From Performance to Participation: The Origins of the Fit Nation

Though only one-fifth of Americans do the recommended amount of daily physical exercise and most measures point to an extraordinary lack of fitness in the United States, the pursuit of regular exercise is widely celebrated not only as physically salutary, but as a sign of discipline, affluence, and...

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Main Author: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2021-03-01
Series:Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/16318