(Ebook) Pandemic Health and Fitness by Perrino, Sabina M., Reno, Joshua O. ISBN 9781032328522, 9781003848677, 9781003317036, 1032328525, 1003848672, 1003317030

(Ebook) Pandemic Health and Fitness by Perrino, Sabina M., Reno, Joshua O. ISBN 9781032328522, 9781003848677, 9781003317036, 1032328525, 1003848672, 1003317030

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.