Let's Get Physical

How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

Let's Get Physical
Danielle Friedman
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
5 Jan 2023 UK
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9781785789120
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Author of The Cut' s viral article shared thousands of times unearthing the little-known origins of barre workouts, Danielle Friedman explores the history of women' s exercise, and how physical strength has been converted into other forms of power. Only in the 60s, thanks to a few forward-thinking fitness pioneers, did women begin to move en masse. In doing so, they were pursuing not only physical strength, but personal autonomy. Exploring barre, jogging, aerobics, weight training and yoga, Danielle Friedman tells the story of how, with the rise of late-20th century feminism, women discovered the joy of physical competence - and how, going forward, we can work to transform fitness from a privilege into a right.
Fact-packed but bouncy. * The New York Times * Astute and entertaining . . . With an emphasis on barrier breakers, business dynamos, and exceptional athletes, Friedman explores how physical training can be a means of personal liberation . . . This zippy history is bursting with energy. * Publishers Weekly * There are few areas of American culture as complicated-and as understudied-as women' s exercise. Which is why I feel like I' ve been waiting for a book like Let' s Get Physical for decades: something that takes the history and importance of fitness seriously, but is also incisive and curious and readable and fun. -- Anne Helen Petersen, author of Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman Friedman' s study of modern fitness culture is as illuminating as it is enthralling. She reveals the wild characters, political agendas, and social movements that changed not only our exercise behaviors but our understanding of exercise itself. Behind every workout there is a story, and it' s usually a good one. -- Kelsey Miller, author of I' ll Be There for You: The One About Friends
Danielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine' s The Cut, Vogue, Harper' s Bazaar, Glamour, Health, and other publications. She has worked as a senior editor at NBC News Digital and The Daily Beast, and she began her career as a nonfiction book editor at the Penguin imprints Hudson Street Press and Plume. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781785789120
Published: 5 Jan 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Icon Books
Publisher: Icon Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 352

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