Get Fit for the Pit #1
What happens if you are a punk who plays sports? What if you play sports and you like punk? What if you think jocks suck yet you love to get […]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Some thoughts on media and fear
I wrote my post about my fear of running alone in the dark yesterday and published it knowing full well that I have many, many more thoughts on the relationship […]
I don’t run at night: women, running and personal safety
This morning, in one of my daily newsletters from Runners World, I found a link entitled “Do you run alone at night?” The link led me to a discussion in […]
Tabloids make me die a little inside
Before we begin, a confession: I read tabloids. I’m not proud of this, but sometimes when I’m on the cardio machines at the gym – and I will not lie, […]
Don’t run like a girl – run like an animal
So more and more women have taken up running in recent years, which obviously I think is great, but along with it has come this proliferation of running shirts emblazoned […]
Ladies Guide to the Weight Room Pt. 2: Screwing yer courage
I still remember the first time I walked into a weight room. The guy I was dating at the time asked me if I wanted to join him, and because […]
On hijab, women and sports
Yesterday I wrote briefly about the issue of Muslim women who have found their participation in sports on a world-class level restricted because of their refusal to compete without head […]
‘Weightlifting could change your life’
Naomi Alderman is the latest convert to the Church of Weightlifting is Awesome: There’s a weightlifting area in my gym – not just the rows of dinky handweights by the […]
Reasons why summer is good for you
Things summer forces you to do: 1. Wear shorts 2. Wear shirts or dresses with spaghetti straps 3. Sweat 4. Think about your body differently Read the rest of this […]
Hijab, skirts and bikinis: clothes and the lady athlete
Over the past couple of weeks, a handful of stories caught my attention, all of them having to do with the role of women’s clothing in sports and fitness. Ironic […]
Fit and Feminist 