Table 4 Reasons why participants access fitspiration content on social media
Reason | n (%) N = 180 |
|---|---|
To inspire me to exercise to improve my health or wellbeing | 133 (73.9) |
To inspire me to eat healthy food | 115 (63.9) |
To learn more about health and wellbeing | 114 (63.3) |
To inspire me to improve my body shape, tone, or size | 103 (57.2) |
To inspire me to exercise to gain muscle/become stronger | 102 (56.7) |
To inspire me to exercise or diet to lose weight | 97 (53.9) |
To inspire me to improve my appearance | 76 (42.2) |
My friends view it/like it | 24 (13.3) |