{"product_id":"the-stronger-sex-by-starre-vartan-9781805460916","title":"The Stronger Sex","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFun, rooted in science... May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.\u003c\/em\u003e Cat Bohannon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Starre Vartan—like most women—was told that having a woman's body meant being weaker than men. Like many women, she mostly believed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in \u003cem\u003eThe Stronger Sex\u003c\/em\u003e that women's bodies are incredibly powerful, flexible, and resilient in ways men's bodies aren't. Tossing aside the narrow notion of the tall, muscular man as the measure of strength, Vartan reveals the ways that women surpass men in endurance, flexibility, immunity, pain tolerance, and the ultimate test of any human body: longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn interviews with dozens of researchers from biology, anthropology, physiology, and sports science, plus in-depth conversations with runners, swimmers, wrestlers, woodchoppers, thru-hikers, firefighters, and more, \u003cem\u003eThe Stronger Sex\u003c\/em\u003e squashes outdated ideas about women's bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a celebration of female strength that doesn't argue \"down with men\" but \"up with us all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665496522988,"sku":"9781805460916","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805460916-the-stronger-sex.jpg?v=1779747097","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-stronger-sex-by-starre-vartan-9781805460916","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}