Fitness, Technology and Society: Amusing Ourselves to Life
Author:   Brad Millington (University of Bath, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138948037


Pages:   156
Publication Date:   16 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Brad Millington (University of Bath, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9781138948037


ISBN 10:   1138948039
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   16 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: The New Fitness Boom 1. Historicizing Fitness Technology 2. A Game for Everyone: The Fitness-Technology Complex 3. Be Your Best Self: Gamification, Optimization, Surveillance 4. Anywhere, Anytime: Fitness Technology and Mobile Privatization 5. Becoming With: Negotiating Technology Consumption Conclusion: Amusing Ourselves to Life

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Brad Millington is a Lecturer in the Department for Health at the University of Bath, UK. Previously, he completed a PhD in Kinesiology at The University of British Columbia and held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto. His research is broadly focused on physical culture and the meanings, practices, and technologies associated with the active body. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Sociology of Sport Journal Early Career Researcher Award

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