Because if we embrace sport and exercise for women properly – championing female athlete role models – we won’t have this body dysmorphia crisis. I don’t remember anything about her face, just her body: sinewy with some wobbly bits, and a big bush down below. Female body image, and its associated woes, is one of the biggest contributing factors preventing women from being physically active in the first place. We need to reclaim sport and exercise for women. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Golden girl: Jessica Ennis-Hill competes in the women’s javelin event during the Loughborough International Athletics, May 2016.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2016 07:52 UTC