ABSTRACT
Before the pandemic, our life was often described as fast, since in globalised society speed has been generally understood as a marker of efficiency, productivity and diligence; and so many people tended to live at a hectic pace. During lockdowns, however, many people have been forced to slow down, which some initially may have felt as a welcome contrast to the frenetic quality of pre-pandemic life. Nevertheless, lockdowns have coerced us towards slowness in unforeseen and often unwelcome ways, with unanticipated effects, whether desired or not, and whether desirable or not. Many people have found themselves confined to their homes for prolonged periods of time, sometimes unable to go out without a good reason relating to the sustenance of one’s life or the lives of close relatives. And so, one unfortunate side-effect of the pandemic is the inability to perform the usual kinds of movement activities, such as sports, exercises or other recreational activities (see Edgar 2021).
