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“Welcome to the exercise show!” a boy’s voice announces, his palm covering the phone camera lens. “Today you’ll be seeing our coaches…let’s start!” He lowers his hand to reveal two white, healthy-looking six-year-olds in school clothes. They look at each other and giggle. “Ten jumping jacks!” says the off-camera voice. The kids count together as they bounce up and down in syncopation, arms flailing. “Five push-ups!” The children move to the floor, moving to an exercise that resembles frog jumps. When they have finished the set, they turn towards each other, grinning widely, pleased with their accomplishment. This video of the younger children at a family gathering was taken on my sister’s phone by her elder child. None of the adults in the home were aware of the recording until later that evening, when she discovered it on her phone. From there it was sent to me and other relatives. I then forwarded it to a friend in Barbados, who participates in an online fitness group with her friend

By Lauren S. Berliner DOI:10.15664/fcj.v19i0.2381 “Welcome to the exercise show!” a boy’s voice announces, his palm covering the phone camera lens. “Today you’ll be seeing our coaches…let’s start!” He lowers his hand to reveal two white, healthy-looking six-year-olds in school clothes. They look at each other and giggle. “Ten jumping jacks!” says the off-camera voice. The kids count together as they bounce up and down in syncopation, arms flailing. “Five push-ups!” The children move to the floor, moving to an exercise that resembles frog jumps. When they have finished the set, they turn toward

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