How AFLW star Richelle Cranston is tackling physique picture
AFLW star Richelle Cranston is placing the highlight on physique picture and needs to indicate there’s no one-size-fits all in the case of a wholesome feminine form.
A robust Western Bulldogs ahead/midfielder, Richelle Cranston is well known for being fierce on the contest and powerful on the bottom, however off the sector Richelle says physique picture has been a battle for her through the years.
“I’ve positively obtained loads higher at it, and I’ve thought of it from the angle of younger ladies coming by way of and being a task mannequin for them,” Richelle tells The Home of Wellness TV present.
“Once I was youthful I didn’t have many feminine position fashions. There’s at all times this notion that ladies are supposed to be small and petite, and I at all times thought I needed to be that. And I’ve by no means been that.
“However I take into consideration what my physique can do – I’m very sturdy and highly effective, so I take into consideration what my physique can do on the footy discipline.”
Placing the highlight on physique picture
With one in 4 younger folks experiencing points with their physique, and social media bombarding us with unrealistic and manipulated photographs of ladies, Richelle desires to show there’s worth in all our bodies.
She believes the AFLW supplies an area for “actual ladies”.
“Social media is a little bit of a lure… there’s this notion of ladies wanting a sure method, or health fashions that aren’t at all times being that truthful,” she says.
“I believe AFLW provides you an actual sense of ladies.
“We’ve obtained a number of totally different shapes, a number of totally different sizes, a number of totally different characters, and lots of people simply being who they’re. I actually like the very fact AFLW provides that for younger ladies.”
Life might be OK
The New Zealand-born participant says Aussie Guidelines has modified her life in lots of constructive methods, together with serving to her to change into mentally and bodily stronger.
The lure of the AFLW motivated Richelle to knuckle down and change into match sufficient to play on the high tier.
Within the course of she misplaced 30kg, found her ardour for gymnasium coaching, and even purchased a gymnasium.
“I really feel like my life will not be actual, as a result of my job (the gymnasium) is one thing I really like – it doesn’t really feel like a job in any respect, soccer doesn’t really feel like I job – I believe I’ve ticked some actually essential packing containers,” she says.
Alongside the way in which, Richelle has needed to confront challenges together with on-line trolling and her personal damaging self-talk.
She has discovered to counter it by way of positivity and being kinder to herself.
Richelle hopes she may be the position mannequin for younger ladies she couldn’t see when she was rising up.
And the important thing message she desires to convey is identical as that she would inform her youthful self: “You’ll be OK, you’ll discover your folks, you’ll discover happiness, you’re not bizarre.”
Watch the complete interview with Richelle Cranston on Home of Wellness TV, airing 2pm Fridays and midday on Sundays on Channel 7.
Written by Ella Cigognini and Claire Burke. Picture: Liz Vagg.
