University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Senior Theses Honors College Spring 5-10-2017 Working It Out: An Examination of Modern Exercise Culture as Displayed on a College Campus Mary Bolgan Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses Part of the Public Health Commons Recommended Citation Bolgan, Mary, "Working It Out: An Examination of Modern Exercise Culture as Displayed on a College Campus" (2017). Senior Theses. 136. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/136 This Thesis is brought to you by the Honors College at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Bolgan 1 Working It Out: An Examination of Modern Exercise Culture as Displayed on a College Campus By Mary Bolgan Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation with Honors from the South Carolina Honors College May 2017 Approved: Rhea Merck Director of Thesis Valerie Bridges Second Reader Steve Lynn, Dean For South Carolina Honors College Bolgan 2 Table of Contents Thesis Summary pg.3 Abstract pg. 4 Introduction/History pg.6 My Survey pg. 10 Sources pg.20 Appendix pg.21 Bolgan 3 Thesis Summary This thesis project was created in order to examine the modern exercise culture that one might see present on a college campus. The goal was to observe how exercise patterns have changed over time, from our most primitive ancestors to where we have come today. In doing this, it was my hope to gain greater insight into the evolution of exercise, and the motives that truly drive different individuals to have the relationships with exercise that they do.