Triathlon, suffering and exciting significance

Leisure Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-180

  Atkinson, Michael ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bodies; Figurational sociology; Habitus; Pain; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HEALTH BELIEF; SPORT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 42649114112     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360801902216     Document Type: Article

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