65% of women say gym costs prevent them from exercising regularly.
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Women feel happier when they exercise, but barriers are preventing them from working-out regularly, according to a study.
53% of women say they exercise less than they want to. Some of the issues raised by women in the study by ASICS include time pressures, intimidating environments and low self-confidence.
London-based charity Women in Sports says “women are not born underconfident or ashamed” and that the statistics have created an opportunity to “open a conversation about the real barriers women face”.
The charity has been setting up new initiatives, such as #Menopossibilities, to provide support and advice around some of the biases in the sports industry.
Women in Sports spokesperson Sarah Chaffey said these campaigns help in “unpacking the societal pressures” in sports by providing “on-the-ground opportunities” for women.
London’s first women-only gym Strong Her says women often feel “unaccepted and unconfident” in sports.
Team member Lindsay said women should feel part of a “strong, inclusive community” that will help them “take back control of their own fitness, nutrition and wellbeing”.
Through networking events, the gym aims to cultivate a community where women and businesses can work collaboratively to address accessibility in sport.
Despite the barriers of exercising, London sports centres say they will continue to explore how to make the sports industry more inclusive.
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StandfirstOver half of women do not exercise as much as they want to, but London charities and businesses are working together to get women exercising more.
Women feel happier when they exercise, but barriers are preventing them from working-out regularly, according to a study.
53% of women say they exercise less than they want to. Some of the issues raised by women in the study by ASICS include time pressures, intimidating environments and low self-confidence.
London-based charity Women in Sports says “women are not born underconfident or ashamed” and that the statistics have created an opportunity to “open a conversation about the real barriers women face”.
The charity has been setting up new initiatives, such as #Menopossibilities, to provide support and advice around some of the biases in the sports industry.
Women in Sports spokesperson Sarah Chaffey said these campaigns help in “unpacking the societal pressures” in sports by providing “on-the-ground opportunities” for women.
London’s first women-only gym Strong Her says women often feel “unaccepted and unconfident” in sports.
Team member Lindsay said women should feel part of a “strong, inclusive community” that will help them “take back control of their own fitness, nutrition and wellbeing”.
Through networking events, the gym aims to cultivate a community where women and businesses can work collaboratively to address accessibility in sport.
Despite the barriers of exercising, London sports centres say they will continue to explore how to make the sports industry more inclusive.
