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Dave Golder

DARK SECRETS: New study by asics reveals that women would like to exercise more if society would let them | Rare Historical Photos

Young woman outdoors, taking a break from exercising, hands on knees.

A new study commissioned by Asics exploring women’s exercise levels and their mental wellbeing reveals that while woman who exercise regularly are generally happier, over 51% of them either stop exercise or are forced to reduce their regime to less than they’d like. 

And while the women in the study cited practical obstacles as the reasons, 54% of men surveyed believed that women drop out of exercise because they don’t enjoy it, while only 34% of men recognized lack of time as a barrier to exercise for women, despite 74% of women citing the issue.

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