Training at the Gym, Training for Life: Creating Better Versions of the Self Through Exercise
The present study draws on Scott’s (2011) notion of the Re-Inventive Institution and explores how gym members make sense and give meaning to their exercise regime. Overall, it is argued that for many participants gym exercise is more than physical training; it is also training for life. Based on a t...
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| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/951 |