The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us about the Power of the Female Body

ISBN: 1541604423

Author: Vartan, Starre

Condition: New

A myth-busting vindication of womens physical strengths that's "fun, rooted in science, and a strong pitch for a stronger sex" (Cat Bohannon)A Library Journal Best Book of the YearFor decades, Starre Vartan-like most women-was told that having a womans body meant being weaker than men. Like many women, she mostly believed it.Not anymore.Following a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in The Stronger Sex that womens bodies are incredibly powerful, flexible, and resilient in ways mens bodies arent. Tossing aside the narrow notion of a fully ripped 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. Vartan-a deadeye shot since her grandmother showed her how to aim a .22-debunks myth after myth like so many tin cans at two hundred yards and reveals why, if anyone wins in a battle of the sexes, its women.In 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with runners, swimmers, wrestlers, woodchoppers, thru-hikers, firefighters, and more, The Stronger Sex squashes outdated ideas about womens bodies. Its a celebration of female strength that doesnt argue down with men but up with us all.