Let's get physical: the history of women's exercise

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Let's get physical: the history of women's exercise

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Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand

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Today exercise is a multi billion-dollar fitness industry, and women account for more than half of all gym memberships, and dominate yoga, pilates and barre studios. But it hasn't always been this way. For much of the twentieth century, sweating was considered unladylike, and physical exercise was discouraged. Women were not allowed to run marathons in case they turned into men, or lesbians, and it was feared that physical exertion could damage a woman's reproductive organs or cause her uteru...

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Date created

14 June 2022

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Nine To Noon

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018845783/let-s-get-physical-the-hist...

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