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Fitness Trends. Part 1: The History Posted June 19, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller Americans’ capacity for self-improvement is always evolving. With a history of fitness trends from the wacky and technical to the dull and robotic, new concepts are continually introduced. Through a fine-tuned, high-profile marketing machine, sometimes with a beautiful celebrity attached (think Christy Turnlington and yoga), an exercise trend comes in with a bang. However, like the bright purple spandex gear of the 1980s few health crazes stand the test of time. (Did Jane Fonda ever make the transition from VHS to DVD?) This isn’t to imply that later discoveries prove certain workouts to be ineffective; rather, our appetite is perpetually changing. Long distance running hit in the 1970s and soon people were flying out the door with their feathered hair roughly tucked into their headbands. Then a few “experts” bemoaned…(Continued...) Read the full article... | Comment on this post Filed under: her-fitness, athletics, her-health
Fitness Trends. Part 1: The History
Posted June 19, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller
Americans’ capacity for self-improvement is always evolving. With a history of fitness trends from the wacky and technical to the dull and robotic, new concepts are continually introduced. Through a fine-tuned, high-profile marketing machine, sometimes with a beautiful celebrity attached (think Christy Turnlington and yoga), an exercise trend comes in with a bang. However, like the bright purple spandex gear of the 1980s few health crazes stand the test of time. (Did Jane Fonda ever make the transition from VHS to DVD?) This isn’t to imply that later discoveries prove certain workouts to be ineffective; rather, our appetite is perpetually changing. Long distance running hit in the 1970s and soon people were flying out the door with their feathered hair roughly tucked into their headbands. Then a few “experts” bemoaned…(Continued...)
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