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Before and after body transformation pictures put people off exercising, study finds
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Before and after body transformation pictures can fuel body image insecurities and may not motivate people to exercise, new research suggests.
A study of 1,030 people, carried out by sportswear retailer Asics, found that 80 per cent of people are put off exercising after seeing such photographs, while 48 per cent said the images left them feeling insecure about their own body.
The research was published on Monday 10 October to coincide with World Mental Health Day and aims to “challenge society’s focus on exercising for aesthetic transformations”.
10 Oct 2022
