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Top ten posts in November 2023, #ICYMI

The most read post this month was our group review of Nyad on Netflix. It was a sickly weekend but a lovely one with Sarah and me visiting Catherine in Boston. We recommend the movie and we also recommend catching up with old friends over Middle Eastern food, throat lozenges, walks around Walden Pond, and meeting new babies for the first time…New England autumn is awfully lovely.

Alison Conway ran the NYC marathon and then blogged about it for us. Her post which touched on running, but also on the subway and community and connections, was the second most read post in November. Did you miss it? You should go read it!

Awhile back (in 2020) I got annoyed at the appearance of my Zwift avatar and blogged about the absence of representation of large muscular women’s bodies in general. That post was the third most read this month.

Sam’s relatively skinny Zwift avatar in Team TFC kit in yellow and black, riding a bright pink neon Tron bike

Tracy’s 2013 (!) post The Shape of an Athlete is also on the theme of the diversity of athletic bodies and it’s still rocking along, this month as our fourth most read post.

I think Christine’s post on finishing 2023 soft struck a note with many of us around the blog. I loved it. I needed. Thanks Christine. It’s a great message. And it was the fifth most read post in November.

Search for “soft” on the image library website Scopio and this is one of your choices. Three grey kittens curled together on a pink carpet. Photo by Elsa Sadiez on Scopio

The sixth most read post in November was Cate’s classic, I’m 53 and a half and I’m still menstruating: is this a good thing?

Another classic, Yoga poses I simply can’t do, and what I do instead by Catherine, was our seventh most read post.

Cate’s Grief in Three Movements was eighth.

Is Enough Abundance? by Mina was ninth.

Guest blogger Cheryl wrote our tenth most read post, Racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona.

Cheryl Out on the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway, biking.

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Top Ten October 2023 Posts #ICYMI

This month’s top ten list is a mixture of the old and the new. Tracy’s post on the Shape of an Athlete, and Cate’s post on menstruating at 53, are perennial faves. Ditto for the NYT 6-minute workout commentary and the yoga poses Catherine simply can’t do (which is still true, btw). And, of course, Tracy’s post on Why diet culture harms us.

New top tens just out this month include #4, 5, 6, 8 and 9. You might check them out if you missed them.

What’s new for November? Well, stay tuned and see…

1. The Shape of an Athlete

2. I’m 53 and a half and I’m still Menstruating: is this a good thing?

3. The NYT 6-minute workout: commenters’ critiques and robust responses

4. A look back at fallacies and Oprah

5. Remembering: my loss and my gain

6. When depression glues me to the couch

7. Why diet culture harms us

8. Body weight and the relationship with longevity: looking beyond the headlines

9. Should I dress like a Pylon?

10. Yoga poses I simply can’t do and what I do instead

Dice with the words ENJOY on them. BY Ave Calvar for Uns
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Top Ten September 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

Bright orange leaves on wooden steps. Photo by Unsplash.
  1. Does a Diagnosis Change Who I Am? (Mina)
  2. All Lanes are Open (Stephanie)
  3. I’m 53 and a half and I’m still menstruating: is this a good thing? (Cate)
  4. A Pattern Emerges (Stephanie)
  5. The shape of an athlete (Tracy)
  6. Rest in power fit feminist, friend, philosopher, fashionista, fellow dog walker, and yogi Cate Hundleby (Sam)
  7. Pain and the Human Playground (Sam)
  8. The sit-rise test: trying to get up to save my life (Catherine)
  9. The NYT 6-minute workout: commenters’ critiques and robust responses (Catherine)
  10. Getting up and getting down with my new knees (Sam)
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Top Ten July 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

Cate’s still menstruating post was the most read post in July.

In 2019 Catherine wrote about yoga poses she can’t do and what she does instead. Yoga poses was the second most read post on the blog in July.

Catherine and Pata test ride an adult e-trike and aren’t pleased was third.

Pain and the Human Playground (a mini review) by Sam was fourth.

Tracy’s 2013 post The shape of an athlete was the 5th most read post in July. Wild!

Sixth was Nat’s post on finding cycling bibs that fit.

Our seventh most read post was Sam’s post about heading into her last decade of work.

Leaving the university gym by Sam was our eighth most read post in July.

Nicole wrote about the TikTok Girl dinner trend and that was the ninth most read post in July.

Finally, our 10th most read post was On being a life-long clumsy/klutzy athlete (emphasis on the athlete part) by Catherine.

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Top Ten April 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

One

Catherine wrote about the Dalai Lama sticking his tongue out. She was writing about mediation but I guess people searching key terms related to the recent controversy found her post. This was our most read post in April.

Two

Cate’s still menstruating post was the second most read post. It’s usually in the top ten.

Three is the magic number

Catherine’s 2017 post on the Sit rise test and what it does and doesn’t show is having a bit of a moment as the sit rise test is in the fitness news again. It’s our third most read post this month.

Four

In 2019 Catherine wrote about yoga poses she can’t do and what she does instead. Yoga poses was the fourth most read post on the blog in April.

Five

The first of the most read posts that was written this year, Mina’s Sweating like a whore was our 5th most read post.

Six

In 2017 Michelle blogged bout her changing relationship with her FitBit. Walking 20k steps a day was our 6th most read post in April.

Seven

Tracy’s 2013 post The shape of an athlete was the 7th most read post in April. I still love that post too!

Eight

And in other Tracy news, she also blogged about her new project. Tracy’s new blog was our 8th most read post.

Nine

Pain and the human playground was a short review I wrote about a show about endurance athletes and their limits. It was the 9th most read post in April.

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And last but not least, the 10th most read post was one of the latest installments in my ongoing saga of knee surgery and recovery, Knee surgery recovery second time around.

And tomorrow it’s the start of May!

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Top Ten March 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

Lia Thomas and Trans Athletes (Diane)

Cate’s still menstruating post (Cate)

The sit rise test (Catherine)

Grieving the loss of a feminist friend (Diane)

My fit feminism is a fraud (Mina)

Yoga poses I can’t do and what I do instead (Catherine)

Walking 20k steps a day (Michelle)

One month countdown to my next knee replacement (Sam)

A review of the Human Playground (Sam)

Metabolic age is what??? (Nicole)

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Top Ten February 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

  1. Pain and the Human Playground (Sam)

2. I’m 53 and a half and I’m still menstruating: is this a good thing? (Cate)

3. Yoga poses I simply can’t do, and what I do instead (Catherine)

4. Keeping Fit While Healing from Hysterectomy (Guest Post) (Marjorie)

5. I walk 20K steps a day… and I’m getting rid of my Fitbit (Guest Post) (Michelle Lynne Goodfellow)

6. Exploring the world of YouTube trainers (Tracy)

7. I love lifting weights and getting strong again but none of my suit jackets fit (Sam)

8. 58. (Cate)

9. This month’s newness? Yoga! (Amanda Lynn)

10. Full Heart Fitness at 50: The FIFI bloggers interview Canada’s Ultimate Challenge athlete Lori Campbell (Sam)

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Top Ten January 2023 Posts, #ICYMI

This is list is striking for two things. So many of the posts are from years past! I also love how many are written by guests. If you’d like to join our community of occasional guest bloggers read this post.

The most popular post of January was Cate on still menstruating 

Catherine’s Yoga poses I simply can’t do, and what I do instead was 2nd.

The 3rd most read post was Tracy’s on the many shapes athletic bodies can take.

Pain and the Human Playground by Sam was 4th.

Keeping Fit While Healing from a Hysterectomy was our 5th most read post, from Marjorie.

I walk 20K steps a day… and I’m getting rid of my Fitbit by Michelle was 6th.

The 7th most read post was Catherine’s post about the need to ditch the word ‘obese.’

In the spirit of changing the way we talk, our 8th most read post was Sam saying we should stop talking about women athletes’ slut strands,

The 9th most read post was Sam on the different messages told by articles in women’s magazines and by their advertisers.

And timely for New Year’s was Kate’s guest post on resolutions, This Time I Mean It: New Year’s Resolutions, Self-Forgiveness, and Fitness.

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Most Read Posts of 2022, Written in 2022, #ICYMI

Lots of our most read posts in 2022 were written in years past. Earlier today I posted a list of the most read posts. But I’m always curious about which posts written in 2022 were read the most. Here’s that list:

Is the soleus pushup the key to health? (Catherine)

Pain and the Human Playground (Sam)

No more ‘slut strands’? (Sam)

Style secrets for women over 50? (Catherine)

Not too late to start Yoga with Adriene’s January MOVE practice #YWA (Tracy)

Gracilis cramps: A new bad thing–yikes!!! (Sam)

What to do instead of extreme dieting to get into an old dress for 5 minutes on social media (Catherine)

Inclusive objectification anyone? (Tracy)

The Year of Tiny Pleasures (Diane)

Christine Sinclair and Women in Sport (Diane)

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Most Read Posts of 2022, #ICYMI

Our most read posts of the year, not necessarily written in 2022. The popularity of some early blog classics lives on.

The most popular post of the year was Cate was still menstruating (2018).

Keeping Fit While Healing from a Hysterectomy was our 2nd most read post, from Marjorie (2019).

The 3rd most read post in 2022 was Catherine’s post on soleus push ups.

Catherine’s Yoga poses I simply can’t do, and what I do instead was 4th.

The 5th most read post was Tracy’s on the many shapes athletic bodies can take.

Crotch shots, sports photography and the objectification of athletes bodies is an older blog post with words in the title that often get put into search engines. Sam’s nine year old post was our 6th most read post. (2013)

Sam’s mini review of Pain and the Human Playground was 7th.

Eighth was Nicole asking, My Metabolic Age is WHAT?? (2020).

Women, aging, and caring about your looks was the topic of the 9th most read post.

Sam wrote about slut strands and that was our 10th most read post in 2022. Enjoy!

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