Happy Halfway Day!

July 2 is halfway day, the day the year is halfway over. It’s time to check in here at the Fit is a Feminist Issue Blog. What’s working for you? How is your Word Of The Year (WOTY) serving you?

Natalie

My WOTY is “create” and in things outside of my fitness it has served me well.

I have a beautiful little studio space for my arts & crafts. I write there. I love it.

I’ve not been great at creating space for consistent workouts.

I’ve been cycling more recently and am now looking for more opportunities for utility cycling with my commuter bike Myrna.

Michel and I make regular use of our basement gym. Our dumbbells, yoga mats and Peloton live there. We are aiming for 2-3 times a week for strength training.

Even after a few short weeks I’ve noticed a difference in what weight feels good for each exercise.

I feel like halfway through the year I’m finally finding my stride!

Nicole

As is typical, I had to look mine up:

My word for 2026 is Selfish. Selfish for peace. Selfish for fun. Selfish for vitality. Selfish for laughs. Selfish for fitness. Selfish for creativity. Selfish for ease. Selfish for inspiration. I tried to think of a more admirable word, but that’s what I’m thinking. Selfish.

Hmm — I don’t think I’ve been selfish enough. I am selfish for fitness. Sometimes, I wonder, am I selfish because I rarely let anything interfere with my morning workout routine? What?! Nah.

I don’t think I am selfish enough in my quest for inspiration. I am not selfish enough in my wish for peace. I have work to do for the remainder of the year on these things.

Diane

My word is acceptance in the context of learning to be satisfied that I can’t do all the things, but also that I will never stop trying.

How’s it going? About as well as you might expect from such a mixed set of goals. I still over-commit almost every day, but have learned that sometimes it’s okay to choose not to try and finish all the things. I’m writing this as I recover from spending the morning picking berries followed by an afternoon of digging test pits at a possible archaeological site, on the hottest day of the year so far. But I am going to leave the gardening until tomorrow and go to bed early, so that’s something, right?

(Image is of Milo the cat, who is annoyingly active but is learning to chill as he matures.

Catherine

I had to look up my 2026 WOTY, which may partly answer how (not) influential it’s been– oops. It was Stand and Deliver, meaning time to step up for what I think it right and important. I have done that in work and organization contexts this year. Now I’m doing it in my family, as my mother is needing more care in managing her life. My sister and I are working together and tag-teaming it. Man, it’s scary. But, when taking on a new regimen it takes a while to get into shape for the work it requires. I’m trying to be patient withe myself and my sister as we move into this new phase of caregiving. Speaking of caregiving, I decided to revisit and reenter the 226 workouts in 202 FB groups (I’m in two of them). I just ignored/avoided dealing with being anything other than haphazard about physical activity for months. But now, at the end of June, I’ve signed back on, adjusting for 113 workouts in the second half of 2026. Do I want to do it? Yes I do! Can I do it? Yes I can!

Sam

My word of the year is Expand, and I’ve been having fun with it, expanding into skating and swimming, for example. See Expanding Horizons: My Journey with the Word ‘Expand’

At the year’s halfway mark, I’m also walking more, having fun with TikTok’s viral daily movements, and I met my 226 workout in 2026 very early.

I’m back riding my bike and had a fun, successful Tour de Guelph. I’m looking forward to more charity bike rides in August and September.

Christine

The first half of this year has been kind of tricky. I feel like I have done a lot of taking one step forward and two steps back.

But the beauty of committing to process and practice this year is that I can (and do) see that forward/backward thing as part and parcel of developing better processes. So that has been a lot easier on my brain..

I can’t say that I have had a lot of tangible improvement (whatever that means) but I do feel good about the general direction I am taking.

Next up, I think I need to find some stuff to measure (or at least compare) so my progress will be clearer.

As for my practices, they are going pretty strong – erratic but strong – and my intangibly improved processes are helping.

How about you blog readers? What’s your word of the year and how is 2026 treating you so far?