Wearing lycra on school run is a sign of modern bravery

Eating out on your own, speaking up against a boss, confronting an online troll – and wearing Lycra on the school run are among the modern signs of bravery, a study has found. Forget big acts of bravery, more than half are now considering small, everyday goals to the top ways to make the most of their day. Asking people to move down the train carriage, trying new exercise classes on your own and admitting to friends you don’t want to go out rather than simply making up an excuse also feature in the top 50. Other acts of modern bravery revealed in the Highland Spring poll include making the first move on a date, being the one to add someone as a friend on social media after meeting them and letting people go through the pictures in your phone. The study also found just 62 per cent of adults consider themselves to be brave, with women more likely to view small, everyday victories as brave than men. But everyday bravery decreases with age with eight in ten 18-24-year-olds seeing the little things as brave compared to just 35 per cent of over 55s.