Your fitness resolution is 200 years old

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, On Point, Daily, Npr

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Humans have been obsessed with fitness for centuries. But how did this fascination start? In the new book “When Fitness Went Global” historian Conor Heffernan examines the rise of physical culture worldwide.

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0:30.0	Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken,
0:33.4	a podcast from the Mayrotra Institute at BU Questrum School of Business. A recent episode asks,
0:39.6	are boardrooms ready for the new geopolitical reality? Stick around until the end of this podcast to
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0:56.6	This is on point. I'm Magna Tocra-Bardi.
0:59.5	With every new year comes a new, well, actually truthfully, it's a very old obsession, and that is with fitness.
1:07.8	Gym memberships go up, clubs are packed as everyone sets new fitness goals. So we asked
1:12.7	our listeners, what role does fitness play in your life? And here's a little bit of what they said.
1:19.5	Fitness is a huge part of my life. It's the center of my social life. It's where I meet all my
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