Have you been out holiday shopping for family and friends? Well, here’s your chance to get a special gift just for you in our Spartan Holiday Giveaway, which includes One (1) U.S. Race Entry in 2017. What is a Spartan race? It’s a race that contains a series of obstacles across varying distances beginning at 5km combined with varying difficulties. They […]
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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, […]
Baby Got Back - Body Positivity in Roller Derby
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 […]
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. […]
Squash, It’s More Than a Vegetable
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 […]
December’s Featured Plus Size Athlete - Samantha, Spartan Finisher
Back in May, we ran a contest called “Unleash Your Inner Warrior“. With the support of sponsors including Spartan Race, Katie K Active, Sportsbras.ca and Body Positive Athletes, we created the ultimate plus size athletic opportunity for 2 women to be fully supported through athletic wear, training support and a free race entry to successfully complete a Spartan race of their choice. One […]