The female body bible : a revolution in women's health and fitness / Emma Ross, Baz Moffat, Bella Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women go through various life stages, with each moment bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities. Yet rarely do we speak openly about these, nor share our knowledge and solutions with each other. We use euphemisms to describe periods rather than saying the word, let alone fully understand and maximise the cycle. We don't acknowledge leakages or admit when we do not know how to find the pelvic floor or why it even matters. We buy trendy sports bras with little knowledge of how they work for breast health or exercise performance. We fall victim to the reality that many young women give up exercise in their teens to the detriment of their health at an older age. We barely mention the menopause. In addition to this tendency to secrecy, health advice and fitness programmes are generally based on what works for men, with a shrink to fit approach for women, despite research increasingly showing that this is far from optimal for women. Women are at greater risk of injury than men through physical activity, yet there's little focus on this in an attempt to prevent it. Body literacy is something every woman is entitled to. Everything that makes women female shouldn't be medicalized or considered niche, but be fully considered in making us better, fitter, healthier and happier humans.