It’s Time To Make Some Noise About Women’s Health
Being active in supporting women's health isn't just a young …
Is the Gym Giving Me Pestilence and Disease?
In an attempt to save some money on more expensive …
Do Athletes Feel Pain Differently?
In circus, we get pretty beat up and don't seem …
All I Want for the Holidays: The Exercise Tights That Fit
I am really hard on my exercise gear. Seriously, sometimes …
Complaining about Lady Gaga’s belly fat? Bitch, Please!
If you watched Lady Gaga's halftime performance at the Super …
Fitness in the Time of Choleric Rhetoric
Like many of my fellow Americans, I was shocked and …
Bouncing Back to Fitness After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Part 1
This is the first in a three part series about Lisa’s journey as an extremely fit woman over 40, diagnosed with breast cancer. My name’s Lisa and I’m about 3 months out from a bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal on my left side. I’m a single mom, I have a...
Fitness is Relative: How A Walk Kicked My Butt
Here’s an observation: fitness is totally relative. What seems like fit to me might not be fit to you. And vice versa. A true test of fitness is engaging in a new activity, not on the normal workout agenda. Did it kick your butt? I’ve been struggling with my workout...
All F’D Up: 9 Questions Answered By L.A. Fitness Instructor Miz Shawna
I first heard of Miz Shawna as a top instructor at Pop Physique, an LA based barre class. Eventually, she decided to go her own way and started her own class, All F’d Up, held at a dance space in Glassell Park. Her class is a proprietary blend of dance, funk,...
Is Being in Shape Once You’re Over 40 An Indulgence?
Recently, I went to an event where there were a bunch of people I haven’t seen since my late 30’s. It was, truly, nice to see everyone. People seemed happy. Most marriages seemed intact. Their children appeared to be well mannered. Everyone looked great. But then, I...