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Spatial Bodies: Vulnerable Inclusiveness within Gyms and Fitness Venues in Sweden
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2022 (English)In: Social Sciences, E-ISSN 2076-0760, Vol. 11, no 10, article id 455Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Today, gyms and fitness venues set out, on a superficial level at least, to cater to the individual, no matter what their gender and are therefore often seen as inclusive spaces for physical activity and its concomitant health benefits. However, previous research has shown that gyms as such, as well as certain areas within gyms, are perceived as specifically masculine spaces, often referring to a contextually contingent hegemonic masculinity, thereby deterring those who do not align with this image, especially women, but also certain men. Even when these dividing lines are crossed, a gendered movement schema remains, because there are different social expectations of what, how, and where men and women should exercise. As we will see in this paper, these movement schemas are produced and reproduced through discursive spatial linkages within the gym and fitness culture. In addition to investigating in what ways gendered norms are implicated within the very architecture of gyms in general, one gym, in particular, is used as an example since it is written into its statutes that it should work in a norm-critical way, providing a case study that shows an attempt to disrupt this inhibiting gendered spatial discourse and, thereby, possibly creating a more inclusive gym space. 

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2022. Vol. 11, no 10, article id 455
Keywords [en]
architectural economy, gender, gym and fitness, inclusiveness
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Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-46360DOI: 10.3390/socsci11100455ISI: 000873679800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85140469872OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-46360DiVA, id: diva2:1707693
Available from: 2022-11-01 Created: 2022-11-01 Last updated: 2022-11-10Bibliographically approved

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