Fysioterapeuten (Jun 2003)
«Alle musklene og tankene roet seg…» – et kroppsfenomenologisk perspektiv som kilde til innsikt i unges livsverden
Abstract
On the basis of a phenomenological body perspective, typical features of today brought into the light by the youth’s own experiences about the body, might be of relevance to how we understand the increasing self-report of ill health. A typical feature of today might for instance be the conception of the shapeable body which can be transformed and remodelled to function as an image of the self and tell the story of who you are as a person. The body, its appearance and capacities, is more closely associated with the experience of being successful than previous years. The body is exposed to corrective looks and comments on several levels in modern culture. Both internal and external pressures to be slim, pretty, clever, strong, healthy and so on are strong. The belief in and idea about shapeability might lead many into a regime of controlling and disciplining the less desirable about your own body. Perhaps are the negative tendencies we notice in youth’s experiences of their health «gossip » about the social and cultural features in their way of life? In preventing and health-bringing efforts, emphasis is on the positive effect of life-long physical activity. Physiotherapists wish to stimulate developing and to take care of a healthy and strong body through displaying joy of movement. It is at the same time of value to encourage a carefree forgetfulness in relation to own body as a possibility that life it self inherit.
