Body image - boys

Lesson Title: Body Image – Boys (PSHE / Healthy Lifestyles)
This sensitive and informative KS3/KS4 PSHE lesson explores the pressures boys face around body image in today’s media-driven society. It tackles the influence of social media, peers, and advertising while promoting positive mental health, body confidence, and critical thinking around gym culture, steroids, and disordered eating.

Lesson Aims:

Understand what body image is and how it affects boys

Identify the role of media, peers, and celebrities in shaping male body expectations

Explore the risks associated with steroids, over-exercising, and skipping meals

Reflect on the signs of body image struggles in oneself or others

Encourage open conversation and awareness around male mental health

Learn safe and realistic approaches to fitness and body goals

Promote self-care, support-seeking, and body positivity

Ideal for PSHE or health education, this lesson supports wellbeing, resilience, and self-esteem development among teenage boys.