The frailty myth : women approaching physical equality /

"The Frailty Myth presents new evidence that girls are weaned from the use of their bodies even before they begin school. By adolescence, their strength and aerobic powers have started to decline unless the girls are exercising vigorously - and most aren't. By sixteen, they have already lo...

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Hovedforfatter: Dowling, Colette
Format: Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: New York : Random House, c2000.
Udgivelse:1st ed.
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Summary:"The Frailty Myth presents new evidence that girls are weaned from the use of their bodies even before they begin school. By adolescence, their strength and aerobic powers have started to decline unless the girls are exercising vigorously - and most aren't. By sixteen, they have already lost bone density and turned themselves into prime candidates for osteoporosis. They have also been deprived of motor stimulation that is essential for brain growth."--BOOK JACKET.
Fysisk beskrivelse:xxvii, 319 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0375502351 (acid-free paper)