The aim of this study was to describe the behaviour and perceptions of women in aerobic or exercise to music classes. In particular, the study examined the meaning women attach to this activity choice and the interaction of aerobics participation with cultural pressures and beliefs such as that of the ‘ideal female bodyshape’. A naturalistic method of study was chosen in order to gain a comprehensive view of the subjective experience of aerobics participation. Approximately fifty female health club members were observed over a three month period in order to identify and describe patterns of involvement, behaviour and perception and the factors affecting them. Six groups of women were identified. These were ‘Naturals’, ‘Compulsive’, ‘Functional Feminist’. Several factors were observed as potentially contributing to the patterns observed. These included attitude toward perceived cultural ideals and pressures of female expectation and shape, perceptions of aerobics and exercise, pre-occupation with slenderness and bodyshape, self-image and body image. The relationship between these factors was found to be dynamic and reciprocal, with participation possibly intensifying or alternately reducing bodyshape concern. Aerobics was seen to have a multifaceted yet very individual and important appeal to the women observed.

Pagrindinė darbo tema - riba tarp moters kūrėjos ir jos kuriamo objekto. Užduodamas klausimas kiek moteris atsiriboja nuo savo kuriamo objekto, o kiek emocijų, pavydo ir kitų jausmų tenka atiduoti kūrėjai, kuriant seksualų objektą, kuris medijose dažniausiai tampa pranašesnis, gražesnis, seksualesnis už kūrėją. Ši tema nagrinėjama tiek teorinėje, tiek praktinėje dalyje, stengiamasi vizualiai pateikti autorės, kaip kūrėjos, išgyvenamus jausmus. Teorinėje dalyje nagrinėjama kurėjos savasties ribos medijose, praktinėje dalyje visa tai perteikiama per vaidybinę metaforą su dokumentinio filmo elementais. Vizualaus projekto komponentai ir dimensijos: scenarijus ir muzikinė kompozicija, makiažas ir kostiumai filmuojamiems personažam, studijos įranga (kamera, apšvietimas). / Main objective of this work is to discover and question distance between woman artist and her object of art. Define how many emotions, envies and other feelings is embedded in her work of art and how much of those components are separated from herself. The separated object usually is more attractive, more sexually appealing and stronger than it's creator. This issue is questioned both in theoretical and practical part of this work and trying to visualise authors, as artist, over-lived feelings and emotions. In theoretical part boundaries between woman's essence in media is examined. In practical part of this work, these issues are visualised in scenic metaphor with elements of documentary. Visual project components and dimensions are:script and musical composition, make-up and costumes for filmed actors and various studio equipment.