How Women Invented Fitness: The History of a Revolution in Training.

According to Vox: The History of Fitness Development in America

Every week, some new trend in fitness emerges. Classes are always overcrowded, there's a line for the press machine, and perhaps you have acquaintances who keep a stationary exercise bike in the corner of their apartment. We have a choice in how we decide to move. But our refined (both spa-like and weight-training) obsession didn’t come from nowhere.

Journalist and author Daniella Friedman has tracked the popularity of workouts. According to Friedman, we are living in a golden age of fitness, but it hasn’t always been this way. In the 1950s, people were actively discouraged from exercising. 'For women, sports were seen as particularly dangerous,' she says. 'There was a widespread belief that strenuous workouts could lead to a prolapsed uterus.' This week on the weekly Vox podcast 'Explain It To Me', she shares how the environment surrounding movement has changed.

A trip down memory lane and a look at fitness today. All this and more in the new conversation with this journalist.

Summary: The article discusses the history of fitness development in America, emphasizing that we are currently experiencing a true 'golden age of fitness.' Journalist Daniella Friedman notes that once, exercising was considered dangerous, especially for women, due to the belief that it could lead to a prolapsed uterus.