Why Are We Paying to Move Our Bodies?
The article discusses how fitness and movement have become commercialized, with people paying to engage in physical activities that were once free. This trend is reflected in the proliferation of expensive gyms and fitness classes. The author argues that this shift has significant implications for how we think about our bodies and physical activity.
- ▪Fitness and movement are being sold back to people as a commodity.
- ▪The commercialization of physical activity has led to the rise of expensive gyms and fitness classes.
- ▪This trend has significant implications for how society views physical activity and the human body.
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Society & Culture Kayla Bartsch / July 25, 2026 Why Are We Paying to Move Our Bodies? Fitness and movement, once our own, are being sold back to us. Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash). Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash). Audio Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Text Size Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads Email (0) Open and scroll to the comments section Female bodies lie on their backs atop a row of what look like operating tables, their limbs strapped into contraptions of pulleys and loaded springs. “Exhale and press out,” commands the sergeant at the front of the room—a woman no older than 30, sporting a blowout and an Alo set.
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