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Peloton instructor Ash Pryor has a message for people who leave disgusting fat shaming comments.”
Ash Pryor is one of Peloton's newest instructors. The founder of Relentless Rowing Academy, a nonprofit that helps BIPOC and disabled athletes get involved in rowing, joined the popular training platform to teach its new rowing classes, which launched on September 20, 2022. But that's not the only reason Pryor is getting attention this week. Although she was met with excitement and praise from many fans and followers about her new title, the athlete has also experienced an all-too-common aspect of entering the spotlight: body shaming. (See: Why body shaming is such a big problem...
Peloton instructor Ash Pryor has a message for people who leave disgusting fat shaming comments.”
Ash Pryor is one of Peloton's newest instructors. The founder of Relentless Rowing Academy, a nonprofit that helps BIPOC and disabled athletes get involved in rowing, joined the popular training platform to teach its new rowing classes, which launched on September 20, 2022. But that's not the only reason Pryor is getting attention this week.
Although she was met with excitement and praise from many fans and followers about her new title, the athlete has also experienced an all-too-common aspect of entering the spotlight: body shaming. (See: Why body shaming is such a big problem and what you can do to stop it
"This week I got to share a project I've been working on for almost a year with the world and the love has been unmatched," she writes in the caption of an Instagram post, paired with photos of her in a Peloton workout kit and on a rowing machine. "I looked at FB [Facebook] hoping it would be like everywhere else. It wasn't," she continues. “The amount of disgusting, fat-shaming comments, ironically from men with profile pictures standing with their wives and daughters, [was overwhelming].”
In addition to calling out the internet trolls who are trying to bring her down, Pryor used her post to show that she's not afraid to be exactly who she is. “Let me be clear,” the Peloton instructor continues in her caption. "I'm healthy. I wear size 12 pants. Large leggings, XL sports bra, and large tank top. Middle school would shame me with these sizes, but the healed 31-year-old stands proudly in her truth."
Pryor acknowledges how hard she has worked to get where she is today and explains the importance of making her voice heard. “I worked hard to make waves in rowing like I did,” she writes. "I've played down a lot of my life and when this opportunity came up I said I'll show up unapologetically because why not me? Someone needs to see someone like me! So let me be the first!"
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Pryor ends her post with a message for those who felt the need to send her nasty comments about her body. "To all the fat-shamers who question my health and call me Lizzo, that's not actually an insult," she says.
As for her advice to those who might look up to her success? “Keep it up,” Pryor writes. "I promise the other side of your healing is like nothing you've ever felt...When you start choosing you first, you stop noticing the people who notice you last," she adds. "It's easy to [criticize] when you're not in the arena. Let them talk while you work."
Unfortunately, those in the spotlight often find themselves under scrutiny, especially when they don't live up to unrealistic body ideals. But Pryor's ability to challenge her haters and unapologetically be herself is admirable. If you're looking for a reason to sign up for a future Peloton rowing class when they drop, consider this.