Tuesday, August 05, 2003

MIRRORS BECOMING INCORRECT?

“Wall-to-wall mirrors in gyms and dance studios might stop women getting the exercise they need, Canadian researchers say. The scientists found that women who work out in front of a mirror get discouraged and feel tired. The study, published in the journal Health Psychology, focused on young women who exercised less than 15 minutes a week. It found that regardless of how they viewed their bodies, women who worked out in front of a mirror felt worse, or no better, and less at peace after 20 minutes of activity. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was the lead author of the study. "The mirrors make women more self-aware, they think of their shortcomings," she said..... Professor Martin Ginis suggested gyms provide areas without mirrors to encourage novice exercisers.

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