Sportsactive: Looking Godd, Feeling Fat? ; Lots of Us Think We Look Bigger Than We Actually Do - and Want to Look Thinner Than Is Good for Us. but, Asks Sam Murphy, Does Exercise Alter Our Body Image for Better or for Worse?

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If you are one of the hordes who embarked on a get-fit campaign in the New Year, you have probably been seeing a lot more of your body than you are accustomed to, what with changing rooms, skimpy workout gear and all those mirrors... so, do you like what you see?

The chances are that, if you are male, you are fairly accepting of your body (although men are becoming increasingly body-focused). But if you are female, you are more than likely to be unimpressed with your reflection. In a survey for Rita Freedman's book Bodylove (pounds 11.99, Gurze Books, available in June), women were asked: "Would you change anything about your body, if you had the chance?" Not one single …