Shaping Gym Cultures: Body, Image and Social Media

by Nicholas Chare

Fitness trends and attitudes towards male and female body image are now driven by social media Indeed, Instagram personalities such as Joe Wicks and Kayla Itsines have millions of followers and are regarded as authorities on topics ranging from ageing and exercise, nutrition and bodybuilding to Cross Fit, fitspiration and paleo fitness. In the first book of its kind, Shaping Gym Culture provides both a landmark overview and pioneering analysis of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784539058
• ISBN13: 9781784539054
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 272 Pages