Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies @ Sacred Heart University (@womenstudiesshu.bsky.social)

The Gender Disparity in Fitness: Caregiving Burden Undercuts Women’s Health Studies Confirm Women Receive Less Exercise Than Men, Primarily Due to Disproportionate Unpaid Labor and Social Norms That Prioritize Family Needs Over Personal Wellness. A persistent and consequential gender gap exists in physical activity, fueled by the unequal distribution of caregiving and household labor. A large recent study of 400,000 Americans found that only 33 percent of women met weekly recommendations for aerobic exercise, compared with 43 percent of men. This disparity, which is consistent across international demographics, has serious long-term implications for women’s health, who, despite living longer than men, spend a greater percentage of their lives suffering from https://www.vitaminrush.com/273951/the-gender-disparity-in-fitness-caregiving-burden-undercuts-womens-health/