Exercise

Towards a kaupapa Māori fitness gym. A Bourdieusian analysis

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
capital accumulation
Exercise
fitness gym
Māori health
Author(s): 
Darcy Karaka
Anne-Marie Jackson
Hauiti Hakopa
DOI: 
10.20507/MAIJournal.2023.12.1.5

The fitness gym is an avenue where people pursue their health and well-being aspirations. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori have similar rates of physical activity to non-Māori; however, it is unclear how many Māori access the fitness gym. At the time of undertaking the research reported in this article, the lead author was a health advisor at a fitness gym within a Māori health provider whilst completing his Master of Physical Education. He was interested in examining whether a Kaupapa Māori gym was possible.

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The Use of Exercise Physiology in the Advancement of Māori Well-Being: The Application of Kaupapa in Lab-Based Research

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
Research methodology
Exercise science
Māori health
Indigenous health services
Exercise
Physical
Author(s): 
Isaac Warbrick
Amohia Boulton
Stephen Stannard and Chris Cunningham

Type-2 diabetes and other illnesses associated with a sedentary lifestyle have a high prevalence among Māori. While the application of knowledge from exercise physiology, a specific discipline of the health sciences, could be used to enhance Māori health aspirations, Māori-led research in this field is relatively uncommon. Exercise physiology seeks to understand physical performance and the relationships between fitness, body composition, health and illness. Rarely have the key tenets of exercise physiology been applied to Māori populations.

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