Posting Your FitsPo Routine Means You're a Narcissist

Here’s something that shouldn’t shock you: All of those FitsPo, motivational, CrossFit champs, with amazing bodies that fill up your InstaChat, Twitbook, social media feeds… are narcissists!!

A news study from Brunel University in London says that they are totally obsessed with themselves. As Business Insider writes, posting about going for a 5K jog isn’t about motivating your friends to do the same, it’s about, “[boasting] about how much time you invest in your looks.”

The researchers at Brunel University boiled it down to this:

“Narcissists more frequently updated about their achievements, which was motivated by their need for attention and validation from the Facebook community. The high number of likes doesn’t necessarily mean everyone loves seeing those bragging posts, though. Dr Tara Marshal goes on saying, that although our results suggest that narcissists’ bragging pays off because they receive more likes and comments to their status updates, it could be that their Facebook friends politely offer support while secretly disliking such egotistical displays.”

So go ahead and hate all those people with perfect bodies, they’re just showing off.