Breast size affects how women exercise and whether they decide to exercise, according to a large study.
New research on exercise habits of women of all ages.
This study suggests that when considering what makes people inactive, physical issues, including breast size and bra size, should be discussed openly and frankly.
At this point, no one doubts that exercise can improve our health, happiness and longevity.
But a large percentage of adults around the world rarely move.
Research shows that the reason why so many people sit still is numerous and complex, from crowded schedules to blocks that cannot be walked.
But according to the results of the survey, another common obstacle is discomfort during exercise.
For many women, this discomfort includes the chest.
The female breast tissue is very heavy with no support and contains very little stable connecting tissue.
So, when women exercise, the breasts move even if they wear a bra.
Past biomechanics studies have shown that when women run, their breasts beat up and down 7 inch or more, and they also swing side by side.
Sports bras can reduce this congestion, but it is rare to eliminate it even in women with small breasts.
Therefore, during and after exercise, the breasts often become painful.
A 2013 questionnaire provided to women participating in the London Marathon found that more than third women, including runners with small breasts, told researchers that their breasts often felt
However, there have been very few studies in the past to explore whether breast size and potential pain can affect women\'s decision to participate in exercise, or whether they can affect women\'s possible exercise --or might not —pursue.
Therefore, for this new study published this month in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, researchers at the University of Wollongong, Australia\'s Laboratory of biomechanics research advertise women who are willing to measure and discuss breasts.
The researchers only recruit women because it is clear that women have female breasts. (
Men have their own form challenges in sports, and male genitals are prone to numbness in bicycle seats and football mistakes.
However, it is not known that these problems will limit the positive will of men. )
Eventually, the researchers found a group of 355 healthy women aged between 18 and 75.
Their weight ranges from normal to obesity.
They asked the volunteers to complete several questionnaires, one of which asked the women to recall whether and how they worked out in the past week.
For example, did they go for a walk, how long did they take a walk, and what was the intensity?
Is your breathing accelerating?
Are they sweating?
Also, are they jogging, swimming, cycling, finishing yard work, taking dance classes or doing other activities?
Another questionnaire asked whether the women believed that their breast size affected the way they exercised.
Then the researchers used three.
A size scan that accurately measures the volume of each female breast and classifies it as small, medium, large or very large. (
Scientists do not rely on the size of the bra because it is known that the size of the bra is inconsistent. )
They then compared the exercise habits of each group.
The results are consistent and quite worrying.
With the increase in the size of women\'s breasts, the proportion of their participation in physical activity has decreased, especially in the case of strong physical exercise. Few very-large-
Women in the chest, for example, jog.
Many larger ones
Women in the chest also report that they think their breast size prevents them from exercising easily, even when the chest is low
Impact activities such as walking or swimming.
When the researchers considered age (affecting exercise participation) and body mass index (also affecting the frequency of our exercise), the results remained unchanged.
In general, slim women tend to have smaller breasts and vice versa.
But even in overweight women with small and normal breasts --
The relationship between the weight of women and sports has not changed.
Women with larger breasts, regardless of their breastsM. I.
On average, exercise less than those with smaller bodies and are more likely to feel that the size of the breast interferes with exercise.
As a result, women should be encouraged to learn how to find high levels that suit them.
With a high quality sports bra or swimsuit with enough breast support, Celeste Coltman says she is now an assistant professor at the University of Canberra, Australia, leading the study as part of her doctoral thesis. (
Wirecutter, a product review site owned by the New York Times, has a guide to support sports bras that can fit in all sizes. )Dr.
Coltman and her collaborators, Julie Steele and Deirdre McGhee, professors at the University of Wollongong, Australia, also lead breast research (BRA)
This is a research program at the university that aims to look at how breast size affects lifestyle, which has developed a free app to help active women assess breast size and bra needs. (
The bra size is Australian, but the size technique is universal. )Some large-
Women in the chest may need to wear two bras at the same time to get enough support to get comfortable running and high
Impact activities, Dr.
Cortman and her co-workers said. Dr.
Coltman also suggested, big
Chest women who have not worked out consider trying low weight
If they can find a comfortable bathing suit, like a walk, maybe the better thing is swimming --in bra.
\"Swimming and other water --
\"Basic activities like water aerobic exercise may be ideal because the buoyancy of water slows down the downward movement of the breast,\" she said, and inhibits any breast --
Related discomfort