Athletic guys more attractive to women, study suggest

The craze for body-building has subsided; the new era demands guys to be more athletic in appearance.

A woman’s sense of perception is highly sensitive. She’s evolved to recognize athletic performance in faces. Just by looking at a man’s face she can identify the level of activity in his life. She’s conditioned to believe that men with active lifestyle have got better genes to pass on while those with sedentary lifestyle have relatively poorer genes. This affects her predilection when it comes to choosing a mate.

A research was carried out in which women were asked to rate the appearance of 80 cyclists from 2012 tour de France. The cyclists were of the same stature, height and age. Dr Erik Postma, from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich, analyzed the data obtained by 800 participants. He found a positive correlation between appearance score and the athletic performance.

So now that it’s established that women have sophisticated radar for detecting healthy genes based on athletic abilities, it’s advisable for men to go hit the nearest gym today! Working out regularly will make them more attractive; it will give them a physique that’s indicative of healthy genes and will ultimately bear them success in the game of courtship.