a paid Instagram post? Do you need to be a member of an expensive gym if you want to stick to it? Why are we obsessed with spelt flour in every recipe?

Wellness is big business these days, valued at over $4 trillion. We might laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, but many of us nonetheless fall into the wellness trap, believing we can buy and exercise our way to a perfect version of ourselves.

Rachael Revesz talks to Rachel Hosie, the senior lifestyle journalist at Insider and fitness and nutrition columnist, about  cutting her body fat by 50% in six months and maintaining boundaries between wellness and madness.

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LINKS

Rachel's journey on cutting half her body fat in six months

https://www.businessinsider.com/healthy-fat-weight-loss-maintain-muscle-exercise-fitness-tips-2019-6?r=US&IR=T

Jia Tolentino's essay on wellness and the tyranny of the ideal woman

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/aug/02/athleisure-barre-kale-tyranny-ideal-woman-labour

Ellie Goulding on why she is so concerned about Instagram:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-place/id1353058891?mt=2

Sofie Hagen's memoir, 'Happy Fat', is brilliant and her podcast is called 'Made of Human'