FIT FOR PURPOSE?

Do you scroll through social media for fitness inspiration? Research indicates that looking at ‘fitspiration’ images have the opposite desired effect, increasing negative mood and body dissatisfaction, plus they don’t give us an increased desire to exercise. Even worse, these images make us think we work out to full capacity, but our perceived exertion is greater than the reality. If you must, look at fitspiration images that focus on diverse body types, and look at the performance, rather than just the appearance, of the person in the image.†