Stories
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Finding my body through the wilderness
Writer Jennifer Neal used vigorous exercise classes to try and heal herself in the years following an assault. But it was only while hiking outdoors that she found true strength.
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How trauma affects the body and mind
The long and devastating aftermath of an attack have given writer and broadcaster Bidisha unique insight into the suffering of other victims. Here she explores survival and healing in those who have experienced trauma.
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The gym of cartoon men
In men, body dysmorphia can be expressed as ‘bigorexia’ – the belief that your body is too weak and thin – or anorexia. Andrew McMillan explores two sides of the same coin.
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Permission to recover
When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Gavin Francis argues why being given permission to recover is so important.
Catalogue
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Strength : A treatise on the development and use of muscle / by C. A. Sampson.
Date: [1895]- Digital Images
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Leprosy: diagnosis and investigation, muscle testing
The Leprosy Mission International- Videos
Muscles and energy.
Date: 1988- Books
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Mechanische Leistung, Wärmeentwicklung und Stoffumsatz bei der Muskelthätigkeit : ein Beitrag zur Theorie der Muskelkräfte / von Rudolf Heidenhain.
Heidenhain, Rudolf, 1834-1897.Date: 1864- Books
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Strength, and how to obtain it / by Eugen Sandow ; with anatomical chart, illustrating the exercises for physical development ; illustrated with several full page portraits of the author.
Sandow, Eugen, 1867-1925.Date: 1897