Physical Disobedience, Sarah Hays Coomer
Physical Disobedience, Sarah Hays Coomer
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Physical Disobedience
An Unruly Guide to Health and Stamina for the Modern Feminist

Author: Sarah Hays Coomer

Narrator: Sarah Hays Coomer

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 08/21/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A manual for activism that begins with our most powerful asset -- our bodies

Even as a wave of renewed feminism swells, too many women continue to starve, stuff, overwork, or neglect our bodies in pursuit of paper-thin ideals. "Fitness" has been co-opted by the beauty industry. We associate it with appearance when we should associate it with power.

Grounded in advocacy with a rowdy, accessible spirit, Physical Disobedience asserts that denigrating our bodies is, in practice, an act of submission to inequality. But when we strengthen ourselves -- taking broad command of our individual physicality -- we reclaim our authority and build stamina for the literal work of activism: the protests, community service, and emotional resilience it takes to face the news and stay engaged.

Physical Disobedience introduces a breathtaking new perspective on wellness by encouraging nonviolence toward our bodies, revitalizing them through diet and exercise, fashion and social media, alternative therapies, music, and motherhood. The goal is no longer to keep our bodies in check. The goal is to ignite them, to set them free, and have a mighty fine time doing it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sofia on August 18, 2019

3 1/2 stars. I liked the book and thought it was insightful. Very opinionated read and I learned a few things.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 25, 2018

Do you know a woman who considers herself liberal, likes feminism but worries that sometimes it goes too far, and started to worry a lot more about the state of the world after the 2016 election? Does she also try new diets and fitness trends all the time to try to chase a social ideal of how her bo......more

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on November 04, 2018

(Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I received no additional compensation.) This book is part motivational mantras, part social analysis, and part workbook. It is divided into small chapters so you can read and then think on each secti......more

Goodreads review by Fireflyfaingmail.Com on August 23, 2018

An incredibly insightful look into our bodies and our minds by this new author. I read so many sections and thought "yes! that's me!" and yet in other sections I did not quite recognize myself but saw my sister, my friend, my co-worker. I found myself able to sink in and understand and be very curio......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 14, 2019

So much I loved about this book, most especially that we can connect our need to be healthy with our need to keep making change in this world. Healthy politics need healthy bodies -- in the many ways that bodies can be healthy, which will be known most fully by each person. I don't think I've seen t......more

Quotes

"Finally- a health and fitness manifesto for the rest of us!"-- Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on The Mat, Love Your Body

"At times shocking, at times laugh out loud funny, and at times hugely enlightening and insightful,Physical Disobedience will help set you on the right tracks towards health and happiness-and provide you with plenty of practical tips and know-how on how best to stay there. We live in a world where it's all too easy to hold yourself accountable to impossibly high standards, and this book helps remind us it's OK to be us, to be happy in our bodies however they might look or whatever they might do."-- Emma-Kate Lidbury, professional triathlete and six-time Ironman 70.3 champion

"From playground to hospice, Physical Disobedience dives in to the intrinsic value of human bodies at work and at play-championing women's bodies, in particular, as uniquely powerful in their diversity. This book decodes the many ways physiological fluency can support both happiness and progress. A must read for any man or woman who strives to stand on equal footing with everyone, regardless of gender."--Daniel Pink, New York Times bestselling author of When and Drive

"In this spirited mixture of fitness guide and self-help, personal trainer Coomer argues that women can better fight injustice by keeping strong and fit, arguing that 'taking care of our bodies is a form of political action.'"—Publishers Weekly

"A critically important, exceptionally informative, deftly crafted, impressively insightful book that should be a 'must read' for every woman of every age who is concerned with their physical appearance or who has suffered under any number of fad diets trying for that 'perfect' physique."—Midwest Book Review

"There is hope in this book. Physical Disobedience is a dystopian survival guide, a feminist's manual that debunks, redefines, and brings true beauty and health into the light."—Mary Gauthier

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