KINE 2050 Chapter : Tut. Sept 22.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 2050
• Professor: Hernan Humana

Document Summary

Society places this idea within everyone that our body should look a certain way because it"s considered to be normal. People that idolize these bodies tend to go through drastic measures to achieve these bodies. Our common sense of understanding health means the body should have a very low fat %, even though it may be dangerous because of their body type. Girls - stereotypes about the help reinforce and maintain inequity by creating this idea that we should eliminate as much fat as possible so that you can achieve the perfect body everyone wants. This leads to the idea of starving oneself to achieve the body they desire. Boys for guys stereotypes of the body reinforce and maintain inequity because most guys in the media are presented as muscular and strong so most guys tend to lift weight and drink protein though it isn"t necessary.