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Aly | Makeup + Fitness for Millennial Moms

@thealyf

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Makeup, muscles & WTF happened after 30.
✨ Glow ups, gym days & feral sidequests
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wait…y’all didn’t know this about me?? 😭

We’ve got a lot of new friends here and I just found out…
y’all don’t even know my government name??? 😭
so here’s your unhinged, no-context, speed run of my life
I really thought this was all common knowledge but apparently I’ve been living in my own little delulu bubble over here 🫠
welcome to the chaos 🖤

be honest…how many of these did you actually know??....and TELL me which one was the MOST shocking 😲 😂

#plussizefitness #trending #momswholift #blackgirlmagic✨ #millenial by @thealyf

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6 months ago

POV: You’d rather sing karaoke than do burpees… same. 😂

But what if the gym felt like *your* space—no judgment, just joy?

Let’s rewrite ‘fitness’ for millennial moms who just wanna feel GOOD. 🏋️♀️💖

#plussizefitness #fitnessreels #momswholiftheavy
#momswhoworkout #blackgirlsworkout #blackgirlsworkouttoo #gymgirly #gymhumor #fitnesshumor #exploerpage #millenial #trending
#gymgirluk #gymmotivation #momsover30 #gymgirly by @thealyf

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a year ago

“Because I’m working out for my health, strength, and longevity… not to earn a flat stomach. And sometimes, the gains come with a side of tacos 🌮 😂”

What’s your favorite post-workout meal? 👇

#PlusSizeFitness #FitnessJourney #BodyPositivity #GymHumor #StrongNotSkinny by @thealyf

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a day ago

I’m raising girls, not training them to excuse boys. ❤️‍🔥

Accountability isn’t ruining his reputation.

#RaiseStrongGirls #BreakTheCycle #GirlsSupportingGirls #RaiseThemRight #millennialmom by @thealyf

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2 days ago

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: WOMAN WEARS SHORTS TO THE GYM. MORE AT 11. 😂🐆

Apparently, my leopard-print shorts have caused a whole identity crisis in the comment section, so let's clear something up.

If I wear leopard print, I'm not a leopard.
If I wear a pirate costume, I'm not a pirate.
If I wear scrubs, I'm not suddenly qualified to perform surgery. 💀

And if I wear shorts to work out, I'm not making a statement about my character, inviting commentary on my body, or asking for anyone's approval.

IT. IS. GYM. CLOTHING.

I'm not dressing for a job interview.
I'm not auditioning for the position of “woman worthy of respect.”
And I'm certainly not submitting my outfit for public approval before I walk through the gym doors.

I'm there to lift weights, get stronger, and mind my business.

Here's the thing: you can dislike an outfit. You can have a personal preference. You can even keep scrolling without announcing your opinion to the entire internet.

What you don't get to do is turn your personal preference into a moral judgment about a woman's character.

And before somebody tells me to “get off the internet,” remember that you came to the same internet to tell me what you think. 😂 I can handle your opinion. You can handle my response.

We're grown. We can disagree without degrading people.

So yes, I'm wearing the shorts. The leopard print. The pink socks. The whole damn outfit. 🐆🩷

And if that bothers you?

Good news, babe. The internet has a scroll button, and the gym has other people in it.

The shorts are not the problem. The audacity to think a woman's clothing is an invitation to judge her character is. 💅

Now excuse me while I go lift heavy things and continue being absolutely unqualified to care about your opinion.

#WearTheShorts #GymConfidence #PlusSizeFitness #BodyConfidence #ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴsᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ by @thealyf

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3 days ago

“By the way, we wear shorts here at Burn Boot Camp.”

THAT'S A MAN. 👏🏼

Matt Morris, the man who designs Burn Boot Camp workouts, understood the assignment in about five seconds.

Meanwhile, for the last 24 hours, my comment section has been full of men policing women's bodies, judging our clothes, and explaining why we're the problem for speaking up.

And here's Matt, who actually works in the fitness industry, reminding everybody that women wearing shorts to work out is not a scandal.

We're here to lift weights. Build strength. High-five our friends. Sweat. Laugh. Get stronger. And maybe say a few four-letter words when the workout gets spicy. 😂

To the men in my comments who are still struggling with this concept: maybe follow his lead.

Women don't need your permission to wear shorts. We don't need to meet your beauty standards to use the gym. And we certainly don't need to be insulted for showing up and doing the work.

The gym is for working out. Not auditioning for your approval. 🖤

Tag a woman who has never let somebody else's opinion stop her from showing up. 💪🏼

#BurnBootCamp #WomenWhoLift #GymConfidence #PlusSizeFitness #WomenSupportingWomen by @thealyf

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4 days ago

Some men are busy deciding which women belong in the gym. Meanwhile, some of us are busy making sure every woman knows she already does. 🩷

The internet has made it painfully clear why so many women feel intimidated walking into a gym.

They're afraid of being judged for their bodies, their clothes, their form, or simply being a beginner.

And after the comments on my last Reel? I want to show you a different side of fitness. 🩷

A place where women high-five each other. Where we celebrate showing up. Where we cheer for the woman lifting her heaviest weight AND the woman learning how to do her first squat.

That's what I love about my Burn Boot Camp community.

@devan.kline co-founded Burn Boot Camp with a vision of building a community that empowers women through fitness. And that's the kind of environment I want every woman to experience.

You do not have to arrive confident.
You do not have to arrive strong.
You do not have to arrive skinny.

You just have to walk through the door.

We'll meet you where you are, cheer you on, and high-five you on the way out. 🙌🏼

Because the goal isn't to make women feel like they have to earn their place in the gym.

The goal is to remind them they belonged there all along.

Tag a woman who needs to hear this today. And if you've been nervous to start, consider this your sign. Come find your people. 💙

#WomenInTheGym #GymTok #WomenSupportingWomen #FitnessForEveryBody #gymculture by @thealyf

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4 days ago

If short gym shorts make a woman a whore, what does running your mouth about women you couldn't outlift make you?

Asking for the entire squat rack. 💋

Funny how a woman can walk into a gym wearing shorts and suddenly everybody has an opinion about her character. 🙄

Let me make something real clear. A woman's outfit is not an invitation for your commentary, and the length of her shorts doesn't determine her worth.

We're not in the gym to be picked apart by men who think their opinions are more valuable than our PRs.

We're here to get stronger.
To rebuild our confidence.
To take up space in a world that has spent YEARS telling us to make ourselves smaller.

Wear them short. Wear them long. Wear them tight. Wear them loose.

I don't care what you wear. I care that you SHOW UP. I care that you keep going. I care that you stop letting other people's opinions dictate how you feel about yourself.

And if we're being honest? Some of these women are out here lifting more than the men judging them, and I think that's a beautiful fucking plot twist. 💅🏼🏋🏻‍♀️

The squat rack is for everybody. The unsolicited opinions? Those can stay in the parking lot.

We're building strong women over here, not seeking male approval. 🩷 🖤 💙

Tag your gym bestie who could probably out-curl the men with the loudest opinions. 😂💪🏼 And ladies, drop a 🏋🏻‍♀️ if you're done dressing for anybody but YOURSELF.

#WomenWhoLift #GymConfidence #WomenSupportingWomen #PlusSizeFitness #StrongNotSkinny by @thealyf

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5 days ago

Hit me Baby One More time..... IYKYK

#Millennialmom #millenial #over30 #trending #foryoupage by @thealyf

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6 days ago

Listen. 😭💀

The gym accidentally recorded the entire class working their asses off during cardio conditioning, and everybody looks like they're training for the Olympics.

Meanwhile, there's me. Flatlined. On the floor. Waiting for the Lord to call my name. 😂😂

I LOVE being strong. I LOVE lifting heavy. I LOVE feeling like a badass.

But cardio conditioning? That shit will humble you so fast you'll forget your own PRs.

Anyway, if anybody needs me, I'll be recovering emotionally and physically from a workout I willingly paid to attend. 💀

WE DON'T SWEAT CUTE. WE SURVIVE. 😂🔥

#BurnBootCamp #cardioconditioning #GymHumor #PlusSizeFitness #millennialmom by @thealyf

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9 days ago

Listen, babe. 😂

You can buy the supplements, the cute gym sets, the pre-workout, and the $8 water bottle that somehow becomes your entire personality…

But at some point, you gotta put your ass in the gym and DO THE DAMN THING.

Nobody is coming to save you. No magic little peptide is going to build your discipline, keep your promises to yourself, or make you show up on the days you’d rather be horizontal with a Diet Coke.

The dawg is built in the days you don't feel like it. The days you show up anyway. The days you stop waiting to feel motivated and start proving to yourself what you're capable of.

I'm not chasing skinny anymore. I'm chasing STRONG. And this version of me? She doesn't quit just because it's hard. 🖤

Now go find that dawg, girl. She ain't in the supplement aisle. 🐺💪🏻

#GymMom #StrongNotSkinny #millennialmom #DisciplineOverMotivation #FitnessJourney by @thealyf

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10 days ago

I can’t give up. I’m someone’s mom.

Some days I’m motivated.
Some days I’m running on spite and caffeine.
Some days I just show up because I know little eyes are watching.
I don’t have to be perfect.
I just have to keep going. 🩷

Because I’m not just building a stronger body.
I’m showing my kids what it looks like to keep choosing yourself.

Keep going. Your reason is watching. 🩷 💙

#MomFitness #StrongMom #MomMotivation #FitnessJourney #plussizefitness by @thealyf

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