Body Image
BODY IMAGE INFO
Body Image Defined (pdf)
10 Steps to Positive Body Image (pdf)
Enhancing Male Body Image (pdf)
Your body is the vehicle that will carry you to your dreams.
Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.
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DID YOU KNOW??
More than 50% of women overestimate the size of their bodies.
In 1997, the average fashion model weighed 23% less than the average American woman.
In a survey of university students, 80% of women and 20% of men said they were “terrified” of being overweight.
In 1959, the Barbie doll became the ideal for American girls. If life sized, her body measurements would be 38-18-34.
Many of today’s models, actresses and beauty contestants meet the weight criteria for anorexia.
Fat was first termed a “problem” during the 1920’s. Advertisers urged women to worry about it and buy products to get rid of it.
In classical Greece, men and women wore loose, transparent robes that emphasized the natural shape of the body.
Surveys show that weight is less important to men than to women in shaping their feelings about their bodies.
Being dissatisfied with one’s body has become the norm for American women. Most are genetically unable to meet the cultural ideal of super-slimness.
Unhappy with your reflection in the mirror?
<h4">Don’t change your body, change your attitude!
Source: Linda Proudfoot, MA. (1999)