Friday 9 September 2016

Men's hidden body fat fears fueling gym attendance

(University of Lincoln) Men's hidden fears about body fat are fueling gym attendance motivated by feelings of guilt and shame rather than a desire to build muscle, new research has shown. Psychology researchers from the UK and Australia discovered that while male attitudes towards muscle or body mass index (BMI) did not predict how frequently they would attend the gym, their perceptions of body fat did.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2cIqu4X

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