Women's health

How You Can Look Marvelous

Pump up your ego and hoist some weights. Research in the journal Body Image shows that for women, the ability to lift more weight improves body image more than simply looking better.

In a study of 44 men and women, researchers found that women scored higher on body image assessments after seeing an increase in the amount of weight they could lift and strength they gained.

Men's body image, however, improved only when they thought they looked better.

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