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22 Aug

Exploring the mind-body problem and rise of body anxiety

Exploring the mind-body problem and rise of body anxiety
For hundreds of years, philosophers and psychologists have fought over the mind-body connection and this relationship continues to be just as fraught today. From the ‘obesity crisis’ to gender fluidity, the ways during which our psychological self pertains to the physical is complex and contentious. Within the seventeenth century, René Descartes argued that the mind exists individually from the body and that the body cannot think. Such dualist considering has been the dominant attitude toward the body ever since encouraging us to take care of the considering mind and dismiss that which is corporeal. The truth is, quite worryingly psychoanalyst Susie Orbach argues we are moving towards a dematerialised existence where every part we understand about living, “will occur within the realm...
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12 Aug

The Top 10 Fitness Modalities Booked on Mindbody –

The Top 10 Fitness Modalities Booked on Mindbody –
The long run of fitness is all about functional movement.  As in-studio fitness class bookings reach pre-pandemic levels, in response to data from wellness booking platform Mindbody, a latest crop of trends is arising. Following the pandemic, fitness became less about weight reduction and aesthetics, and more about supporting mental well-being. Now, the category has taken on a latest role, because the deal with longevity continues to extend.  “Consumers are more interested by moving higher for longer,” said Lauren McAlister, a Mindbody and ClassPass Wellness Council member. “We’ve been seeing a noticeable rise in low-impact workouts, like Pilates, yoga. More holistically, we’re seeing an increased interest in fitness and understanding for longevity.”  With this, functional fitness — or workouts that support on a...
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