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Fit Is a Feminist Issue picks up on a conversation we Sam and Tracy have been having for over two decades about feminism and fitness. It started in 2012, two years before our 50th birthdays when we set ourselves a goal: to be the fittest we've ever been in our lives by the time we hit 50.
Fit Is a Feminist Issue » Fitness
13h ago
Hello, hello! Welcome to Day 8! How did things go with your Weekend Fun Plan? Did you fit it into your day yesterday? Do you have it planned for today? Did it have to be rescheduled? Did you have to change it in any way? Did you manage to have some fun no matter what ..read more
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21h ago
Gift giving can be a process fraught with uncertainty. Many of us admit failure and dole out cash or gift cards out of fear of disappointing our friends, family and coworkers. This is why we at Fit is a Feminist Issue are here to offer you our version of the seasonal gift list. Our mission ..read more
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2d ago
Sooooo, here we are at Day 7! Today, I’d like to remind you that little spaces are good. Sometimes, I write off taking little breaks because I imagine that, if I just keep puttering along, a bigger space will open up and I will be able to REALLY relax. And sure, that works out sometimes ..read more
Fit Is a Feminist Issue » Fitness
2d ago
On an early November morning, as the threat of winter began to descend upon a central Albertan city, 16 friends were nestled tightly in a Boeing 737 about to depart for a place that promised a beautiful wedding and a return to summer. One of these friends, seated an aisle away from the comforting nearness ..read more
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3d ago
Hey Space-Makers, I hope today provides you with a least a little of the Friday! feeling that kids get after a week of school – a sense of change, a little feeling of a break from your routine. And I hope that your Weekend Fun Plan is going well and that you are looking forward ..read more
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3d ago
I’ve recently learned I have lost an inch and a half in height in the past decade. I shouldn’t have been too surprised; my maternal forebears weren’t very tall to start with and they all lost height as they aged. However, an inch and a half is still a lot when you are as short ..read more
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4d ago
A few months ago, a Stanford study came out that said humans experience two big “bursts” of aging: 44 and 60. Like everyone on the cusp of 60, it set off an internal sputter for me — what can I do that I’m not already doing? I’m already pretty active and fit? What the hell ..read more
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4d ago
☀️ Today the sun will set at 4:44 pm. That’s pretty early in my SAD-affected books. But there’s some good news. It may be earlier than I like but it’s also the earliest the sun will set this year. Thank God. We made it. Phew! ☀️ Yes, the days will keep getting shorter but from ..read more
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6d ago
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities I want to remind Doug Ford (he’s the premier of Ontario who just put through legislation which gives the provincial government the power to rip out existing bike lanes) that safe cycling is a disability rights issue. Apparently, Bill 212 was also amended making it so people ..read more
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6d ago
I like the idea of phasing in your resolutions during December. As you might know, I’m not a fan of making October the new January, or #OctoberTheory. But I recently read about the idea of ramping up to the new year by gradually introducing changes in December and that made sense to me. I confess ..read more