Men Care About Their Belly More Than We Think

In the past men have been comfortable with their beer bellies. But not any more. Now, men and boys are under huge pressures to look good. Men have become subject to the same unhealthy unrealistic physical expectations that woman have been for decades. It's often actors, models and celebrities who are blamed for putting pressure on the rest of us to look slim and muscular.

Seven in 10 men were worried about baring their body, with 47% most concerned about revealing their stomachs.

Nearly half of men are worried about baring their stomachs on the beach, and one in three has considered avoiding a beach holiday altogether because of how they look in their swimming trunks.

Three-quarters of men get just as nervous as women do when it comes to slipping on the swimwear. The men deploy a number of tactics to cover up in the heat, with nearly a quarter wearing shorts or a T-shirt even in the sea, 40% dieting and around a third stripping off only when in the water.

More than three-quarters of men were jealous of toned, athletic men they spotted on the beach. A third said they were most worried about how they look to the opposite sex, compared with just 13% who worried about what other men would think.

Considering us women do notice your bodies, almost as much as you men notice ours, it's good that you guys finally want to do something about it. Not to mention the fact that four out of five men with beer bellies could die prematurely from heart attack, cancer, or high blood pressure. Makes me want to visit the beach ;)

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