Why are men generally mor preoccupied with fitness than women nowadays if it used to be the opposite back in the day?

[Anonymous]

[Xoxocutekitty]

It's more attractive for men to "bulk" and be muscular, while it's more attractive for women to have an aestheticly pleasing waist to hip ratio.

The former can only be accomplished by weights, reps, and probably some protein shakes. For women, eating less calories overall will help one attain a more attractive figure.

Hardcore fitness is only needed for women determined to anatomically sculpt their bodies or because they come from a "marathon family". While the envy of society, this elite fit group of women is also often mocked for the lengths they go to achieve this lifestyle - often called high maintenance, Barbie, or they go to the dark side of veganism.

[Asker]

What I meant that more men are more preoccupied not to be fat

[jennifer_bloom]

I think one reason physically fit people exercise more is that they see results faster than fat people who exercise. If somebody is fat and they know it would take 20,000 hours in the gym to look like a model they aren't motivated. If somebody is fit and know it will take 60 hours in the gym to look like a model, they get a higher cost vs. benefit ratio that motivates them to work out.

[Billlewis]

Because it's become so much more difficult for men to get sex than it was previously, for one thing.

[PeachyPie93]

I assume because of the internet. Before like in the 80s exercise was pushed into women's faces constantly, by movies, commercials and other programming. Now girls just get surgery if they want to look a certain way lol. Though there are still plenty of women who workout. But now days guys are competing against each other online for woman who aren't that great. So to be proper fit helps you get better girls and better attention.

[avery58]

Because working on yourself is much more convenient and less stressful for people than a relationship these days. Relationships served a meaningful purpose in a person's life in the past, most of them now are more distractions, unfortunately. Better to focus on the positives and wait for the right person to come along or not at all.

[TycheKairos]

Men try to get self-confidence by raising their image, and they think that in this way they will attract more attention from women. Women, on the other hand, don't need it to attract attention and attention.