Linking Media with Fitness Perceptions: A Study on the Affect of Media on Fitness and Body Image This research examined the media and how it affects fitness and body image. This was assessed by collecting data from surveys taken by three groups of ten high school students, five of each sex. Two of the three groups were exposed to different media packages, one depicted images of unnaturally thin individuals, the other depicted athletic figures, while the third group was exposed to no prior data. The results indicate the students attitudes towards social fitness