Good thoughts, good exercise

The Herald, Rock Hill, SC
Wendy Bigham
September 21, 2004

Sumru Erkut, senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, comments on a new program, Girls on Track, being implemented in several middle schools in South Carolina. The program is designed to improve girls’ self-esteem and body image. Erkut notes there aren’t many downsides to programs like this. In addition to gaining the socialization needed for healthy friendships in high-school, girls who participate in sports are less likely to have sex as teenagers because they see their bodies being trained for something other than sex.

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