“…In this sense, the lived body becomes a key factor in understanding how industrial fitness knowledge is transmitted and reproduced in the performance of fitness trainers. Drawing upon empirical research on group fitness instructors and trainers (De Lyon & Cushion, 2013;Felstead, Fuller, Jewson, Kakavelakis, & Unwin, 2007;Lloyd, 2008;Malek, Nalbone, Berger, & Colburn 2002;Mansfield, 2011aMansfield, , 2011bMelton, Katula, & Mustian 2008;Smith Maguire, 2008), my analysis focuses on the businessdriven work environment that imposes demands in the form of specific skills and approaches to fitness service delivery.…”