Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
"We should embrace our flaws!" is seen as a phrase of empowerment. Don't look at your physical flaws with disdain -- accept them -- is what we're encouraged to do. While the intentions of the "women should embrace their flaws" proponents are good, I protest that it's time to stop telling women to embrace their flaws. The reason is quite simple, really: oftentimes physical features being labeled …
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Warning: this article is laced with profanity. At least her email was pithy: “Fuck you, Nia. I did everything you said to get motivated and it didn’t work. You clearly have no clue what the hell you’re talking about and can’t help anyone. Go fuck yourself.” (Edited for grammatical errors.) Well, isn’t that sweet. An adoring reader took time out of her busy life to email me. I can still feel …
When it doesn't work is the short answer, but there's more to it. You should move your body frequently (preferably including strength training as part of this regimen) and eat well because you love your body, not because you hate it. "Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it," is a powerful motto every woman should declare with force. I don't know who said it first, …
[Read more...] about When “Just Love Your Body” Is Stupid Advice
Another myth that's detrimental to health and fitness is the "all or nothing" mentality: You have to go all in if you want to achieve great results. You do everything correctly, or you might as well not even try. You either stay on that diet and make sure every meal is perfect, or you screwed up because you ate a cupcake and go back to previous habits. All, or nothing. There are limitless …
[Read more...] about The “All or Nothing” Approach Has Failed, Miserably.
My body is not your measuring stick. My body shouldn’t make you feel worse about yourself. My body shouldn’t make you feel better about yourself. Your body is not my measuring stick. Your body shouldn’t make me feel worse, or better, about myself. The same can be said for any woman’s body -- no body should be your measuring stick. …
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One reason we have heroes is because we admire their actions and characteristics that we assume we could never do or possess. After all, if those characteristics were common, there wouldn't be heroes because everyone would do the right things. The challenging things. The, often, unpopular things. Our heroes are not flawless or perfect, but that certainly doesn't stop us from looking up to them. …
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From what we order at a restaurant to the workout we do in the gym, sometimes we care too much about what other people think, and adjust our actions accordingly. Will they judge me or think I look stupid we wonder, and we may do something other than what we want based on what we assume they'll think. You’ve done it, and so have I. I’ve had clients tell me they didn’t want to deadlift at the gym …
[Read more...] about 10 Benefits to Not Caring About What Other People Think of You
Ever wish there was a simple chart that could help you solve many of life’s problems? Wish no more; here’s a flowchart you can use to solve many of your problems. Life is packed with complicated messes. Clean one up and two more will replace it. Ahh, life. She can be exuberant, beautiful, and magnificent. But she can also be filthy, confusing, and laden with choices and …
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