TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman,Danielle
TI  - Let's get physical: how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world 
SN  - 9780593188422
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - New York
PB  - G.P. Putnam's Sons
KW  - Exercise for women
KW  - History
KW  - Physical fitness
KW  - Feminism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sweat -- Reduce -- Tuck -- Run -- Bounce -- Burn -- Lift -- Stretch -- Expand -- Where are they now?
N2  - "A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power"--; For much of the twentieth century sweating was considered unladylike and girls grew up believing physical exertion would cause their uterus to literally fall out. It was only in the sixties that women began to move en masse. Friedman reveals the hidden history of contemporary women's fitness culture, and shows how exercise evolved from a beauty tool pitched almost exclusively as a way to "reduce" into a path to mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Each chapter uncovers the birth of a fitness movement that laid the foundation for working out today-- and how fitness can create a more powerful sisterhood. -- adapted from jacket
ER  -