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Research Articles
Andreasson, Jesper
Between Performance and Beauty: Towards a sociological understanding of trajectories to drug use in a gym and bodybuildning context
(published in
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
, Vol 4, 2013)
Andreasson, Jesper
& Thomas Johansson
From exercise to “exertainment”: Body techniques and body philosophies within a differentiated fitness culture
(published 150513 in
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
, Vol 6, 2015)
Bladh, Greta
Hard Body 2.0 – The Construction of the Fitness Subject: An Analysis of Swedish Fitness Blogs
(150224)
Boge, Arild, Ove Olsen Sæle & Hilde Stokvold Gundersen
Reflections from CrossFitters on the themes of body and community
(published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, Vol. 13, 2022, 220609)
Bolling, Hans
Hela Sverige får hemmagym:
Träna med TV
och svenskarnas fysiska aktiviteter
(060215)
Eichberg, Henning
“Fit for Consumption” – about the social production of the individual
(081001)
Hoff, David
Dopning utanför idrotten – individualisering och muskulösa skönhetsideal:
En studie av dopning i grundskola, gymnasium
och på gym i Kalmar kommun
(publicerad i
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
Vol. 4, 2013)
Håman, Linn
, Natalie Barker-Ruchti, Göran Patriksson & Eva-Carin Lindgren
The framing of orthorexia nervosa in Swedish daily newspapers: A longitudinal qualitative content analysis
(published in
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
Vol. 7, 2016)
Nygård, Stig-Ivan, Egil Galaaen Gjølme & Stig Leirdal
Personlig Trener – nåtid og fremtid
(150507)
Pedersen, Henrik
At stræbe efter fremskridt uanset alder: Et studie af Masters Athletes inden for løb
[Striving to improve regardless of age: A study of Masters Athletes in running; English abstract available] (DAN 180523)
Pilgaard, Maja
Teenageres idrætsdeltagelse i moderne hverdagsliv
(published in
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
Vol. 3, 2012, pp. 71–95)
Renström, Anna & Staffan Karp
Sport for adults: Using frame factor theory to investigate the significance of local sports instructors for a new Sport for All programme in Sweden
(published 2018-11-21 in
Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum
Vol. 9, 2018)
Sossa Rojas, Alexis
‘I’m a woman who can kick ass!’ Practices, meanings, and corporeality in female gym-goers
(published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, Vol. 13, 2022, 220201)
Stage, Carsten & Stinne Bach Nielsen
Reversal, normalization and self-care – three logics of countering body shame through fitness activities among young Danes
(Published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 14, 2023, 230327)
Tolvhed, Helena
Oregerliga kroppar: Fetma som situation, motstånd och kritik i Roxane Gays kroppsbiografi
Hunger
([Unruly Bodies: Obesity as Situation, Resistance and Critique in Roxane Gay’s Body Memoir
Hunger
], published in Swedish 190603; English abstract
here
)
Ulseth, Anne-Lene Bakken
&
Ørnulf Seippel
Fitness, Class and Culture: Social Inequality in Fitness Centres
(111123)
Vinther, Sidsel Brædder & Lone Friis Thing
Krop og Træning i Kilo Killers
(150310)
Feature Articles
Andersson, Karin &
Jesper Andreasson
Being a Group Fitness Instructor during the COVID-19 Crisis: Navigating Professional Identity, Social Distancing, and Community | A Summary
(210617)
Daudi, Aurélien
Social Media Hedonism and the Case of “Fitspiration”: A Nietzschean Critique
(221115)
Daudi, Aurélien
Will to Power: Revaluating (Female) Empowerment in Fitspiration
(240726)
Ladefoged, Mathias
Selvorganiserede facebookbaserede idrætsfællesskaber – med SICK Project som case
(DAN 171110)
Skauge, Mads
&
Ørnulf Seippel
Where do They all Come From? Youth, Fitness Gyms, Sport Clubs and Social Inequality | A Summary
(210303)
Book Reviews
Bevægende rammer: Omgivelsernes betydning for fysisk aktivitet og sundhed
Jens Troelsen
(red) Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2010 (Karin Book 110921)
Body Panic: Gender, Health, and the Selling of Fitness
Shari L. Dworkin & Faye Linda Wachs
New York, NY: New York University Press 2009 (Inge Kryger Pedersen 101013)
Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders
Emily Fox-Kales
Albany, NY: Excelsior Editions (Suny Press) 2011 (Henning Eichberg 111123)
Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical Perspectives on Digital Guru Media
Stefan Lawrence
(ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023
(review in English by Aurélien Daudi, published 231026)
Exercise and Eating Disorders: An Ethical and Legal Analysis
Simona Giordano
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2010 (Gunnar Breivik 101124)
Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion
Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson
London: Palgrave Macmillan 2019
(review in Swedish by Oskar Krantz, published 201111)
Fit for America: Major John L. Griffith and the Quest for Athletic Fitness
Matthew Lindaman
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press 2018
(review by Susan J. Rayl, published 190613)
Fitness, Technology and Society: Amusing Ourselves to Life
Brad Millington
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2018 (Inge Kryger Pedersen 180918)
Fitness Doping: Trajectories, Gender, Bodies and Health
Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson
London: Palgrave Macmillan 2020
(review in English by Anders Schmidt Vinther, published 211007)
Fitnessrevolutionen: Kropp, hälsa och gymkulturens globalisering
Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson
Stockholm: Carlssons 2015 (Morten Renslo Sandvik 161207)
Fortellinger om doping og kroppskultur
Bjørn Barland
Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2016 (Morten Renslo Sandvik 160427)
Fra muskelmasse til massebevægelse: Indblik i den kommercielle fitness-sektors historie
Kasper Lund Kirkegaard
København: Idrættens Analyseinstitut 2007 (Anne-Lene Bakken Ulseth 080123)
The Global Gym: Gender, Health and Pedagogies
Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson
Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2014 (Morten Renslo Sandvik 161207)
Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness Cultures
James Brighton, Ian Wellard & Amy Clark
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2021
(review in English by Greta Bladh, published 230116)
Health Fitness Management: A Comprehensive Resource for Managing and Operating Programs and Facilities
Mike Bates
(red) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 2008 (Kasper Lund Kirkegaard 081212)
Indian Club Swinging and the Birth of Global Fitness: Mugdars, Masculinity and Marketing
Conor Heffernan
London: Bloomsbury 2024
(review in English by Hans Bolling, published 240617)
Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport: Sixth Edition
Daryl Siedentop
Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill 2006 (Karin Redelius 070328)
Midt i en surfertid: Den rekreative by mellem fast og flydende modernitet
Klaus Eskelund
Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2013 (Simon Junström 150423)
Motionsdoping: Styrketræning, identitet og kultur
Ask Vest Christiansen
Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2018 (Jesper Andreasson 181025)
Non-levelled playing fields and the rise of fitness: Social inequality in late modern youth sport in Norway
Mads Skauge
Bodø: Nord University 2022
(review in English by Marie Larneby, published 221025)
Ortorexi: Fixering vid mat och träning
Yvonne Lin & Anatoli Grigorenko
Stockholm: SISU Idrottsböcker 2014 (Linn Håman, Eva-Carin Lindgren, Christina Berg & Stefan Pettersson 140910)
Overblik over den danske fitness-sektor: En undersøgelse of danske fitnesscentre
Kasper Lund Kirkegaard
København: Idrættens Analyseinstitut 2007 (Anne-Lene Bakken Ulseth 080123)
Performance Cultures and Doped Bodies: Challenging categories, gender norms, and policy responses
Jesper Andreasson & April Henning
Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2021
(review in English by Alexis Sossa, published 220309)
Strong, Beautiful and Modern: National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935–1960
Charlotte Macdonald
Vancouver, BC: UBC Press 2013 (Matthew L. McDowell 140514)
The Temple Of Perfection: A History of the Gym
Eric Chaline
London: Reaktion Books 2015 (Gary Heath 151016)
”The Body is Made to Move”: Gym and Fitness Culture in Sweden
Christina Hedblom
Stockholm: Stockholm University 2009 (Kasper Lund Kirkegaard 100310)
Women and Exercise: The Body, Health and Consumerism
Eileen Kennedy & Pirkko Markula
(red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2011 (Suzanne Lundvall 111214)
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