Today the masses project that fantasy of divinity upon the stars. The stars are living symbols to us! This nevertheless puts the celebrity stars in a tight spot: they will only stay at the top as long as they look young, energetic and fit – as long as they can conform to the symbol. Their look is their symbolic capital – but it erodes quickly. This image of eternal youth especially haunts female stars. Their main selling point becomes their beauty. For them their beauty is their power – their symbolic (cultural) capital. When the first wrinkles emerge and the body loses its firmness is the moment when contracts no longer roll in. In these female star circles there is competitive pressure second to none. Hence any fitness discourse promising good looks is interesting.
The thigh bone, or femur, ends at the knee Feathered Peacock Pose Yogain the form of two egg-sized half ellipses side by side. The two shapes Feathered Peacock Pose Yogaare unequal in size. Therefore, the joint’s center of rotation moves with each infinitesimal change of angle as it goes from flexed to extended. The underside of the patella interfaces with the tibia and the femur in an ever-changing spatial and mechanical relationship. So we have a very delicate, vulnerable structure exposed to near-constant trauma. Even minimal swelling upsets the balance. Any imbalance leads to regions of exaggerated stress. As we have seen several times already, this is the formula for osteoarthritis.
