Ninth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

In today’s modern society, a lot of people have been engaging in bodybuilding. It is one of the activities most men and women engage themselves into, for improving their bodies as well as their confidence. This research also explored the elements that affect the overall confidence of an individual. It aimed to answer the problems regarding the different factors and reasons that pushed people to engage in bodybuilding. In addition, the research aimed to know the elements that affect the confidence of an individual and the effects of bodybuilding on the self-confidence of a person. The Qualitative-Phenomenological Research conducted on the participants wherein their experiences is relevant to the study. The data were collected by semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. To summarize, the information collected states that the main reason why the participants engaged themselves in bodybuilding was to have a nice figure, be fit and have a better lifestyle and improve their physical features. Moreover, the participants stated that bodybuilding affected their confidence when it comes to their body image because it helps them in maintaining a good figure. The findings indicated that bodybuilders, as well as the non-bodybuilders who wanted to improve their self-confidence, must engage themselves through various ways including bodybuilding.