The less-than physically demanding lifestyle urban residents lead is linked to a high level of education and income.[5] In addition, women had an increased risk of obesity because of cultural and religious beliefs that require women to stay at home as a housewife.[5] Women are prohibited from using hotel gyms and pools and are targets of harassment when they exercise publicly. This is based on the belief that giving women the freedom to exercise would lead to the corruption and decline of the nation. In schools, physical activity for girls is avoided because some fear that changing clothes outside of the home would cause girls to lose their shyness, an admirable moral quality.[2]