Satisfaction with body image in women practicing physical activity

Abstract

Introduction: The body image is the way in which the physical appearance appears to the individual, corresponding to the mental representation of the body itself. It is the one we create in our mind of how our body and our appearance is. The search for the perfect body is often influenced by society, the media and the social group we live with and often the search for this cult of the perfect body causes body dissatisfaction, which can lead to psychosocial disorders and low self-esteem.Objective:To analyze the satisfaction with the body image of women practicing physical activity in a gym voted exclusively for the female public in the municipality of Nanuque (MG).Methodology:This is a quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research, where a questionnaire was applied for sociodemographic and health characterization of the interviewees and another (BodyShapeQuestionnaire - BSQ) to assess the level of satisfaction with body image. Results: It was observed that (50%) interviewed women are with normal BMI, (26.67%) finds overweight, (20%) type I obesity, and (3.33%) type II obesity. It was found that (56.67%) of women have no dissatisfaction with body image, (20%) mild dissatisfaction, (10%) moderate dissatisfaction and (13.33%) severe dissatisfaction with image.Conclusion: It was concluded that prevalence with body image dissatisfaction in practitioners of physical activity in the gym in Nanuque-MG was low, but showed a correlation where women who are with high BMI then still dissatisfied with their body.