Health is the new religion
Britta Pelters, senior lecturer at Halmstad University, together with a research colleague in Linköping, has started from an extensive list of functions and social processes that can characterize a religion. It turns out that health and exercise meet all the criteria. This applies to both moral values, as well as the conviction that what one believes in is the absolute truth.
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/halland/halsa-som-religion
When Friskis & Svettis founder Johan Holmsäter speaks in summer, he is proud as a rooster. Rightly… But I – who truly believe that there is joy of movement in everyone – am uncomfortable with his exercise religious and period choice of words. Healthy atmosphere, motivating culture with personal responsibility, healthier lifestyle habits, wellness systems and health plans…