Let’s Get Physical

Name: Let’s Get Physical
Brand: Icon Books
SKU: 9781785788093
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How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

By Danielle Friedman

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Let's Get Physical by Danielle Friedman is a historical exploration of women's fitness culture. It sheds light on how exercise has shaped and been shaped by women's lives through the decades, revealing the social and cultural impacts on women's health and empowerment.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in the history, culture, and evolution of women's fitness. It offers an engaging exploration of how fitness trends have shaped and been shaped by societal changes, making it a fascinating read for anyone curious about the intersection of health, gender, and history.

Let’s Get Physical

The untold history of women's exercise culture, from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda.

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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.

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Let’s Get Physical by Danielle Friedman is a well-researched and readable account of how female pioneers overcame taboos against women exercising, primarily since the 1960s. It highlights the book's energy and enthusiasm for exercise, stresses its contemporary relevance, and discusses its barriers, especially for women of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Friedman's work is absorbing and detailed, shedding light on lesser-known figures and promoting exercise for mental well-being and community rather than merely weight loss.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785788093

Publisher: Icon Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Icon Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 222.0mm

Weight: 481g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

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.