The gym used to be a place where we could wear fraying Lycra and a beetroot complexion without fear of looking out of place

But pictures of perfect looking Olympic athletes arriving in London this week, and the continuing celebrity trend for being snapped in full slap entering and exiting LA exercise studios have led to real women feeling the pressure.

Last week fitness fanatic Kim Kardashian was pictured heading to a Studio City gym wearing freshly applied berry coloured lipstick and pencilled in eyebrows.

And according to a new poll seven out of ten women are following Kim's example and troweling on the cosmetics before a workout.

In order to achieve that perfect 'gym bunny' look mascara reigns as the most popular workout wonder, with two out of five admitting to applying the lash-lengthening wand before doing any form of exercise in public.

Foundation came in second, with 34 per cent of women wanting a flawless face while sweating it out, and lip gloss made the top three with 21 per cent.

From DailyMail.co.uk