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The changing shape of slimming clubs
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
From Weight Watchers to Rosemary Conley’s fitness empire, slimming clubs have been a staple of British culture for decades. But, as Dr Katrina Moseley reveals, their history goes far beyond the best diets to try or exercise regimes to adopt, with female friendship, entrepreneurial opportunities and feminist fury all playing a part in the story.
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Released:
May 5, 2021
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