THE STRONGER SEX

Fun rooted in science May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in Cat Bohannon A myth busting vindication of women s physical strengths For decades Starre Vartan like most women was told that having a woman s 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 women s bodies are incredibly powerful flexible and resilient in ways men s bodies aren t Tossing aside the narrow notion of the tall muscular 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 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conversations with runners swimmers wrestlers woodchoppers thru hikers firefighters and more The Stronger Sex squashes outdated ideas about women s bodies It s a celebration of female strength that doesn t argue down with men but up with us all