Truth is Social Media has a great impact in our generation to desire people to look a certain way. It doesn't matter what race, ethnicity or color or even gender you are it will impact your life either way. Why? Well reality is that through social media network we are being influenced and intrigued to live a certain lifestyle people live to determine physical results. While many may be postive others may be negative. Social media is loaded with images that aim to inluence from the vain-glorious selfies of beautiful women on Instagram to healthy living bloggers posting daily meal recaps and well easily to fall into a same comparison trap. There are Four good/ bad ways social media can influence your health and fitness.
1. Social media is an endless stream of information. By participating in Twitter chats and joining niche groups like Facebook it gives you the access to like minded people. Updates from other runners can inspire you to push harder and inform you information you may never know about it.
2. Social media can trap you in a sea of self-criticism. It's so easy to compare and look in the mirror and tell yourself you aren't good enough. Instagram has endless stream abs shots, flexed muscles and plank times right in your face for self comparison.
3. Social Media links to tools and teachnology that make it easy to keep track of your health and fitness. Theres many social application like for example MapMyRun to MyFitnessPal and countless other social applicatioms you can connect yourself one step further to those that do as you do or not.
4. Social media give you a voice to anyone; be wary of misinformation. You give somone a blog and they're suddenly a personal trainer, pumping out workouts that promise to shape you up or burn those calories. Anyone can provide answers in health forums so we should be careful about the info you might absorb.
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