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Wellness Culture
Wellness culture promises a reprieve from the stress of long workdays, restrictive dieting, and punishing exercises through providing the alternative of a balanced lifestyle that simply focuses on feeling good. However, the reality of wellness culture is more complicated. While some assert that it successfully promotes well-being, others argue that it is simply a way of rebranding the dieting and exercise regimens that already existed, building an industry around the products and services that allegedly promote wellness. This volume clarifies the nebulous concept of "wellness" and explores how culture, business, and health intersect to create today's wellness culture.
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Wellness Culture
Wellness culture promises a reprieve from the stress of long workdays, restrictive dieting, and punishing exercises through providing the alternative of a balanced lifestyle that simply focuses on feeling good. However, the reality of wellness culture is more complicated. While some assert that it successfully promotes well-being, others argue that it is simply a way of rebranding the dieting and exercise regimens that already existed, building an industry around the products and services that allegedly promote wellness. This volume clarifies the nebulous concept of "wellness" and explores how culture, business, and health intersect to create today's wellness culture.
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Wellness Culture

Wellness Culture

Wellness Culture

Wellness Culture

Overview

Wellness culture promises a reprieve from the stress of long workdays, restrictive dieting, and punishing exercises through providing the alternative of a balanced lifestyle that simply focuses on feeling good. However, the reality of wellness culture is more complicated. While some assert that it successfully promotes well-being, others argue that it is simply a way of rebranding the dieting and exercise regimens that already existed, building an industry around the products and services that allegedly promote wellness. This volume clarifies the nebulous concept of "wellness" and explores how culture, business, and health intersect to create today's wellness culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781534508118
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Publication date: 07/30/2021
Series: At Issue Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Idea Behind Wellness Is Not New Global Wellness Institute 12

2 Wellness Culture Must Understand and Consider Multiculturalism National Wellness Institute 21

3 Diet Should Focus on Health and Culture, Not Food Trends Karena Yan 32

4 Addressing Wellness in the Workplace Requires a Dedicated Effort from Employers Deborah Teplow 37

5 Workplaces Can Be Redesigned to Promote Employee Wellness Libby Sander 41

6 Wellness Can Help Control Health Care Costs Ui May Tan 45

7 Wellness Is Important to Living a More Fulfilling Life Judy Molinaro 50

8 The Wellness Industry Creates a Toxic and Exclusive Culture Isabel Salken 55

9 Our Obsession with Wellness Is Undermining Feminism Jen Pavich 59

10 The Wellness Industry Promotes Eating Disorders Jennifer Liles 63

11 Wellness Culture Is Accessible Only to the Wealthy Daniela Blei 67

12 Obesity Is Costly to the US Economy J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy 73

13 Fatphobia Is a Big issue in Our Society Mary Ali 77

14 Healthy Eating and Exercising Are Important to Preventing Obesity Yasmine S. Ali 81

15 The Number of Children with Obesity Has Been on a Steady Rise: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 86

16 The Emotional Release Industry Is Picking Up Steam Leighanne Higgins Kathy Hamilton 89

17 There Are Many Misconceptions Surrounding a Fitness Lifestyle Paige Waehner 93

18 Consumer Wearables for Health and Performance Are the Future Jonathan M. Peake Graham Kerr John P. Sullivan 99

Organizations to Contact 117

Bibliography 121

Index 125

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