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Part of situation: Social media physical optimization trends (5 clusters)

Social media trends: The rise of 'maxxing' culture

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The social media phenomenon 'maxxing' has emerged on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where users append the suffix to various activities to signify the pursuit of extreme optimization. This trend oscillates between irony and intense self-improvement.

Specific variations include 'Nonnamaxxing,' which involves emulating the slow-paced lifestyle of an Italian grandmother, and 'Sleepmaxxing,' focused on maximizing rest. Some practices, such as 'mouth taping' to encourage nasal breathing, have gained popularity, with football player Erling Haaland having previously recommended the method, though Canadian researchers issued warnings about such practices in 2025.

The term gained significant notoriety through 'Looksmaxxing,' a trend originating in the incel community aimed at perfecting physical appearance to meet specific masculinity ideals. This subset of the trend has been linked to dangerous behaviors, including individuals attempting to alter their facial structure through physical trauma.

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Dazed · Erling Haaland · Instagram · TikTok

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Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [weiden24.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de]
Social Media: Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des «Maxxing» [www.zeit.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.halternerzeitung.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.marler-zeitung.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.waltroper-zeitung.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.dattelner-morgenpost.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.nn.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.dorstenerzeitung.de]
Gym, Nonna, Schlaf: Die vielen Gesichter des „Maxxing“ [www.muensterlandzeitung.de]
Maxxing: Warum TikTok-Trends zwischen Selbstoptimierung und Ironie schwanken [www.ad-hoc-news.de]