A nice body plus hard work sometimes equals bad hair, for black women. Black women tend to be discouraged from going to the gym because of the effect that it has on their hair. As someone who works out three to five times a week, the hair in the middle of my head has been destroyed significantly because of constantly pulling my hair in ponytails to make it manageable. "I don't know how much more of the gym I'll be able to take because it is destroying my hair," you'll hear me say. Unlike their white counterparts, black women who frequent the gym have to choose between the appearance and health of their hair and fighting obesity, being fit. For many black women it isn't worth the sacrifice. Click Here For More
