To the surprise of absolutely no one who has ever worn a sports bra, a study has found that men are putting women off the gym. Of the women polled by Liverpool John Moores University, 72 per cent had received an unsolicited comment from a man while in the gym; 39 per cent felt intimidated by men during their workouts. If the men weren’t being sexually predatory, then they were huffing and puffing about having to share the equipment. Sounds about right to me.

Exercise has become a social occasion for younger generations; the gym is a place to socialise and be seen. Boutique gyms are the new nightclubs, and it’s normal now to see wellness influencers in matching designer Lycra and full faces of