Women and Exercise
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This paper examines the social attitudes and expectations that limit women's freedom to move in the world. The history of gendered attitudes to exercise, current gendered differences in patterns of exercise and issues of body image and ageing are discussed. The importance of these issues when considering exercise as a preventative health measure is emphasised.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- COMSIG review
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995