Devotedly Striving to ?End Toxic Gym Culture,? Millionaire Bodybuilding Icon Breaks a Person?s Streak of Not Visiting Gym in 20 Years

Body shaming and bullying are common things in society now. This is not something to be proud of, and Joey Swoll is making sure of that. People always fear going to the gym due to worry over harassment of different kinds. His real name is Joey Sergo. He’s a famous bodybuilding influencer and has gone viral on TikTok for his Gym Positivity videos. The self-proclaimed CEO of Gym Positivity has garnered another gratitude from an individual recently. He shared the heartfelt message on Instagram and went on to write a note on why he started Gym Positivity. The note was enough for fans to realize his purpose in life.

That is why the fitness influencer is here to debunk myths and save everyone from bullying at the gym. He helps many people get over their fear of the gym and one of them responded with a warm appreciation. She thanked Joey through text, for helping her go to the gym after 20 years. Let?s get to know him and what went down in the Instagram post.

Joey Inspires Gym-Goers to Overcome Insecurities and Embrace Fitness

The post was uploaded from Joey’s official Instagram account today. This post shows a screenshot of a text message by Melanie where she wrote ?After seeing all your videos I finally got the confidence to go to the gym for the first time in over 20yrs today and I loved it, can?t wait to go back.? She is among the thousands of others who have found the confidence to go back to the gym just because of him.

Swoll replied with a big ?thank you? and went on to share the text message with a note on Instagram.? He wrote about how he started the gym positivity movement one year back because he was seeing a toxic culture in the gym.

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Joey went on to say ?The gym is a brother and sisterhood. I?ve been training for almost 20 years now and I?m so grateful for the gym, the people in it, and everything it?s done to help me become a better person physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.?

Swoll’s Mission to Transform Gym Culture

Melanie is one of the many people that Joey Swoll has helped. He has called out negative behavior and cheers people to start their own fitness journey. He says his mission is to change the toxicity in gym culture.

In his first reaction video in January 2022, the former bodybuilder defended an individual by explaining that he was doing an exercise known as the “drag curl? and said that the person with the camera should “mind her own business”. Joey?s followers consider him to be a hero and tag him under gym videos that seem unfair or toxic.

The fitness guru is setting an example of sharing positive gym culture with his videos and TikTok. He always helps people get over self-doubt, just like he said in his Instagram note.

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