Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes Book Talk

320 West 57th Street,New York NY 10019

25 April, 2023

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Get in the SHAPE + Health Women’s Half spirit with a race week event! Join New York Road Runners and Christine Yu for an exclusive chat on her new book UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, moderated by Sara Michael, Group General Manager and Senior Vice President at Health. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event, which Christine will sign. Pre-order the book here. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Her writing has appeared in Outside, The Washington Post, Runner’s World, and other publications. She’s a lifelong athlete and yoga teacher who loves running, surfing, and skiing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. ABOUT THE BOOK:Over the last 50 years, women have made extraordinary advances in athletics, accomplishing incredible feats and smashing long-held beliefs about the limits of their physical capabilities. And yet, the institutions of sport and science have largely ignored the needs of this growing population. In UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, sports and health journalist Christine Yu disentangles myth and gender bias from real science, making the case for new approaches that can help women athletes excel at every stage of life, from adolescence to adulthood, through pregnancy, menopause, and beyond. She explains the latest research and celebrates the researchers, athletes, and advocates pushing back against the status quo and proposing better solutions to improve the active and athletic lives of women and girls. Coming May 16, 2023!