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LOCKER ROOM DIARIES : The Naked Truth About Women - Body Image. H/C
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Locker Room Diaries : The Naked Truth about Women, Body Image, and Re-imagining the "Perfect" Body. Hardcover (2006) EX-LIBRARY. 259 pages.
This riveting peak behind the changing room door of a beauty-obsessed culture reveals what women really think about their bodies. Typically dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie spent five years interviewing women of all ages, shapes and sizes about what goes into shaping not just their bodies but their body image: the result is a hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, all-too-revealing testament that we women are our own worst critics - and our self-criticisms are highlighted under the changing room's fluorescent lights. Through deliciously confiding stories from women of all shapes and sizes (coupled with advice from the experts), Leslie takes readers on a journey of women's obsessions with our bodies, both good and bad. From compulsive workouts to relaxing saunas, from bikini waxing to dates with the scales, she confirms that society's pressures to look beautiful and be scarily thin, are writ small in our health clubs. But she also finds in this culture of constant comparison plenty of women who've put the scales in their place, have stopped the cycle of self-loathing, and have set workout goals that are - surprise! - attainable! Blending expert opinion with wonderfully intimate, often laugh-out-loud confidences, "Locker Room Diaries" will inspire anyone who knows the highs of exercise, to leave the lows of self-esteem behind, and to step off the scales once and for all!
This is a thoughtful, often hilarious exploration of locker room culture that reveals what, exactly, goes into shaping not just a woman's body - but her body image - and how to let go of the drive to be "perfect". The locker room can be a safe haven for women - a place to escape the pressures of the day and feel good about themselves and their bodies. It's a place to regroup after working out, to swap stories with workout friends. But, as Leslie Goldman reveals, the locker room is also where our flaws become most apparent and where most of us can't help but wonder how we "measure up" against our fitness companions. Typically dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie spent five years interviewing women in her Chicago health club about body image: the result is a hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, all-too-revealing testament that we women are our own worst critics - and our self-criticisms are highlighted under the locker room's fluorescent lights. As Leslie says, the locker room is home to "the public trading of body flaws like so many stocks and bonds." Through deliciously confiding stories from women of all shapes and sizes (coupled with advice from the experts), Leslie takes readers on a journey of women's obsessions with our bodies, both good and bad. From compulsive workouts to relaxing saunas, from bikini waxing to dates with the scale, she confirms that society's pressures to look beautiful, be scarily thin, are write small in our nation's health clubs. But, she also finds in this culture of constant comparison plenty of women who've put the scale in its place, have stopped the cycle of self-loathing, and have set workout goals that are - surprise! - attainable. Part memoir, part social anthropology and part plain good gossip all rolled into one, this book is a wake-up call for any woman who has ever engaged in the "what if" wishing game (what if my thighs were thinner, my breasts larger, etc.).
EX-LIBRARY book in good condition. Pickup ONLY. Still available!
This riveting peak behind the changing room door of a beauty-obsessed culture reveals what women really think about their bodies. Typically dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie spent five years interviewing women of all ages, shapes and sizes about what goes into shaping not just their bodies but their body image: the result is a hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, all-too-revealing testament that we women are our own worst critics - and our self-criticisms are highlighted under the changing room's fluorescent lights. Through deliciously confiding stories from women of all shapes and sizes (coupled with advice from the experts), Leslie takes readers on a journey of women's obsessions with our bodies, both good and bad. From compulsive workouts to relaxing saunas, from bikini waxing to dates with the scales, she confirms that society's pressures to look beautiful and be scarily thin, are writ small in our health clubs. But she also finds in this culture of constant comparison plenty of women who've put the scales in their place, have stopped the cycle of self-loathing, and have set workout goals that are - surprise! - attainable! Blending expert opinion with wonderfully intimate, often laugh-out-loud confidences, "Locker Room Diaries" will inspire anyone who knows the highs of exercise, to leave the lows of self-esteem behind, and to step off the scales once and for all!
This is a thoughtful, often hilarious exploration of locker room culture that reveals what, exactly, goes into shaping not just a woman's body - but her body image - and how to let go of the drive to be "perfect". The locker room can be a safe haven for women - a place to escape the pressures of the day and feel good about themselves and their bodies. It's a place to regroup after working out, to swap stories with workout friends. But, as Leslie Goldman reveals, the locker room is also where our flaws become most apparent and where most of us can't help but wonder how we "measure up" against our fitness companions. Typically dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie spent five years interviewing women in her Chicago health club about body image: the result is a hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, all-too-revealing testament that we women are our own worst critics - and our self-criticisms are highlighted under the locker room's fluorescent lights. As Leslie says, the locker room is home to "the public trading of body flaws like so many stocks and bonds." Through deliciously confiding stories from women of all shapes and sizes (coupled with advice from the experts), Leslie takes readers on a journey of women's obsessions with our bodies, both good and bad. From compulsive workouts to relaxing saunas, from bikini waxing to dates with the scale, she confirms that society's pressures to look beautiful, be scarily thin, are write small in our nation's health clubs. But, she also finds in this culture of constant comparison plenty of women who've put the scale in its place, have stopped the cycle of self-loathing, and have set workout goals that are - surprise! - attainable. Part memoir, part social anthropology and part plain good gossip all rolled into one, this book is a wake-up call for any woman who has ever engaged in the "what if" wishing game (what if my thighs were thinner, my breasts larger, etc.).
EX-LIBRARY book in good condition. Pickup ONLY. Still available!
- Date Listed:20/12/2023
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