The contemporary wellness industry promotes a lifestyle of proactive health management through nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and self-care. Concurrently, the body positivity movement challenges oppressive beauty standards and advocates for the acceptance of all bodies regardless of size, shape, or ability. While seemingly aligned—both rejecting shame and promoting well-being—a critical tension exists. This paper examines the intersection of body positivity and the wellness lifestyle, arguing that while the two can be mutually reinforcing when wellness is defined inclusively, mainstream wellness often reproduces weight-centric, moralistic frameworks that contradict body positivity’s core tenets. The paper concludes by proposing a paradigm of inclusive wellness grounded in Health at Every Size (HAES) principles and fat-positive, accessible practices.
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