Fit at mid-life : a feminist fitness journey / Samantha Brennan & Tracy Isaacs.
Title:
Fit at mid-life : a feminist fitness journey / Samantha Brennan & Tracy Isaacs.
ISBN:
9781771641678
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Publication Information:
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2018]
©2018
Physical Description:
ix, 274 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Feminist fitness and fittest by 50. Introducing the fittest by 50 challenge ; Older and wiser ; Feminist fitness is for everyone ; The FB50 challenge: the first six months, Tracy's and Sam's stories -- Motivation: Why get fit?. Sure, let's get fit, but fit for what? ; Love your body now: moving beyond body hatred, food deprivation, and yo-yo dieting ; Competitive? Who, me? ; The FB50 challenge: six months to one year, Tracy's and Sam's stories -- Method: A how-to for feminist fitness. Hey, girl! The feminization of fitness ; Exercise in everyday life ; Let's move! Taking care of our cardio health ; The FB 50 challenge: one year to 18 months, Tracy's and Sam's stories -- Maintenance: Fitness into your future. Muscles, strength, and mobility ; Families and fitness ; Keeping it realistic: achieving a sustainable routine ; The FB50 challenge: the last six months, Tracy's and Sam's stories -- Epilogue: life after 50 and reflections on the FB50 challenge.
Summary:
"In this empowering, invigorating book, Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs prove that fitness in a feminist issue. Inspired by a personal challenge to become the fittest they'd ever been by age fifty, the long-time friends, both feminist university professors and co-founders of the blog Fit Is a Feminist Issue, offer a new approach to athleticism--one that champions strength, health, and personal accomplishment over weight loss and aesthetics. They share their own experiences of getting active and explore the many issues women face when seeking fitness at mid-life. Finally, the authors show how women can best take charge of their health--no matter what their shape, size, age, or ability."--Back cover.
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OCLC Number:
on1003764816
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