Healthism and the Regulation of Fitness

<p>In this episode, we explore the impact of the Strava app on sport, self-tracking, and health quantification. Dr. Jonathan Finn shares insights on how technology structures sport, the labor involved in self-tracking, and the social and political implications of these practices.</p><p>keywords : Strava, self-tracking, sport quantification, health data, technology, labor, surveillance, community, visual communication, alienation</p><p>Chapters</p><p>01:12 Jonathan Finn&#39;s relationship with Strava and personal history</p><p>03:08 The role of Strava in community and sport</p><p>05:33 Self-tracking and the broader quantification of health</p><p>08:46 How Strava structures sport and performance</p><p>12:09 Quantification, success, and failure in sport</p><p>15:08 The authenticity of measurements and fake distances</p><p>17:14 The obsession with numbers and overconsumption</p><p>22:00 Data as a commodity and surveillance potential</p><p>26:11 Visual communication and the appeal of data visualization</p><p>30:43 Alienation and embodied sensations in self-tracking</p><p>34:42 Projected self and future times in performance</p><p>36:33 Resistance, resistance at scale, and alternatives</p><p>44:26 Children, education, and the commercialization of play</p><p>48:58 Breakdowns, injuries, and ruptures in self-tracking</p><p>52:24 Overconsumption, aesthetics, and commercial influences</p><p>55:00 The utopian visions and critique of technology</p><p>56:34 Strategies for resisting and rethinking self-tracking</p><p>01:00:28 Learning from embodied experience and natural metrics</p><p>Hosts in this episode: Priyansh, Derek</p><p>________________________________________</p><p><strong>Support &amp; Follow The End of Sport</strong></p><p><strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Theendofsport"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Theendofsport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a> (Support the show!)</p><p><strong>Bluesky:</strong> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/endofsportpod.bsky.social"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theendofsportpod?igsh=OHRtanJiaWJlNmF1"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><strong>Twitter/X:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/EndofSportPod"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EndofSportPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@endofsportpod"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The End of Sport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><em>Listen, share, and support The End of Sport, a proud member o