It is quite normal to see women from low-income households staying out of shape.
Why is it so? Is it the habitual laziness of people who end up in the lower strata of society? Obviously, the lack of drive and ambition on their part is a significant reason for their lack of financial resources. Of course, some other facts like the education level of their parents, the neighborhood where they lived etc can be reasons to some extent in their current financial position. Here we are checking out to see if there is any truth in this assumption.
Many women belonging in this category cannot afford to get any baby-sitting. So they do not have any free time where they can get involved in physical fitness activities. It is not that they do not want to get better physical shape and stay healthier. They cannot afford to find the time to get involved in leisurely activities or sign up in fitness programs.
Some of these women were working too many hours trying to take care of household chores that, they won’t have any energy left to spend on fitness programs. Running around and taking care of kids, and cooking can cause you to lose a lot of your energy.
Women who belong to immigrant families do not get the support from their family or friends as their conservative background do not support the idea of women exercising. This is especially visible in immigrants from Africa, South Asia and Muslim regions. It is especially hard for women from these backgrounds to get involved in any sort of fitness activities, as it is a taboo subject in their communities. May be their families are wary of them getting better lovers, if they stay in better shape!!
Women from immigrant families from sound financial background also face this problem as their families look down on fitness activities for women.
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