The #fitspiration social media trend — that depicts women exercising and being active — is making many women feel worse about themselves and their bodies, according to a study. Researchers at Flinders ...

Body image encompasses our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours related to our appearance, which are shaped by sociocultural influences. Gendered beauty standards have long dictated ideals such as ...

They're the tanned, toned bodies sporting the latest fitness fashion, but when it comes to body image these "fitspiration" influencers are more talk than walk, according to world-first research from ...

If you've tried to get in shape in the past, chances are you're intimately familiar with how difficult — nay, how impossible it is to force yourself to go running at 6 a.m. Many people turn to fitness ...

Images of fit, toned bodies in crop tops on social media claim to offer up a dose of inspiration, but many of the 51 million photos tagged #fitspo could be having the opposite effect. Researchers ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. New Australian research has found that, while traditional "fitspiration" images do little to inspire ...

Fitspiration (or #fitspo) social media content often features lean physiques and intense workout advice meant to inspire healthier habits. However, recent research suggests these posts frequently ...