Women In Sport
The presence of women participating in competitive sports is steadily growing. Women in sport defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and show men and women as equals. Some challenges female athletes face: Management: Body image issues often lead to maladaptive eating, excessive exercise and substance use behaviors. In addition there could be anabolic steroid and […]
Body Image issues in Sports.
Different individuals over the years have assessed my female figure in the most bizarre of situations – not only in obvious places like an athletic track or gym, but social events too. Ever since I can remember, it’s been all too usual for people to approach and ask, “are you an athlete?” I used to […]