"Study Finds Men More Prone to Exercise-Related Head and Face Injuries Than Women"

A study in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery found that exercise-related head and face injuries have increased by almost 33 percent from 2013 to 2022, with men accounting for nearly 56 percent of those injured. The study suggests that the high rate of injury among adolescents may stem from a combination of inexperience and an inclination to lift weights and exercise at high intensity, while for men, so-called ego-lifting may be a contributing factor, as they are often impelled by social pressures to exercise and lift weights beyond their current capacity.