Book Reviews
An excellent exploration of the development, transformation, regulation and promotion of...
In When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Bloomsbury), Conor Heffernan shows how the 19th century was critical for the development of the modern fitness industry, and how the globalization of physical culture was entangled in, and spread by, concepts of nationalism, gender, race, empire and medicine. Joe Piggin is our reviewer, and he soon found that his own interest in fitness resonates with the author’s. The book, he contends, is an illuminating education into how and why we hold the ideas we do about fitness, and why we devote so much of our time and energy to it.
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Call for Participation | “The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging”, Online Event organised by the Olympic Studies Research Centre at University...
The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belongings a live online event organised by the Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC) at the University of East London. On behalf of the OSRC, we are pleased to announce the second in our series of Live Online Events. In collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture, we share details of our event focusing on the theme of Olympic Architecture. Guest speakers are Geraint John, and John and Margaret Gold. The event is free but registration is required.
Public defense of doctoral thesis | Overuse injuries, urinary incontinence and menstrual symptoms among Norwegian rhythmic gymnasts and dancers by Marte Charlotte Dobbertin Gram,...
Rhythmic gymnastics is an aesthetic sport that combines the elegance of classical ballet and modern dance with the strength and explosiveness of artistic gymnastics. In competition, pre-choreographed routines are performed to music. The findings in Marte Gram’s Ph.D. project show that health challenges such as overuse injuries, urinary incontinence, and symptoms related to the menstrual cycle are widespread among young female athletes within aesthetic sports.
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