"My body can do magical things": the movement experiences of a man categorized as obese - a phenomenological study
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Phenomenology & Practice. 2015, 9, 5-15Sammendrag
From a medical perspective, exercise and physical activity are valuable tools for losing weight,
through an increase in energy expenditure. However, beyond this instrumental value, physical
activity has meaning for the person experiencing it. Among individuals categorized as obese, that
meaning is often problematic. The aim of this paper is to produce essential knowledge about one
young mans embodied experiences of practicing martial art. Through a phenomenological
analysis of research material concerning the young man’s passionate relationship to martial arts,
we identify ways in which someone who has a body often regarded negatively, might still derive
great pleasure from his movement experiences.
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