How Breast Size Affects How Women Exercise Flashcards

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Low impact activities

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Includes walking and swimming

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Results of the study that compared the relationship between breast size and exercise participation

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As women’s breast sizes grew, their participation in physical activity declined, particularly if that exercise was vigorous.
The results remained the same when researchers considered age and BMI.

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Why?

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Women with larger breasts, whatever their BMI, exercised less on average than those with smaller ones and were more likely to feel that their breast size interfered with moving

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