Not Enough Time, Not Enough Will Power

A study of Canadian women concludes “Women have lower BMIs than men, a lower incidence of being overweight and a higher incidence of being underweight. However, women across all weight categories are more dissatisfied with their bodies. Sixty percent of women are inactive, and women with a BMI of 27 or higher are more likely to be inactive than women with lower BMIs. The data show that women are aware of the health benefits of exercise, but there is a gap between knowledge and practice. When asked about barriers to health improvement, 39.7% of women cited lack of time and 39.2% lack of willpower.”

We have all been given by God the same number of hours in a day. Will power, however, seems to be a function of personality. In that area, we all seem to be uniquely designed. One shortcoming of this study is self-reporting--people traditionally over estimate their height and under estimate their weight.

Read the complete study at BioMed Central.