The 2010’s: Dad bods
Emerging during the mid-2010s and likely as a direct rebellion against the ‘thin and defined’ image of men constantly seen in the modern media, the ‘dad bod’ ideal has become increasingly widespread. A body type that is not defined or chiseled, but at the same time is not unhealthy, dad bods became popular as a far more attainable body image than most ideals held by society in the past.