Fit at Mid-Life : A Feminist Fitness Journey

**"[Fit at Mid-Life] reinforces the message that fitness can and should be for everyone, no matter their age, size, gender, or ability." ––SELF** **What if you could be fitter now than you were in your twenties? And what if you could achieve it while feeling more comfortable and confident in your body?** In Fit at Mid-Life, bloggers and philosophy professors Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs share the story of how they got the fittest they'd ever been by age 50––and how you can, too. Their approach to fitness is new and different—it champions strength, health, and personal accomplishment over weight loss and aesthetics––and explores the many challenges, questions, and issues women face when seeking fitness in their forties, fifties, and beyond. Drawing from the latest research, Brennan and Isaac deliver a wealth of concrete advice on everything from how to keep bones strong to what types of fitness activities give the biggest returns. Taking a feminist perspective, they also challenge society's default whats, whys, and hows of every aspect of getting fit to show how women can best take charge of their health—no matter what their shape, size, age, or ability. "Fit at Mid-Life combines personal stories with scientific evidence, feminist reflections and how-to advice for both women and men who don't want fitness to fade away in their middle years."––The Toronto Star A uniquely feminist approach to how women can break free from what society thinks and get active in their forties, fifties, and beyond. On the eve of their forty-eighth birthdays, Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs set out to achieve a daunting feat: to become the fittest theyd ever been in their lives by the age of fifty. To chart their progress, they created their blog Fit is a Feminist Issue, dedicated entirely to the unique challenges, questions, and issues they would face as women seeking fitness after the age forty. Soon, they had a community of thousands following their story. Women, it was clear, were looking for something different: a new approach to fitness that would champion strength, health, and personal accomplishment over weight loss and aesthetics. In Fit at Mid-Life, Brennan and Isaacs provide exactly that, offering a more practical, realistic path to getting active later in life. Drawing from their personal experiences as well as the latest research, they deliver a wealth of concrete advice on everything from how to keep bones strong to what types of fitness activities give the biggest returns. But Fit at Mid-Life is more than just a fitness book. Taking a feminist perspective, the authors challenge societys default whats, whys, and hows of every aspect of getting fit, whether its why women avoid free weights at the gym, how personal trainers talk to their female clients, or why dress size is so often considered a benchmark for fitness. Empowering and relatable, the book shows how women can best take charge of their health and be activeno matter what their shape, size, age, or ability. "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 A uniquely feminist approach to how women can break free from what society thinks and get active in their forties, fifties, and beyond. Drawing from their personal experiences as well as the latest research, Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs deliver a wealth of concrete advice on everything from how to keep bones strong to what types of fitness activities give the biggest returns. Empowering and relatable, the book shows how women can best take charge of their health and be active - no matter what their shape, size, age, or ability. Residence: London, ON