Guest post from Marie Sawa, a hockey and ringette athlete from Toronto, ON. Nothing breaks the ice (pun intended) with strangers than letting them know you are a badass hockey player. The questions and comments that follow are usually along the lines of: “You mean on ice?”, “Do girls hit?”, “What position?”, “I can’t even skate.” […]
Guest post by Terri Frew, a Keweenaw Roller Girls ‘blocker’, wife and mom. In the summer of 2015, my husband, our five month-old son Alistair, and myself moved from central Ontario to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We had been living apart prior to Alistair’s birth in order to further our careers. The move was one that […]
You’ve seen the little acronym everywhere - HIIT. Everyone is talking about it, doing it, or posting about doing it, and you may be thinking about having a go at it too. The problem is, if you prefer reading about these workouts without the usual noise about fat burning, chiseling and toning, then it can […]
Squash. It’s more than a vegetable. The sport doesn’t get the same fan-fare like other sports. You don’t see it in the Olympics, it’s doesn’t receive mainstream TV coverage for World Championships and athletes don’t often grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. But after years of walking pass the squash courts on my way to the […]
In a recent Plus Model Mag article, it was declared Year of the Plus Size Athlete. Perhaps they read my blog from January 2015, when I declared it. With the likes of Amanda Bingson on ESPN, and 2 plus-size runners being featured on the front cover on their magazine covers, it was no surprise […]
Amanda Bingson, is one of the hottest athletes right now. The 25-year old hammer thrower recently posed nude for one of ESPNs six (6) Body Issue covers, to share her story of being a Track & Field athlete and message that athletes come in all shapes and sizes. As she prepares for the World Championships in […]
