How Do Women Really Feel About How They Look?
We asked women in their early 60s and late teens to take a survey about body image. How do they compare? You may be surprised.
Why Do Your Exercise?
To Stay Healthy
60s: 65.5%
Teens: 28.6%
To Lose Weight
60s: 11.6%
Teens: 33.3%
To Change the Shape of My Body
60s: 6.5%
Teens: 19%
"I'm exercising more than I ever have before. I do a mile walk three days a week, and Zumba. I want to be healthy, to live a long life—and I want to enjoy ice cream with my grandchildren without feeling like I need to count calories." —Robin Munoz, 60, Bay Village, Ohio
To Stay Healthy
60s: 65.5%
Teens: 28.6%
To Lose Weight
60s: 11.6%
Teens: 33.3%
To Change the Shape of My Body
60s: 6.5%
Teens: 19%
"I'm exercising more than I ever have before. I do a mile walk three days a week, and Zumba. I want to be healthy, to live a long life—and I want to enjoy ice cream with my grandchildren without feeling like I need to count calories." —Robin Munoz, 60, Bay Village, Ohio
From the November 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine