Faire du fitness pour construire du féminin ?

Streaming physical activity via social networks in times of lockdown: Between a desire to share and a search for visibility

“…The pandemic period, which imposes confinement at home, leads not only to a growth in the usage of social media for simple entertainment purposes, but also for learning or even socialization. In the communities of practice of interest to our study, physical activity is approaching a lifestyle (Louveau, 2007;Stover, 2014;Jarthon & Durand, 2015). The extention of the habits of engaging in physical activities collectively through the use of social networks seems to play a role in this as social glue due to the fact that they allow "maintaining these connections between individuals and groups of people on a social network" (Lange, 2009, p. 83).…”