"Fitspiration" on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Gendered Images.
Elise Rose CarrotteIvanka PrichardMegan Su Cheng LimPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)
Female #fitspo subjects typically adhered to the thin or athletic ideal, and male subjects typically adhered to the muscular ideal. Future research and interventional efforts should consider the potential objectifying messages in fitspiration, as it relates to both female and male body image.