Conor Heffernan

Conor Heffernan

Conor Heffernan is a Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Ulster University. When not in the gym or in the library he likes to try his hand at writing, often with mixed results. He divides his time between his research and his website, which is dedicated to the history of fitness and exercise — read all about it at Physical Culture Study.

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