The phrase "athletic image" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a visual representation or perception of someone or something that embodies physical fitness or sports-related qualities.
Example: "The brand's marketing campaign focuses on promoting an athletic image to attract fitness enthusiasts."
Alternatives: "fit appearance" or "sporty look".
Now he is recuperating from a broken foot, but his silky passes (and shorter working-man haircut) have long since repaired his athletic image.
In contrast to Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong, who used illegal drugs to construct a fictitious athletic image and create personal wealth, Hamilton should not suffer the shame of such impostors, nor should her remarkable contributions as an inspirational athlete be diminished in any way.
The BBC's Jack Garland gained unique access to a group of eating-disorder patients to examine the pressures on them to attain an athletic image so famous here they call it, the "Boulder Body".
Was it to bolster my athletic image with friends and acquaintances?
"Our objective with this project was to create a bold, high-performing athletic image and pride campaign that would maximize enthusiasm and interest in supporting CSUN Athletics," Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brandon E. Martin said.
Baseball and football have yet to produce their main story lines for 2000, and the summer Olympics that open this week in Australia will generate many of the year's most memorable athletic images.
Currently, all professional or athletic images show male figures, whereas girls are offered a pink selection of brides and nail polish images.
Matt Mirchin, the head of marketing, says that the company's hyper-athletic image attracts men of all ages and body-fat indices — apparently older, softer guys find the brawny advertisements "aspirational".
More than pastimes, they were political devices that served multiple goals, from enhancing his athletic royal image to impressing foreign emissaries and rulers, to conveying Henry's ability to suppress any rebellion.
One reason for the trend is that "the traditional stereotype of gay men as 'sissies' is being replaced with more athletic-looking images" as many of them become "very involved in sports and fitness, just like the rest of society," said Michael Wilke, executive director of Commercial Closet in New York.
Formula One, despite its past of sex scandals, cheating scandals, and politics, likes to portray a very clean and athletic sort of image.
