Sport and physical activity is commonly constituted as a panacea, and charged with
combating all manner of social problems from obesity to youth disaffection. In this chapter …

A physically active lifestyle can be empowering for young women in allowing them to resist
many of the dominant and limiting discourses around femininity and gender. In finding …

This paper focuses on young women's embodiment of health discourses and how these are
“played out” in education and sporting contexts where varying physical cultures are enacted …

Drawing on longitudinal, qualitative research into girls' participation in physical activity and
sport in the UK, this article will explore girls' embodied constructions of 'healthy'identities. My …

Abstract<? Pub Inc> This thesis presents results from a qualitative study of how young
women make sense of their fitness practices. Fitness practices related to diet and exercise …

In a time of dramatic social, cultural, and political transition, young women are being
constructed as a vanguard of new subjectivity. They are supposed to offer clues about the …

This chapter aims to unpack the notion that there exists any form of" evidence that matters"
by arguing for a consolidated return to the" body that matters". Whilst the presence of the …

This chapter examines the use of sport and competition in the physical education context,
with insights shared into the corporeal effects of this, particularly in terms of gender. The …

As more women are invited to take up exercise as a way to keep healthy, fitness training has
rapidly become their principal path into physical activity. A critical appraisal of fitness helps …

This special issue of Sport, Education and Society brings together six articles following a call
for papers exploring the emergence of body pedagogies within education policy and …