A time and a place for everything: are pullup bars in airports the best option to promote fitness Journal Article uri icon
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  • Previous work highlights issues surrounding stigma related to participation in physical activity, defined as a personal characteristic that is "deeply discrediting". Through the lens of stigmatization, let us assess a new Federal initiative - placing pullup bars in airports. On the surface, 1 may conclude this is a positive step for the promotion of population health through increased opportunities for physical activity. Below the surface, this initiative may create a situation for stigmatization and deter individuals from considering a more physically active lifestyle, as the few with power and able to do pullups discredit the many who are unable.

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  • 2026
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  • Physical Fitness
  • exercise space
  • fitness
  • health promotion
  • stigma