Kadınlar ve egzersiz: Aerobik egzersizin çatışmalı anlamları

Aerobik egzersiz sınıflarına katılan kadınlarla yapılan bu çalışmada, kadınların yaşamında egzersizin anlamı incelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede kadınların aerobik egzersize katılma nedenleri ve aerobik egzersizin onların hayatlarına nasıl bir etkisi olduğu araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi tercih edilmiş ve veri toplama tekniklerinden katılımcı gözlem ve bireysel görüşme teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmesi ile elde edilen sonuçlara göre, egzersiz, kadınların yaşantısında hem baskı kurucu hem de güçlendirici bir etkinliktir. Zayıflık ideali, bedenin biçimlendirmeye dönük disiplini, öz-nesneleştirme ve bedenin parçalılaşması temaları etrafında aerobiğin baskı kurucu yönleri tartışılmıştır. Ancak egzersizin çalışmaya katılan kadınların hayatlarındaki yeri sorgulandığında kadınların aerobik egzersiz alanını, yaşamlarında ev içi sorumluluklardan bağımsız bir biçimde kendilerine zaman ayırabilecekleri, iyi hissedebilecekleri, beden farkındalıklarını arttırabilecekleri ve fiziksel olarak güçlü hissedebilecekleri bir alan olarak deneyimlediklerini belirtmesi, egzersizin aynı zamanda güçlendirici bir eyleme de olabileceğini göstermektedir.

Women and exercise: Contradictory meanings of aerobic exercise

In this study which was conducted with women who participate in aerobic classes, the meaning of exercise for these women was explored. At that framework, the reasons of women for exercising and the effect of aerobic exercise on their life were analysed. In the study qualitative research method was used and participant observation and individual interviews were conducted as data gathering techniques. Based on the data which was obtained with content analysis, it was stated that exercise not only oppresses women but also empower them. The oppressive dimension of exercise is discussed around the themes; slimness ideal, discipline of body in terms of shaping of it, self-objectification and body fragmentation. However when the influence of exercise in women s life was interrogated, it was revealed that women see aerobic exercise as an activity which provides them a zone free from their domestic duties, a chance for being powerful, feeling good and increasing their body awareness. That means aerobic exercise is also an apparatus for empowerment.

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