
Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

The Female Body Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Strength-Training Plan for Losing Fat and Getting the Body You Want
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The toned body, after all, requires even more work than the skinny one: it’s about constant self-improvement. And while women can and do take real enjoyment from the act of exercise, the maintenance of that body requires an incredible amount of time and labor—psychological and physical.
Anne Helen Petersen • Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
On social media, the fitness journey is rarely the purview of men. Instead, it is a deliberate repackaging of weight loss, adding an emotional element.To carve out a new body from the one that previously served you is good for the physical but also for the mental. You will be fine, of course, if you live in the body you currently inhabit, but would... See more