Overview
For much of the twentieth century, sweating was considered āunladylikeā and girls grew up believing physical exertion would cause their uterus to āfall out.ā It was only in the Sixties that, thanks to a few forward-thinking fitness pioneers, women began to move en masse. In Let's Get Physical, journalist Danielle Friedman reveals the fascinating untold history of contemporary fitness culture, chronicling in vivid, cinematic prose how exercise evolved from a beauty tool pitched almost exclusively as a way to āreduceā into one millions have harnessed as a path to mental, emotional, and physical well-being.Ā
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Letās Get Physical takes us into the workout studios and onto the mats to reclaim these forgotten origin storiesāand shine a spotlight on the trailblazers who made it possible for women to move. Each chapter uncovers the birth of an fitness movement that laid the foundation for working out today: the invention of the barre method in the Swinging Sixties, joggingās path to liberation in the Seventies, the explosion of aerobics and weight-training in the Eighties, the rise of yoga in the Nineties, and the ongoing push for a more socially inclusive fitness cultureāone that celebrates every body.Ā Ultimately,Ā itĀ tells the story of how women discovered the joy of physical competence and strengthāand how, by moving together to transform fitness from a privilege into a right, we can create a more powerful sisterhood.
This book title, Let's Get Physical (How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World) - 9780593188446, ISBN: 9780593188446, by Danielle Friedman, published by Penguin Publishing Group (January 3, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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