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June 4, 2026·Consumer·Minds Team

# **Minds Activewear Sizing Inclusivity Perception Study 2026**

A target audience simulation evaluating body positivity versus body neutrality in Australian activewear marketing.

[Download the Activewear Inclusivity Benchmark Report](https://getminds.ai/?register=true&study=activewear-sizing-inclusivity-perception-2026)

## Methodology

A target audience simulation conducted on the Minds platform, validated against Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade benchmarks, reveals that seventy-two percent of plus-size Australian fitness enthusiasts prefer body-neutral product copy over traditional body-positive marketing, viewing hyper-enthusiastic messaging as performative rather than functional.

**72**%

Prefer Body Neutrality Over Body Positivity

**64**%

Perceive Hyper-Enthusiastic Positivity as Performative

**31**%

Abandon Cart Due to Vague Sizing Charts

Based on a simulated panel of 650 respondents. 85–95% accuracy validated against historical data.

## **Frequently asked questions**

### **How accurate is the Minds simulation for activewear brand perception?**

Minds simulations achieve an average of 85% to 95% agreement with traditional physical panels on consumer preferences, linguistic alignment, and objection mapping. For highly specific questions and well-anchored segments, agreement can reach up to 100%.

### **How fast can we test new activewear campaign claims?**

Minds delivers deep consumer insights in under 1 hour, replacing multi-week human research sprints. The platform is hosted entirely on EU-servers and is 100% DSGVO-compliant, ensuring no personal user data is processed.

### **How does Minds compare to traditional consumer panels in cost?**

Minds operates at a fraction of the cost of a classical panel, completely eliminating per-respondent recruitment fees and incentive overheads while allowing you to scale up to 10,000+ answers per simulation.

### **What is the commercial value of testing body neutrality versus body positivity?**

Testing these linguistic nuances at the middle-of-funnel stage allows activewear brands to identify performative copy before launching campaigns, protecting brand trust and optimizing conversion rates among plus-size fitness enthusiasts.

## **About Minds**

Minds is an AI research lab building synthetic focus groups and studies. It helps go-to-market and product teams understand their target audiences in minutes, not months.

[**~~Learn more about Minds~~**](https://getminds.ai/)