When we think of tanning, we generally think of trying to look golden and sleek, even in the middle of winter. It's something we do to feed our vanity more than anything else (come on, admit it!) But in a few venues, it's not just about feeding your vanity; the use of tanning lotion to achieve that dark color is a necessity or might as well be. The main one is bodybuilding; the world of really large muscles and really fake tans!
So why is the bodybuilding field inundated with people who should be white but look as though they were cast in bronze? There actually is a good reason for this and it's not because a tanned buff guy looks more realistic and attractive than a paler than milk buff guy. Tanning, or at least a base tan, is necessary
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if you're going to be striding down the catwalk and there are some good reasons for it: 1) The lights. Lighting used on stage is very different from the lighting in your home; they're much brighter. Bright light will wash out skin color unless it's very dark. This is why so many theatre actors also layer on the make-up; you can't make out any features otherwise. 2) A darker tan makes it easier to see what the muscles actually look like; they are more distinctive and it's easier to compare bodies.
But your skin has to be dark for this to work, otherwise you will look washed out and less muscular than others no matter how huge you actually are.
This part of bodybuilding is so important that most serious sites will include plans for starting your tan so that by the time competition day arrives, you have nice dark skin and you're ready for the stage.
Now, the necessity has yielded a few hysterical results, such as the infamous 'tan man' who slathered himself in tanning lotion and forgot his head, resulting in no few goofy memes. And seeing the before and after pictures of bodybuilders as well as what they go through to achieve that dark tan is sometimes cringe-worthy and in other ways interesting.
Is tanning critical to win these competitions? If it's not, it's well understood that it should be. Having dark skin makes it easier to see muscle tone and just looks better than if you go without. The bright stage lighting aside, having someone be as pale as smoke and yet covered in muscles just looks wrong on some level and not just because we are conditioned to expect it. How many labourers have pale skin after
all? So, while most of us are quite happy to use self tanning lotion to indulge a bit of vanity and to look more attractive, it also has quite the following in an industry which makes quite a bit of money and makes celebrities out of some. Tanning isn't just the providence of people wanting to look sun-kissed, it's an integral part of a modelling niche.
In the article Skin Deep written by Nina Jablonski and George Chaplin, they discuss and look deeper into the diverse differences in skin color. Our skin color has developed over the years to be dark enough to prevent the damaging sunlight that has been harming our skin and the nutrient folate that it carries. At the same time out skin is light enough to receive vitamin D.
First of all, the history off the tanning bed did not start when tan skin was hip. The first indoor tanning lamp was created for medicinal purposes in 1906. It was used on ricketts patients to help them develop stronger bones .# How does a tanning bed create stronger bones? Sunlight produces vitamin D in the body, which allows absorption of calcium. The absorption of calcium creates stronger bones. This tanning lamp was not thought about again until the 1970s, when a man named Friederich Wolff came along. Wolff used “artificially produced indoor tanning UV light to study athletes and how they might benefit from more exposure to sunlight.”# The artificial indoor light also gave the subjects of his study a darker complexion. In the fifties, the invention of the bikini popularized tanning outdoors significantly.# This trend still remained in the seventies.
Tanning is a commonly used by Caucasian women to cause their skin tone to darken. Melanin is what gives skin its color. Naturally, when we are exposed to sun, the production of a pigment known as melanin starts which itself acts as a deterrent to the burning effects of ultra violet rays of sun (Pakhare). Some Caucasians find it necessary to tan to increase beauty. It is not necessary to tan to increase beauty.
Well-known magazines often have broad headlines that show off celebrities sporting bronzed skin, and these articles often throw around the words “healthy” and “glowy” in a positive context. With this influence subjected upon the general public, indoor tanning has become a popular recreation of American men and women alike. As this new trend continues to rise, medical researchers are beginning to pay close attention to the health effects of indoor tanning, especially when referring to tanning beds, respectively. Through many recent case findings and studies, scientists have linked the use of tanning beds to many dermal health problems including types of skin cancers that are deadly. Despite the fact that tanning beds are detrimental to the dermal health of its victims, the use of tanning beds is on the rise and growing.
We cannot blame Caucasian individuals for making statements about our skin tone, because we those who belong to the African American/Black community has encouraged and fueled this cycle of classing skin tones to continue. The prejudice within our own community needs to stop, we need to stop tearing one another down, because of skin complexion and uplift one another. We need to stop trying to emulate the beauty with Caucasian woman and, realize the beauty that Black/African American women
...udy done by the American Academy of Dermatology, 59 percent of tanners were unaware of all the threats that accompany using a tanning bed (Cassidy 2). Cassidy also states that this lack of awareness is partially due to the tanning salons not advertising all information about skin cancer (2). Many salons offer tanning lotions, which are much different than sunscreen lotions. While they may not advertise it as sunscreen, not all customers know the difference. Tanning lotion amplifies UV rays, causing one to absorb more rays more quickly. The lotion contains no sunscreen and does not protect the user from the radiation. Of course, such information is not presented when the salon may try to sell you the product. The unfortunate side effect of such misinformation is that people may contract serious diseases without knowing that those illnesses could have been prevented.
Melanin helps reduce the absorption of wavelengths into the skin (Chaplin, Jablonski, 59). The more melanin in the skin, the greater the protection against harmful UV rays, and the amount of melanin in the skin correlates with the skin’s color (more melanin means darker skin)....
Indoor tanning is becoming a very popular “hobby”, but most people do not know, or do not care, about its dangerous side effects. Studies show that people who use tanning booths have a much higher chance of being diagnosed with skin cancer. If someone were to start tanning indoors before they turn 30 or 25, the risk of them getting Melanoma peaks, and if they start tanning before they turn 20 or 25, they are much more likely to get basal and squamous cancer.
Kaur, M., MD. “Tanning Booth Junkies”. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolody.56:375-9(2007). Web. 15 Mar.2010
"Everyone should be aware that what happened to me could very possibly happen to anyone," said Rice. "The risks that come along with tanning are not far from a reality, even if they sneak up on people ten or twenty years down the road." Rice understands that tanning provides an ultimate self-esteem boost.
“Steroids are any type of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones most of which have specific physiological action” (Dictionary.com). When our bodies are still developing, the effects of steroids can be dangerous and can also be permanent (“Above”). Steroids are made out of substances such as nandrolone, stanozolol, testosterone, fluoxymestrone, and oxandrolone. Sometimes people say when you can’t pronounce something, you probably shouldn’t use it. In the 1940’s testosterone began to be widely used in competitive sports, but the dangers of loading up on testosterone were not yet clear (“History”). Instead of using steroids for a bad reason, there is a medicinal purpose. Cortisteroids can treat arthritis, asthma, lupus and multiple sclerosis, eczema and rashes, and some types of cancer (“Steroids: Medline”). Also, steroids can be used to treat anemia, to improve weight loss due to severe illness, and to treat osteoporosis. Steroids can only be sold to you by a pharmacist f...
Body image, according to Webster’s dictionary is a subjective picture of one’s own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others. Body image refers to people’s judgment about their own bodies and it is molded as people compare themselves to others. Since people are exposed to numerous media images, these media images become the foundation for some of these comparisons. When people’s judgment tell them that their bodies are subpar, they can suffer from low self-esteem, can become depressed or develop mental or eating disorders.
Taking all this into consideration the goal of my paper is not to discourage you from working out, but rather inform you in the realities of weight lifting. The media and society continues you to fill out heads will lies about weightlifting weather its gender stereotypes and just the belief that one can achieve the stereotypical perfect body. There should be a greater understanding of how the media incorrectly portray weight lifting, working out, the idea of the perfect body and how society.
Physical education in school systems is beneficial because it improves students’ health. Without physical education the child’s overall health will decrease. Despite these benefits, some people believe that physical education has no value to children in schools. Physical education is significant in schools because it improves children’s health.
All over the world, it is believed that physical exercises help people achieve wellness. Physical exercise not only encourages physical wellness but also have a significant impact on mental stability and health. Although such positive believes stand, many benefits of physical activity has lost value overtime, as people nowadays have the tendency to rely on modern technologies and machineries, which are believe to make life easier. This often leads to shortage of physical activity and over sometime both physical and mental health will deteriorate. This argumentative essay, will explain how engaging in physical exercises improve one’s mental health.