body-conscious

[ bod-ee-kon-shuhs ]

adjective

aware of or preoccupied with one’s body or physical appearance: Fasting has become increasingly popular among body-conscious people in the 18 to 34 age group.
bodycon (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of body-conscious

First recorded in 1985–90

According to Dottley, who described himself as “shy and body-conscious” at 19, Singer most often approached him.
Inside Hollywood’s ‘Twink’ Pool Parties | Scott Bixby | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Romney wore a short-sleeved, body conscious Oscar de la Renta dress with a necklace of green beads.
Michelle Obama and Ann Romney: First Ladies of Style | Robin Givhan | October 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It steers safely clear of anything that is remotely body-conscious.
What Obama's Golf Fashion Reveals | Robin Givhan | June 20, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Was it not the presage of death, rather a physical influence, the poor decaying body conscious of the coming change?
Mohawks, Volume 3 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The power which has made the body conscious, and which cannot be compared to any known form of matter, is entirely gone.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries | W. Y. Evans Wentz

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