Your fitness resolution is 200 years old
Your fitness resolution is 200 years old  
Podcast: On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
Published On: Tue Jan 06 2026
Description: Humans have been obsessed with fitness for centuries. But how did this fascination start? In the new book “When Fitness Went Global” historian Conor Heffernan examines the rise of physical culture worldwide. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint