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" With 2.1 million Instagram followers and a new Latina magazine cover, Massy Arias has quite the platform \u2014 and her goal is to use it wisely. The 27-year-old fitness coach&amp;#039;s carefully curated Instagram feed (featuring posts in both Spanish and English) is equal parts and inspiring and uber-real.  At first glance, her Los Angeles-based life seems #flawless, with loads of posts sharing her healthy eats, exciting travels, and killer workouts. She also regularly features women who have used her self-created #MA30Day program to shed serious pounds and tone up. But Arias, who was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the U.S. with her family at 13, hasn&amp;#039;t had it easy. Soon after moving to the States, her brother was diagnosed with cancer, and she found herself in an abusive relationship. She became depressed, and eventually turned to exercise to help get her out of it.  In a new interview with The Cut, Arias shares some seriously sage wisdom. Here are a few tidbits worth writing down. 1. She hasn&amp;#039;t always felt comfortable with her body \u2014 but she does now.            #Tbt Took me a while to understand that at the end of the day it didn&amp;#039;t matter if I was very slim, more muscular, if I had a thigh gap, or had more of a full figure. Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I am the only one who can control how I feel about myself. You can always strive to be a better version of yourself, but never let anyone control how you feel about your body. Society holds women to very high standards,but we are the ones who can control how we feel about ourselves. Every day I get negative comments about my body and how I should stop working out so much...I brush them off and I encourage you to do the same. I am very aware that other body types get the same negative energy. What does this tell you? What are we becoming as a society? To being healthy, happy, and mentally strong &#128120;&#127995;&#128120;&#127996;&#128120;&#127998;&#128120;&#127999; &#128170;&#127997; #Nationalbikiniday www.MassyArias.com _______________________________________ Me tomo un tiempo entender que al final del d\u00EDa no importaba si era bien delgada, o m\u00E1s musculosa , si tenia muchas curvas, o si ten\u00EDa el famoso &amp;quot;thigh gap&amp;quot;. la belleza est\u00E1 en el ojo del espectador, pero yo soy el \u00FAnica que puede controlar como yo me sienta de m\u00ED misma. Siempre puedes tratar de ser una mejor versi\u00F3n de ti mismo, pero nunca le des el control a nadie de c\u00F3mo te sientas sobre tu cuerpo. www.MassyArias.com A photo posted by MankoFit &#127465;&#127476; (@massy.arias) on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:49pm PDT     &amp;quot;Throughout my fitness journey, I have been super-petite and I have been super-muscular,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I have done competitions where I&amp;#039;ve been super-shredded, but right now I feel the most comfortable. It has come with accepting the fact this is me, and this is my body, and structurally there is nothing I can do about it.&amp;quot; 2. And loving her body means not regretting her boob job.           #TB &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t chase people. Be you, do your own thing and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you and stay.&amp;quot; Don&amp;#039;t lose who you are and what you stand for. Quality over quantity &#128120;&#127997;&#128120;&#127996;&#128120;&#127995;&#128120;&#127999;&#128170;&#127997; &#128248; @jackguyphotography Bts: @Latina Www.MassyArias.COM #childofGod ___________________________________________________ &amp;quot;No persigas a la gente. Se t\u00FA mismo, haz lo tuyo y trabaja duro. Las personas correctas que en verdad pertenecen en tu vida vendr\u00E1n a ti y se quedar\u00E1n contigo.&amp;quot; No pierdas tu esencia. Calidad y no cantidad! &#128120;&#127996;&#128120;&#127997;&#128120;&#127995;&#128120;&#127999;&#128120;&#127996;&#128170;&#127997; &#128248; @jackguyphotography Detr\u00E1s de camerinos: @Latina Www.Massyarias.com #hijadecristo A photo posted by MankoFit &#127465;&#127476; (@massy.arias) on Jun 30, 2016 at 12:02pm PDT     &amp;quot;In 2012, I did have a breast augmentation,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I look back and I don&amp;#039;t regret it. I did it because I wanted it \u2014 I wanted to feel a little more feminine because I had developed a very masculine sternum. But I came to realize that as long as I am happy, no one could make me feel bad about how I look.&amp;quot; 3. She may be super-fit now, but exercise didn&amp;#039;t come easily to her.           TAG A QUEEN AND SHARE THIS MESSAGE: Caring less about what you look like and more about how your body performs is key. The body will come as a result of your performance. This ideology has helped me stay motivated always moving forward. Instead of working out to achieve a particular &amp;quot;look&amp;quot; I workout to conquer personal goals, milestones and challenges. You are stronger than you realize. The hardest thing you&amp;#039;ll ever do is get started but if you strive for progress and NOT perfection, you will not quit because you are &amp;quot;beating&amp;quot; the person you were yesterday. #MassyonLatina Picture taken for @latina cover Photography: @jackguyphotography Styling: @angelstyle MAKEUP: @rokael_lizama Hair: castillo_13 Director: @ebbyantigua WWW.MASSYARIAS.COM #childofGod ___________________________________________________ COMPARTE ESTE MENSAJE CON UNA REINA QUE LO NECESITE: Importarte menos de c\u00F3mo te veas y m\u00E1s de c\u00F3mo tu cuerpo se mueva y rinda mientras entrenas es clave. El cuerpo que sue\u00F1as vendr\u00E1 solo como resultado de tu rendimiento. Esta ideolog\u00EDa me ha ayudado a mantener la motivaci\u00F3n de siempre seguir adelante. En lugar de ezforzarme para lograr un &amp;quot;look&amp;quot; espec\u00EDfico, yo entreno para trazar nuevas metas en mi entrenamiento, y seguir evolucionando con mi rendimiento. Tu eres m\u00E1s fuerte de lo que crees . Lo m\u00E1s dif\u00EDcil de esta jornada es empezar pero cuando buscas el progreso y NO la perfecci\u00F3n, no habr\u00E1 manera de que te rindas porque tu meta es vencer a la persona que fuiste ayer. #hijadecristo #handcrafter A photo posted by MankoFit &#127465;&#127476; (@massy.arias) on Apr 6, 2016 at 4:46pm PDT      &amp;quot;From the beginning, I saw exercise as the only thing to put me in a right state of mind,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;It took me a while to change my lifestyle. It didn&amp;#039;t come right away, but the more I did it, the more I challenged myself, the more I went out of my comfort zone, the more I really pushed myself, it gave me a sense of excitement. This fitness lifestyle is not only about looking good and feeling good mentally; it also gives you so much structure. I just try to do better than I was doing the day before, and have short-term goals every week that are achievable and sustainable.&amp;quot; 4. She says working out is what saved her from depression.            &amp;quot;You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously&amp;quot;. Only move forward. Dwelling on the past will only disrupt what could be a more positive present and even a brighter future. We do not lose. Either we win or we learn. The only time you will not make mistakes is when you have made every single mistake in the book. LET&amp;#039;S KEEP MOVING FORWARD. PHOTO BY: @guilliani_ WWW.MASSYARIAS.COM #ChildofGod __________________________________________________________ &amp;quot;Fuiste puesto en esta tierra para alcanzar tu potencial m\u00E1ximo, vivir con prop\u00F3sito, y hacerlo con coraje&amp;quot;. Sigue adelante. Enfocarte en el pasado solo va a interrumpir un presente positivo y un futuro a\u00FAn m\u00E1s brillante. Reconoce que nunca vas a perder. O ganas o aprendes. De la \u00FAnica manera que no vas a cometer errores es haciendo cada error en el libro de los errores. #hijadecristo #nationalbestfriendday #waybackwednesday A photo posted by MankoFit &#127465;&#127476; (@massy.arias) on Apr 13, 2016 at 8:03pm PDT     &amp;quot;Exercise is just one of the tools to help you get out of the depression, but this lifestyle really gave me the push I needed,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I spent seven months in a dark room not doing anything with my life, and exercising had me going outside. Keeping your mind entertained with another task \u2014 that is something exercise does for you. For me, 45 minutes to an hour does the job. But as long as your body is moving, you are going to get the endorphins.&amp;quot; 5. She wants young women to be smart and be themselves.           #happytuesday MY LOVES! TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BRING IT WITH AN AWESOME STAIR WORKOUT CHALLENGE &#128166;&#128166; ARE YOU GUYS READY? STAY TUNED AND TAG YOUR BFF&amp;#039;S. @MAWARRIORS WWW.MASSYARIAS.COM #ChildofGod FELIZ MARTES MIS AMORES! HOY LES TRAIGO UN RETO CON UNA RUTINA DE ESCALERAS QUE LES ENCANTARA. MENCIONA A TUS AMIGOS PORQUE AL MEDIODIA (PST) ESTARE PUBLICANDO EL RETO! LISTOS? DALE! WWW.MASSYARIAS.COM #hijadecristo #transformationtuesday #RainyDay #iuday A photo posted by MankoFit &#127465;&#127476; (@massy.arias) on Apr 12, 2016 at 10:40am PDT     &amp;quot;Make sure you are doing your research prior to jumping on a new trend,&amp;quot; she advises. &amp;quot;A lot of girls are looking at certain body types and certain influencers and striving to get that look or follow that trend. You have to be your own person. For all the young girls: Look at yourself, cherish your body, love yourself as you are. If you want to make improvements on your body, you are more than welcome to do that, and exercise is a tool to do that, but remember that real information is out there, and don&amp;#039;t fall for anyone who is selling you a dream and not a reality.&amp;quot;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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