Hitting the gym or running track seems straight forward for some—but what are the barriers many women face in partaking in regular exercise, particularly after childbirth or older?
The Victorian researchers with Flinders University Associate Professor Ivanka Prichard, who leads a new Embrace body image research initiative with Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt and study co-author Dr. Yali Zager, conducted the study to establish how a person's body image can be linked to health behaviors.
or intervention programs," says La Trobe University's Dr.
Study co-author, Flinders University's Associate Professor Prichard, says knowing about these body image types will help inform health and fitness professionals to tailor the way that they might work with different people. "These individuals would benefit from inclusive exercise spaces and communities that promote gratitude and appreciation for where someone's body is at and what it can do and a culture of non-judgment."
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