In the post that has hit a million views, the influencer MÀXÍMÌŁŁÍÀŃØ_ÑWÀRÙH@Vulfgang_Nwaruh shares a "Before and After" collage showing a fit and muscular body in the first frame, and a "dad bod" (a man who was once fit but has gained some body fat around the waist, leading to a "beer belly" although his arms, legs, and chest are usually still toned) in the second frame.
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The pictures are taken in a selfie format with his (girlfriend) holding the camera. This created the perception that he was fit at the start of the relationship and has developed the dad bod within the relationship. It did not take long for the comments to point the finger at the lady for the man's changed form.
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G.L.O.W💋👅✨♛@BusingyeJose: "She is doing a bad job😹"
Jo Biaa@riskandgrace: "This how they’ll marry us and turn us to another thing then hate it."
Len K@Lenkartel: "Color change from dark means the guy stays indoors too much now."
Otieno D O, Phd@Otieno560: "From looking like a god to whatever 🤣"
Puff Baby@iam_Puffbaby: "The second frame 🖼️ shows the worth of bed gyming."
Aristotle❁@Gathumbi_Jnr: "Fattening your man to reduce competition."
yokkibot@yokkibot: "Second picture yelling it is what it is."
Nkulu Sishi@InnocentSishi: "Man down! I repeat Man down."
✪harlaDean@harladeen_: "Women are bad ppl.... beware."
Mr. Sab@princefortune19: "I can relate. Anytime I’m with my wife I always gained more weight, but when I travel I lose weight. lol."
David Hundeyin@DavidHundeyin: "I mean if you're a married man with a job and family responsibilities, and you still have a six-pack, you must be cheating🤭🌚"
FreemanVS@freeman_vs: "Looks much happier now."
Etinosa Jeffrey💫@boss__man2: "Baba stopped hitting the gym because he now have the lady he was trying hard to impress."
Ugonna Okeke@Victorokeke_: "Y'all didn't notice the guy's smile widened. Happiness is the most important thing."
emma🇺🇬🇺🇬🥳@tburgofficial: "🤣🤣😂I now believe gym is for single people."
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Does a relationship affect physical fitness?
There's no evidence of a direct impact of a relationship on physical fitness or appearance. In fact, the obsession with physical fitness is a recent social culture so it hasn't always been that way. So at some point, there was no way to tell if a man's physical appearance changed when he entered a relationship.
Many other things can affect someone's physical fitness including sickness, work, change of values, age, genetics, and so much more. And that just goes to prove that physical fitness is a poor standard for getting into or out of relationships unless partners share that value.
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And if a relationship impacts physical fitness, can we acknowledge that some men get into the gym culture in order to get into relationships by feeling better about themselves and looking attractive? However, when they get into relationships and connect beyond physical fitness, and get more responsibilities, don't they revert to their "normal" state?
Relationship or not, the most important factor in physical fitness is the personal responsibility to stay that way or to change.