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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Camilla Foster

5 ways to feel beach body ready – exactly as you are

Blue skies, beaches and bikinis are in touching distance, but summer can be a very daunting time for many of us – and the panic to get ‘beach body ready’ looms.

Despite great strides in the body positivity movement, many still feel the pressure to achieve unrealistic societal beauty standards – such as chiselled abs and glowing, sun-kissed skin – before daring to enjoy the beach.

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