The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals shows no signs of abating. And if research into male body image is to be believed, it will likely only grow, thanks to social media. History proves ...

It is well established that many women exercise to improve their appearance. Do exercising men also worry about how they look? Some research reveals that men workout in order to have a ...

In movies, on billboards, and across social media, the ideal male body is often presented as a sort of marble statue. Massive shoulders, razor-sharp abs, and barely a trace of fat. It’s a look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I asked real people why they post their workouts online, I received well over a hundred replies, many of them filled with ...

It’s a great day for those with a ‘dad bod,’ because according to a new study, it’s the body type women find most attractive. Forget chiseled abs and ultra-lean physiques, researchers have found that ...

Growing evidence suggests that media images of ideal female and male body-types have a negative impact on body-satisfaction (Galioto & Crowther, 2013; Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002; Hargreaves & ...

If each of us could design our ideal body, what would it look like? How do we develop these ideals and how close do our own bodies come to them? Does that ideal really matter?As part of the "Love Your ...