Fit Citizens

by Ava Purkiss

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Code Switch, NPR · October 16, 2026

Why fascists love “fitness”

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An academic examination of the intersection of fitness culture and politics, exploring how ideas of physical fitness have been shaped by and made susceptible to political — including right-wing and fascist — ideologies.

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