“To be a personal trainer, you have to look like 4% body fat”: How online personal trainers negotiate social media and body image.
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- 10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266
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- 2026-09
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- Psychology of Sport and Exercise
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266,
title = {“To be a personal trainer, you have to look like 4\% body fat”: How online personal trainers negotiate social media and body image.},
author = {Michelle Carroll and Kevin Cradock and Karen Goodall and Helen Sharpe and Emily Newman},
year = {2026},
journal = {Psychology of Sport and Exercise},
doi = {10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - “To be a personal trainer, you have to look like 4% body fat”: How online personal trainers negotiate social media and body image. AU - Michelle Carroll AU - Kevin Cradock AU - Karen Goodall AU - Helen Sharpe AU - Emily Newman PY - 2026 JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266 ER -
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Carroll, M., Cradock, K., Goodall, K., Sharpe, H., & Newman, E. (2026). “To be a personal trainer, you have to look like 4% body fat”: How online personal trainers negotiate social media and body image.. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103266
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