Fitness muses as docile bodies: an analysis of normalization processes in contemporary culture
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https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2020.223.07Abstract
This article analyzes female body docilization strategies through the profiles of Eva Andressa and Gabriela Pugliesi, two famous fitness muses on Instagram. Both come in different ways: Andressa is adept at bodybuilding and protein supplementation, and Pugliesi maintains a slender body based on regular physical activity and vegan nutrition. By observing their posts and commenting, we note that their bodies are marked by distinct ways of constructing femininity: one is questioned by excess muscle, and the other is hailed by the thin, more delicate and feminine body. Nevertheless, we conclude that the two assert themselves as experts from their own bodies and from their self-care experiences recognized as successful by their followers.
Keywords: Female body. Docilization. Fitness. Instagram. health.
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