Everyone has their own “why”. The story of how they became involved in sports. For some, it’s rooted in wanting to return to the athlete they once knew in high school. For others, to be their own super hero and prove to themselves that they have the inner strength and power to achieve their athletic dreams in the body they have today. […]
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Introducing Rsport Athletic Wear Designed for Athenas
Have you ever dreamed of designing your own athletic wear? Having certain styles, bold colours and patterns that reflect your spirit, energy and body type? I have, since 2004 when I became involved in sports and there was very little athletic wear on the market for the plus size athlete. Times are changing as we’ve seen existing […]
Hard Hitting Curves in Hip Hop
Earlier in the Fall, I had a chance to meet Jessie Diaz, a powerful and sassy 29-year old plus size dancer and choreographer from The Bronx, New York and Founder of Curves with Moves. We both have a shared interest in dance that started at a young age with tap, jazz and ballet. But as Jessie grew, […]
She Shoots, She Scores
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.” […]
The Freyathlon
The Rio Olympics is just around the corner and in anticipation of 2 glorious weeks of watching all the amazing athletes from around the world, we wanted to introduce you to another amazing athlete who is using these Olympics as a source of inspiration to re-build her fitness and health, after suffering and recovering from a major illness. […]
We’re Turning 2 and Giving You a Thank You Gift
Born to Reign Athletics is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary. And we want to celebrate with you, by giving you a gift as our way of saying thanks for supporting us. For sharing your stories, photos, feedback and more. We’ve created a 6-page, PDF adult colouring exclusively for the plus size athlete, titled Bold Strokes. Adult […]