Rediscovering America's War on Bad Posture
We talk with historians Beth Linker about the “posture panic” that led to a college photo scandal, and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela about the evolution of fitness culture.
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We talk with historians Beth Linker about the “posture panic” that led to a college photo scandal, and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela about the evolution of fitness culture.
Democrat strategistsgripe the White House not doing enough to "counter the narrative" that President Joe Biden, 81, is too frail to run again.
We look at the science of fitness, the evolution of cultural messages surrounding exercise, and how we can overcome inertia to start fitting it into our lives.
<p>Natalia Petrzela's work as a historian goes far outside the classroom and the library, into the practice of the fitness culture she researches, social media, podcasting, and the politics of intellectual property on streaming services. </p>
"Strength training has become so much more widely embraced and accepted for all kinds of outcomes — aesthetic, weight loss, bone health and balance."