摘要：Within the realm of women's health, exercise is one obvious kind of 'preventive care' that depends both on an individual's decision about whether to participate and on larger cultural imaginaries and meanings of the benefits and drawbacks of exercise on women's bodies (Abou-Rizk & Rail, 2012). According to mainstream medicine, exercise can help women build muscles, increase cardiovascular endurance, and prevent osteoporosis (Karinkanta et al., 2009; Oja et al., 2011; Vogel et al., 2009). Even the cognitive benefits of exercise have been identified, such as an improved ability to think clearly, make quick decisions, possibly even the prevention of dementia (Ahlskog et al., 2011). However, when taken to extremes, exercise can also have a negative impact on women's health: it can lead to osteoporosis, amenorrhea, dysmorphic body image, and eating disorders (Golden, 2011).
