“If You Didn't Exercise during Lockdown, What Were You Even Doing?”: Young Women, Sport, and Fitness in Pandemic Times

H Thorpe, G O'Leary, N Ahmad, MJ Nemani - Youth, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sports and physical activity organizations around the world have expressed concern that the
COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted girls and young women's participation, with …

Looking Good, Feeling Good and Refusing the Jab: Tracing the Relationships Between Healthism, Wellness Culture and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

N Smith, M Clark, C Southerton - … Contemporary Wellness Cultures, 2024 - emerald.com
The 'fit healthy'body has been invoked in popular discourse as far less vulnerable to
communicable diseases like the novel coronavirus both in mainstream accounts of the …

Creating space for meaningful physical activity at home: women's stories of social interaction, micro-adventure, and the joy of feeling strong

J Hill, O Flemons - Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT During COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and social distancing, the home, garden
and local spaces became focal points for physical activity (PA). These restrictions may have …