Topic: exercise

Bullish Life: Weight Lifting For Ladies And Unicorns

Bullish Life: Weight Lifting For Ladies And Unicorns

Not only do the biceps stick around (they look normal when I’m not flexing them; I have small lady-arms), but one of the main benefits of weightlifting for me was vastly improved posture. I was a slumpy teenager. People would tell me to sit up straight, but it was like I wasn’t even able to. Six months of building back muscles, and I had the posture of a Greek god. More »

Big Girl Badge: I Started Drinking Water

Big Girl Badge: I Started Drinking Water

I’m pretty sure I went through 23 years of life fairly-to-dangerously dehydrated. I don’t remember a time in my life – aside from doing sports in high school – that I willingly drank water. I’m not counting sitting at a restaurant waiting for my Diet Coke to arrive, buying the occasional bottle while running errands, or nursing some kind of illness (*coughhangovercough*). I’m talking about being well-aware of my daily hydration and actively contributing to it. More »

Gallery: Vice Editorial Answers The Question, ‘What Do Goths Wear To The Gym?’

Gallery: Vice Editorial Answers The Question, 'What Do Goths Wear To The Gym?'
Goths At The Gym
Goths At The Gym
Goths At The Gym
Goths At The Gym
Goths At The Gym

Back when I was Goth, I wore regular work out clothes to the gym and felt super dorky in them. But of course, it would’ve been even weirder if I’d worn my fishnets and schoolgirl skirts. Or would it have? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could express your subcultural affiliations and exercise your feeble muscles at the same time? This excellent Vice fashion editorial envisions a world where people do just that. (I said people. I realize Lady Gaga already does it.) More »

Ok, But Seriously: Is Sex A Viable Weight Loss Option?

Ok, But Seriously: Is Sex A Viable Weight Loss Option?

Yesterday, we wrote about Pauline Potter, the world’s heaviest woman, who has lost nearly 100 lbs without leaving her bed–because, she says, she gets all the exercise she needs through intercourse. And while it certainly seems to be working for her, are the calories burned during sex and the flood of hormones it creates really enough for the average person? Are the potential heart-rate-increasing benefits of sex just an added bonus, or can having sex help you lose weight? More »

Gallery: Fun Sports For Girls, According To The Internet

Gallery: Fun Sports For Girls, According To The Internet
Softball
Volleyball, But Only If You've Done It Before
Cheerleading
Tennis, Maybe?
Reading

Last night, while talking to my roommate about how we might be able to get some exercise without running in place at the gym like a couple of goddamn hamsters in a wheel, I started Googling around the internet for suggestions. Terms searched included “fun sports for girls,” “women’s exercise fun,” and “how to get exercise without wanting to kill myself.” The answers I came up with were varied and exciting. Perhaps I’ll even try one of them. More »

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