Author : Sabina Perrino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032328539
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (285 download)
Book Synopsis Pandemic Health and Fitness by : Sabina Perrino
Download or read book Pandemic Health and Fitness written by Sabina Perrino and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book adopts an innovative approach in exploring the evolution of fitness practices among a community of gym-goers amidst a global pandemic, considering its impact on the interplay of the words, habits, and relationships gym-goers use in realizing their aspirations of wellness and well-being. Perrino and Reno introduce a multi-layered framework which combines insights from linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, integrating narrative analysis, discourse analysis, and ethnography, with autoethnography. This approach allows for a holistic portrait of the gym as research site and of fitness as a fruitful area for dynamic cross-disciplinary study. The volume explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped attitudes and practices around fitness, drawing on audio and video recordings and the authors' lived experiences to analyze everything from workout choreography to micro-celebrity fitness culture to group classes. The book raises key questions around what it means to be well amidst a pandemic, the practical dangers of realizing fitness goals in such times, the effects on the social relationships inherent to gym culture, and the impact on identity construction and self-reflection. This volume will appeal to scholars interested in the interdisciplinary study of fitness, in such areas as linguistic anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, health humanities, and sport studies"--