Training For Your Old Lady Body

A gleefully frank, funny and galvanising guide for women tired of the bullshit around body size and strength. A fitness book that talks to women like humans with bodies that are built for living, not shrinking. * Rosamund Dean *
Elizabeth Davies' science-backed, no-nonsense, easy-to-follow advice on social media reminds her followers that they can and should choose to love their bodies less for how they look and more for what they can do. With her new book, she shares her own raw story of why she embraced lifting, and pulls back the curtain on the messages we're bombarded with about what it means to age as a woman and how we can push back against that narrative by taking up space. It's a refreshing reminder that going to the gym shouldn't be a punishment: the privilege of getting to do this as we age is in itself the reward. * Alyssa Ages, journalist and author of Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength *
This is a fantastic book which reframes physical activity and aging in a way which is meaningful and relevant. A must read for every woman. * Bethan Taylor-Swaine, Fitness Blogger *

"I have loved Elizabeth's message for many years now and this is one of the few fitness books I'd happily recommend without caveats.

Training for Your Old Lady Body does something the fitness industry is still incredibly bad at: it stops treating bodies as aesthetic projects and starts treating them as things we actually have to live in. For decades.

Elizabeth cuts through diet culture in a refreshing way whilst combatting the belief that exercise only counts if it shrinks your body or makes you visibly sweaty. By reframing the way we view exercise and putting the emphasis on strength, bone density, heart health and quality of life... finally we are focussing on the stuff that really matters (but rarely gets airtime on social media).

For far too long women have been let down by mainstream fitness messaging, and so much harm is done when health is reduced to how our bodies are supposed to look.

If you're tired of fitness feeling judgemental and performative (or like another thing you're failing at), then this book is for you. It reminds us that moving our bodies isn't about fixing ourselves. It's about looking after the future you."

* Michael Ulloa BSc (Hons), Performance Nutritionist & Personal Trainer *
This is a book I will be recommending to every woman I even briefly meet. Elizabeth's writing is kind and understanding, but she also firmly tells women to put ourselves first whenever we can, to prepare our bodies for the lives we want to live well for as long as possible, and to let go of all the marketing BS and made-up insecurities thrown at us by the wellness industry. * Rebecca Seal, freelance writer and writing coach *
Training For Your Old Lady Body is witty, data-driven and realistic... The only way exercise should be written about! * Jennifer Cox, therapist, author, broadcaster, and commentator *
Inspirational, empowering and above all - realistic. Elizabeth Davies is a breath of fresh air. Evidence-based and achievable - simply the best book I've read on womens' fitness and health. * Professor Alice Roberts, English academic, TV presenter and author *
This book should be required reading for every woman who's ever been made to feel like her body is a problem to be solved. Davies cuts through decades of toxic messaging with refreshing honesty and gives us something infinitely better: a roadmap for being strong, capable, and free in our bodies at every age. * Jameela Jamil *
If you have the good fortune of living to an age where you have an old lady body then this is the book you'll wish you'd read. What an exceptionally clever reframe of the whole idea of fitness and health: this is precisely the practical and rational advice we need, the antidote to the viral misinformation and dangerous clickbait content we are fed every day. This should be mandatory reading. * Ruth Crilly *
Meticulously researched and filled with useful information and actionable advice for every woman, whether exercise sceptic or weights enthusiast, told with @thiswomanlift's trademark warmth, wit and candour * Antonia Hoyle, Freelance Journalist *