Playing sports improves self-image
Playing sports improves image soiSelon a recent U.S. study, the mere fact of sport to improve the image that was his body … even if it does not change!
Sport: what counts is to make!
It is no secret that people who regularly darkfall gold sport are generally thinner and healthier than those who do not. What we knew, for cons, which is surprising is that people who play sports have a better image of themselves … whatever the real impact of their sport on their premises. In other words, those working their bodies are slimmer and more beautiful, even when it does not really change.
Sport between perception and reality
This at least is what emerges from the study (*) conducted by Heather Hausenblas and Anna Campbell (University of Florida). The two researchers have indeed compiled and analyzed results of 57 different publications. They discovered that the type of sport, duration and intensity of effort did not affect how the benefits are felt. Whether you fifteen minutes of bike or two hours of weight training, the result is the same: you feel stronger, more robust, thinner and / or dynamic, regardless of physical changes objectives. For cons, the weekly exercises influence your perception, you feel better in your body if you do sports 4 times per week instead of once.
Ideals of youth and thinness
“The fact of not liking her body is a major societal problem, said Heather Hausenblas. It is associated with all kinds of negative behaviors, such as yo-yo dieting, smoking, taking steroids or cosmetic surgery unnecessary . This affects both men and women for all ages, even children. ” His study reveals that women and older people are more sensitive to the psychological effect of sport than men and youth. These differences between gender and generation can be explained by the fact that women are more exposed to models of perfection and thinness in the media. Older people are for their part more concerned with their appearance than younger people.
We are complexed
In industrialized countries, approximately 60% of adults are dissatisfied with their bodies. To caricature, women are often too big and not very muscular men. Unsurprisingly, the more one is overweight, more self-image is negative. This dissatisfaction can have serious consequences on the physical, psychological or economic. Indeed, the United States and Europe, billions of euros are spent each year by people trying to change, more or less natural, shape and weight of their bodies (diets, cosmetic surgery products Beauty, etc..) Playing sports, in addition to the health and aesthetic benefits it brings, one solution would be much less expensive (and dangerous) to improve self-image.