While I’m not surprised that Feeling Good Differs Between Men and Women, I am a bit surprised by the particulars:
Researchers put 25 men and 16 women through a 12-week strength-training program. Participants were asked about their body image before and after, and were also given objective tests, such as bicep curls and body fat measurements.Body images improved for both men and women, but the reasons were different between the sexes. Men tended to cite criteria like feeling thinner or stronger. That was important to women too, but they also were into numbers, such as measurements showing stronger arms and legs, according to the study being published in the journal Body Image.